What looked like a comfortable victory for the Lousiville Cardinals on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C. quickly became a classic fourth-quarter NC State Wolfpack rally led by Diamond Johnson’s incredible 14 points in the frame. The No. 4 Wolfpack outscored the No. 3 Cardinals 31-8 in the final period to win 68-59 and improve to 17-2 on the season (8-0 ACC).
This game was a tale of two halves. In the first half, Louisville was in control. They dominated the offensive glass, got great offensive games from Olivia Cochran and Emily Engstler, and held NC State to a mere six points in the second quarter. Up 34-21 at the break and 51-37 entering the fourth quarter, it seemed Louisville was heading towards a conference win.
Then the fourth came. At the 8:02 mark, the run began. It was like a switch was turned on for the Wolfpack. Suddenly, they were winning every 50/50 ball, Johnson got hot from three and before you knew it, the Wolfpack were on a 17-0 run and had taken the lead 58-43.
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