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Women’s Top 25 Capsules: Asia Durr, No. 5 Louisville hold top Boise State

Louisville guard Asia Durr (25) drives towards the basket while under pressure from Boise State guard Jayde Christopher (23) in the first half of Monday’s game. Louisville won 74-55. (Steve Conner / Associated Press)
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BOISE, Idaho – Asia Durr scored 20 points and Arica Carter added 16 as No. 5 Louisville used a smothering defense to turn back upset-minded Boise State 74-55 on Monday night.

Louisville (3-0) opened the third quarter with a 19-3 run to take control of the game, building a 50-33 advantage with 3:26 remaining.

Boise State (3-1), which lost to Louisville 74-42 in the first round of the NCAA tournament in March, matched the Cardinals early, but struggled to keep pace with Louisville’s up-tempo game in the second half.

Louisville shot 34.5 percent from the floor in the first half, before hitting 55 percent of its shots in the second half, including 63 percent from 3-point range. The Cardinals also outrebounded Boise State 37-29.

Early in the second quarter, Louisville starting guard Jazmine Jones landed hard on her hip on a play underneath the basket and never returned.

Braydey Hodgins and Riley Lupfer scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, to lead Boise State.

(21) Missouri 59, SIU-Edwardsville 36

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sophie Cunningham had 14 points and 12 rebounds, leading Missouri past SIU-Edwardsville.

In the second half, Cunningham moved into sixth in program history with 1,626 points.

Amber Smith and Grace Berg each added 10 points for Missouri (3-1). The Tigers made 13 of 18 free throws compared to SIUE’s seven attempts.

The Tigers led 27-17 at halftime and Cunningham secured her ninth career double-double in the third quarter as they led 40-23.

Coach Robin Pingeton won her 150th game at Missouri, which allowed its fewest points since a 55-35 victory over Nebraska on Nov. 14, 2016.

Sydney Bauman had 12 points and eight rebounds for SIUE (2-1). The Cougars shot 28 percent from the floor, turned it over 19 times and were outscored 32-14 in the paint.