SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) – Dyaisha Fair made two free throws on an intentional foul with 2.3 seconds to play, leading No. 23 Syracuse to a 73-72 victory over No. 15 Louisville on Sunday.
Alyssa Latham blocked Syracuse’s 12th shot, stopping Kiki Jefferson with 33 seconds left, but then Dutch tried to get a good look near the end of the clock.
Georgia Woolley came in late and took a step back from the front of the rim.
After a tipped rebound, Kennedi Perkins got the ball to Fair, and in an attempt to break up a late play, Oliva Cochran fouled out, a good strategy as the Cardinals only committed two fouls.
However, Cochran didn’t go for the ball when he picked up Fair and an intentional foul was called. Fair had two threes and his layup with 2:36 left capped a 13-3 run, giving the Orange their first lead of the game at 69-68.
Cochran scored the next four points before Perkins put Syracuse back within 72-71 with just under a minute left.
Fair finished with 29 points for the Orange (20-4, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) and Woolley had 14. Latham had nine points and six blocks.
Nyla Harris scored a career-high for the second straight game, finishing with 22 points and 11 rebounds for Louisville (20-5, 9-3), which had won eight straight in the series, including 81-69 in February. 1. Jefferson scored 13 point.
The Cardinals were charged with an intentional foul in the final seconds against the Dutch team after a tipped rebound.
Fair made two free throws on an intentional foul with 2.3 seconds to play, leading No. 23 Syracuse to a 73-72 victory over No. 15 Louisville on Sunday.Alyssa Latham blocked Syracuse’s 12th shot, stopping Kiki Jefferson with 33 seconds left, but then Dutch tried to get a good look near the end of the clock.
Georgia Woolley came in late and took a step back from the front of the rim.After a tipped rebound, Kennedi Perkins got the ball to Fair, and in an attempt to break up a late play, Oliva Cochran fouled out, a good strategy as the Cardinals only committed two fouls. However, Cochran didn’t go for the ball when he picked up Fair and an intentional foul was called.
Fair had two threes and his layup with 2:36 left capped a 13-3 run, giving the Orange their first lead of the game at 69-68. Cochran scored the next four points before Perkins put Syracuse back within 72-71 with just under a minute left.
Fair finished the game with 29 points for the Orange (20-4, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) and Woolley had 14.
Latham had nine points and six blocks.Nyla Harris set a career high for the second straight game by finishing with 22 points and 11 rebounds for Louisville (20-5, 9-3), which had won eight straight in the series, including 81-69 on Feb. 1 . .
Jefferson scored 13 points. Louisville led 40-37 at halftime and shot 50 percent despite missing six consecutive shots before Harris scored in the final seconds. Syracuse responded with Fair’s 3-pointer from the left corner as time expired.Harris scored 14 points and Fair 13 in the first half.
Jefferson opened the second half with a 3 and hit two free throws as Louisville quickly opened a 47-37 lead.
The Dutch team reduced the deficit to three after four points from Fair and had the ball, but could not get any closer.
Louisville led 57-52 early in the fourth quarter.Syracuse plays at Miami on Thursday, while Louisville travels to Boston College before hosting No. 16 Virginia Tech next Sunday.
