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Louisville Escapes With 79-68 Win Over Wake Forest
1/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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By Erika Carrubba, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWBB)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest led No. 6 Louisville for more than half the game but the Cardinals escaped with a 79-68 win over the Demon Deacons. Dearica Hamby led the Deacs with her eighth double-double of the season.
Wake Forest (9-8, 0-3 ACC) has had a lead in the second half of the last two ACC games but was unable to hang on. Against Louisville, the Demon Deacons had a 12-point lead early in the second half.
Dearica Hamby posted her eighth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Amber Campbell led the team with 15 points and Nicole Floyd chipped in with 11 points.
Wake Forest shot 55 percent from the floor in the first half while the team's stingy defense limited Louisville to 33 percent shooting. The Deacs took a 42-31 lead in to halftime after going on an 8-2 run over the final 2:40 of the period.
Hamby put in a layup to push Wake Forest's lead to 12, 47-35, early in the second half. The Cardinals started forcing turnovers and used it to create offense, going on a 17-6 run to cut Wake Forest's lead to 53-52.
Mykia Jones provided a spark off the bench, completing a three-point play with 11:00 remaining to give Wake Forest a 58-53 advantage. Louisville answered with a 12-1 run to take the lead and give the Cardinals a 65-59 edge with just over six minutes to play.
With 3:21 to play Campbell scored on a layup to keep Wake Forest within six, 72-66. With the clock winding down the Demon Deacons were forced to start fouling and Louisville secured the game from the free-throw line, escaping with a 79-68 victory.
NOTES:
• Wake Forest led No. 6 Louisville for more than 30 minutes of the game.
• Dearica Hamby recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
• Amber Campbell led the Deacs with 15 points. She has scored in double figures in 12 of 17 games this season.
UP NEXT:
• Wake Forest heads back on the road for a midweek ACC contest at Syracuse.
• Thursday's tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Carrier Dome.
• This is just the second-ever meeting between Wake Forest and Syracuse.
• The Orange beat Wake Forest 64-54 last year in the final game of the regular season at LJVM Coliseum.
