No. 12 Louisville women defeat Pittsburgh 84-61

Feb 11, 2016, 09:18 pm

PITTSBURGH -- Myisha Hines-Allen had a career-high 29 points, Cortnee Walton had a double-double and No. 12 Louisville rolled to an 84-61 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday night.

Walton hit 8 of 9 shots for a career-high 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, seven on the offensive end, for the Cardinals (19-6, 11-1 ACC), who bounced back after their 15-game winning streak was ended by No. 3 Notre Dame on Sunday. Mariya Moore had 21 points and six assists.

Louisville outscored the Panthers 19-7 in the second quarter to take a 40-29 lead, shooting 52 percent. Then the Cardinals shot 64 percent (18 of 28) in the second half, pulling away in the fourth quarter.

Hines-Allen had 12 of 17 shots and grabbed eight rebounds as the Cardinals had a 34-18 advantage on the boards -- 15-5 on the offensive end.

Stasha Carey had 21 points for the Panthers (10-14, 2-9), who have lost eight of their last 10. Brenna Wise added 13 points.