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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Asia Taylor's double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds led a balanced Louisville scoring effort as the fourth-ranked Cardinals downed Central Florida 74-59 in an American Athletic Conference game Tuesday night.
Sara Hammond had 14 points, Shoni Schimmel 11 and Emmanuel Henderson 10 for the Cardinals (23-1 overall, 11-0 American Athletic Conference), who face top ranked UConn on Sunday.
The Cardinals finally pulled away when Schimmel and Hammond combined for 10 points on a 15-3 run that gave Louisville a 58-38 lead on Taylor's 3-pointer with 12 minutes to play.
UCF (9-13, 2-9) got as close as 63-53 on a Andrea Hines three-pointer with 5:31 left, but could come no closer.
Henderson, a freshman, did all her scoring in eight minutes in the first half as the Cardinals took a 44-33 halftime lead.
Sara Djassi led the Knights with 12 points.
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