Rule The World

Sharp-shooting Louisville guard Asia Durr is the most unstoppable force in college basketball— and the soon-to-be WNBA draftee is only just beginning.

- Ryne Nelson

There must be something special about 47 points for Asia Durr.

On her senior night against NC State, Durr exploded for 47 points, tying Louisville’s single-game scoring record and breaking the ACC record with 11 threes.

The Louisville record she matched? Her own, set last season in an OT win over Ohio State in Columbus. This time around, though, Durr dropped 47 points in five fewer minutes and with two fewer attempts.

In truth, her pair of 47-point nights is confirmation of an already well-established fact: Asia Durr is a certified bucket. The lefty guard has been the focus of every scouting report and every opponent’s defensive game plan for her entire career, and yet she still makes it look easy.

What’s most striking about Durr’s senior season so far is how routinely she’s been able to pick apart the best teams on the biggest of stages. Forty-seven may not be enough. No. 25 might go for a 50-piece before it’s all said and done.

“Nobody ever had to force me to go play [basketball] or go train hard,” Durr says. “I’d just always go out there and just do it with fun and with passion and with ease.”

When Durr takes over a game, it’s like she’s putting her opponent to sleep. She’ll often exclaim, “Nite nite” as she hits big shot after big shot, putting the game out of reach. She doesn’t talk trash or get cocky beyond that. Just, “Nite nite.” We’re done.

When Durr lit up NC State for 47 points, she shot 6-10 from two and 11-17 from three, keeping a straight face through it all. She’s deadly like that.

“We hold opponents to 47 points,” Louisville forward Sam Fuehring says. “She scored what we hold opponents too.”