No. 24 Louisville women beat Colorado 16-0 in the 4th quarter 79-71 | Louisville Cardinals

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Nyla Harris had 14 points and Jayda Curry scored 10 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 24 Louisville beat Colorado 79-71 on Saturday.

The Cardinals led 56-55 after three quarters before pulling away in the fourth quarter by scoring 16 unanswered points, capped by a fast-break layup from Curry before Colorado made its first field with 2:48 left Goal of the frame scored.

Colorado scored the next six points to get within single digits at 72-63, but freshman Tajianna Roberts hit a jump shot on the other end.

Izela Arenas made two free throws with 24.9 seconds left for a nine-point lead.

Roberts finished with 13 and Arenas had 11 for Louisville (5-2).

Frida Formann scored 25 points for Colorado (6-2). Jade Masogayo added 12 points, Nyamer Diew scored 10 and Kindyll Wetta matched her career high with 10 assists.

Formann went on a personal 8-0 run to give Colorado a 43-37 lead with 7:38 minutes left in the third period. She scored 20 points during the run, while no other player scored in double figures.

Louisville plays No. 8 Oklahoma in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Wednesday. Colorado continues its five-game homestand against Tennessee Tech on Tuesday.

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