7:05 pm
April 1

NCAAW Tournament: #1 Louisville v. #1 South Carolina

Who will WIN this matchup?

#1 Louisville Cardinals (29-4)

#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (33-2)

 

Current odds:

Louisville Cardinals: (+310)

South Carolina Gamecocks: (-390)

 

• The line for this game is South Carolina by 8.5 points.

• South Carolina knocked off Creighton 80-50 in the team’s last outing on Sunday, led by Aliyah Boston’s team-high 19 points.

• Louisville knocked off Michigan 62-50 on Monday in the team’s most recent action, led by Hailey Van Lith’s 22-point scoring effort in the victory.

• South Carolina enters the matchup with a 71.1 points per game average on the season, 15.9 more than the 55.2 Louisville gives up per contest. The Gamecocks are 32-2 in games when they put up at least 55 points.

• The Gamecocks have outshot opponents from the field this season, averaging 42.6 percent from the field per game against their opponents’ 32.7 percent average. When South Carolina shoots better than its season average, the Gamecocks are 20-0 this year.

• Boston is the leader for South Carolina in both scoring and rebounding with 16.8 points and 12.2 boards per game. Destanni Henderson tacks on 11.1 points and 3.9 assists for the Gamecocks, and Zia Cooke averages 10.7 points per game.

• Henderson’s 1.5 made three-pointers per contest makes her South Carolina’s most prolific three-point shooter. She hits 39 percent of her shots from downtown.

• Van Lith is Louisville’s leading scorer, averaging 14.5 points per game. Emily Engstler is the leading rebounder, tallying 9.3 rebounds per game to go with 11.8 points, while Kianna Smith leads the Cardinals with 2.8 assists per game in addition to averaging 11.9 points a contest.

• Smith has been the biggest threat for Louisville from beyond the arc. She leads the team in made threes per game, drilling 1.9 three-pointers per contest (making 37 percent of her attempts).

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#1 South Carolina Gamecocks
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