PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Asia Taylor scored 18 points and Shoni Schimmel had 15 to help No. 7 Louisville beat Temple 77-68 on Wednesday in an American Athletic Conference game.
The Cardinals (14-1, 2-0) turned a close game into a rout by going on a 21-4 run spanning the half. Schimmel had 10 points and Taylor six during the burst that made it 40-21 with 18:02 left.
After trailing by double digits following that run, Temple (7-5, 1-1) got within 77-68 with 16 seconds left, but that’s as close as the Owls could get.
Natasha Thames scored 24 points to match her career high while Monaye Merritt added 14 points for Temple.
It was the Cardinals’ seventh straight win since losing to intrastate rival Kentucky in early December.
