No. 4 NC State's Diamond Johnson ignites rally to push past No. 3 Louisville

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Diamond Johnson didn’t lose confidence, so it wasn’t a lost cause for No. 4 North Carolina State.

"I just kept shooting it," Johnson said, drawing a postgame laugh from coach Wes Moore.

Johnson scored 11 of her 16 points in a 4 1/2-minute stretch of the fourth quarter, and the Wolfpack wiped out a 16-point second-half deficit to beat No. 3 Louisville 68-59 on Thursday night.

A 17-0 run in the fourth quarter ignited the Wolfpack to their third win against a top-10 opponent this season. Louisville’s 15-game winning streak, the longest in Division I, came to a halt.

Elissa Cunane had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Jakia Brown-Turner added 14 points for N.C. State (17-2, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

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North Carolina State guard Diamond Johnson (0) shoots while Louisville forward Emily Engstler (21) looks on during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Johnson, a reserve guard, was 1-for-12 from the field entering the fourth quarter, when she drained five of seven shots.

"I can’t be frustrated for long," said Johnson, a transfer from Rutgers. "I still have to be here for my team."

Olivia Cochran scored a season-high 19 points, Emily Engstler had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Hailey Van Lith had 13 points for Louisville (15-2, 5-1), which committed seven of its 12 turnovers in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals have won four consecutive ACC regular-season titles.

"I’m not going to concede and say we aren’t right there with them," Louisville coach Jeff Walz said. "We are a top-five team for a reason. Do we still have