Drake's upset bid falls short
Updated: 3:16 PM CDT Mar 19, 2023
Eric Gay
Louisville guard Morgan Jones (24) drives to the basket against Drake forward Maggie Bair, right, during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Austin, Texas, Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Drake's upset bid falls short
Updated: 3:16 PM CDT Mar 19, 2023
Hailey Van Lith scored 13 points over the final five minutes, including five in a row in the final 16 seconds, and Louisville held off Drake’s frantic March Madness upset bid.Van Lith’s three-point play off a layup out of timeout put Louisville up by four before Drake answered with a 3-pointer by Sarah Beth Gueldner. Van Lith then made two more free throws to all but seal the win for the Cardinals.Van Lith finished with 26 points and Mykasa Robison scored 14 for Louisville (24-11).Katie Dinnebier scored 20 points for Drake (22-10), which confused Louisville’s defense early with a series of backdoor cuts that had the Bulldogs shooting layup after layup. Anna Miller scored 17 for Drake.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —
Hailey Van Lith scored 13 points over the final five minutes, including five in a row in the final 16 seconds, and Louisville held off Drake’s frantic March Madness upset bid.
Van Lith’s three-point play off a layup out of timeout put Louisville up by four before Drake answered with a 3-pointer by Sarah Beth Gueldner. Van Lith then made two more free throws to all but seal the win for the Cardinals.
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Van Lith finished with 26 points and Mykasa Robison scored 14 for Louisville (24-11).
Katie Dinnebier scored 20 points for Drake (22-10), which confused Louisville’s defense early with a series of backdoor cuts that had the Bulldogs shooting layup after layup. Anna Miller scored 17 for Drake.