WOMENS BASKETBALL
Louisville 77, Miami 68
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Elif Istanbulluoglu scored 12 of her career-high 23 points in the third quarter, and No. 10 Louisville pushed its winning streak to eight games with a 77-68 win over Miami on Thursday.
Istanbulluoglu's college-best entering Thursday was 16 points.
Imari Berry scored 16 and Skylar Jones added 12 for Louisville (15-3, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Cardinals opened the third quarter with a 15-3 run to build a 10-point lead and didn't trail again.
Amarachi Kimpson scored 18 for Miami (10-6, 2-3), which has now lost 13 straight against AP-ranked opponents. The Hurricanes were without guard Gal Raviv, who is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Vittoria Blasigh and Ra Shaya Kyle each scored 10 for Miami. The Cardinals outscored the Hurricanes 38-12 off the bench.
Louisville improved to 6-0 all-time in Coral Gables, and the eight-game winning streak is the Cardinals' longest since a 15-game streak during the 2021-22 season.
January 8, 2026