Atlanta, Ga. – No. 16 Duke women’s basketball used a dominant third-quarter performance to overcome a halftime deficit and record a 65-47 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon at McCamish Pavilion.
The Blue Devils outscored Georgia Tech 38-19 in the second half and held the Yellow Jackets to 6-of-25 shooting from the field (24.0 percent) over the final 20 minutes.
High Celeste Taylor He led the Blue Devils’ offensive effort with 13 points, nine of which came in the third quarter to turn the effort in Duke’s favor. Taylor had her fingerprints all over the game and filled the stat sheet as she finished with five rebounds, four assists, five steals and a block. Classmate Elizabeth Balogin. He finished the game in double figures with 12 points and five boards.
Duke (16-1, 6-0 ACC) has received strong contributions from juniors. Kennedy Brown And Vanessa de Jesus And second Reagan Richardson. Brown had nine points, four rebounds and a pair of blocks, while De Jesus led the Blue Devils’ bench with a nine-point half of her own. Richardson finished with eight points on 100 percent shooting and dished out two assists.
Georgia Tech (9-9, 0-7 ACC) was led by Kayla Blackshear’s 14 points and eight rebounds.
How it happened:
- Duke jumped out to a five-point lead in the first period, then Georgia Tech responded and closed the period with a 7-2 run to take a 15-13 lead at the end of one.
- The teams traded buckets in the second quarter, but the home team was able to keep the Old Devils off the field, leading by five.
- Taylor Hessey used a layup to shake off a defender with five seconds left to put Duke up by one point at halftime, 28-27.
- The Blue Devils took control of the game early in the third quarter, going 42-32 on a 13-2 run with 4:21 left.
- Overall, Duke hit nine of its last 11 shots to outscore the Yellow Jackets 25-13 in the period. Taya CorrosdaleIt’s a three from the right corner to take a 52-41 lead into the final quarter.
- Taylor and Brown tied for third with 17 of the team’s 25 points, followed by Baloghi, Corsdale, Jordin Oliver And Richardson contributed buckets of their own.
- The Blue Devils put the game away in the fourth quarter, limiting the Yellow Jackets to just six points in the 10-minute period, forcing four turnovers and holding the home team scoreless over the final 5:45 of the game.
Game notes
- With the win, Duke improved to 16-1 overall, 6-0 in conference play and 7-0 in true road contests.
- The Blue Devils have won 16 of 17 games, including a six-game winning streak to open conference action, marking a program best since the 2013-14 campaign.
- The Blue Devils pushed their winning streak to 11 games – their longest since the 2013-14 season.
- Duke held its 10th opponent to 50 points or less this season.
- For the game, Duke shot 53.1 percent from the field, 66.7 percent from three and 75.0 percent from the charity stripe.
- Duke collected 13 steals – Taylor (5) and Corsdale (3) combined for eight, marking their eighth game with 10-plus steals this season.
- The Blue Devils outscored Georgia Tech 38-19, doubling the Yellow Jackets’ second-half scoring lead.
- Georgia Tech’s six points in the final period were tied for the third-fewest fourth quarter by a Duke opponent.
- Celeste Taylor She marked her fifth double-digit scoring effort this season with 13 points and 13th overall. Elizabeth Balogin. He reached double figures for the 10th time this season and fourth in his last five games.
- Duke shot 50 percent and had 13 assists with 26 assists.
- The Blue Devils also beat Georgia Tech 28-24, outscoring the Yellow Jackets in the paint (32-18), second-chance points (13-6), fast breaks (11-2) and layups (18-16). .
Next:
The Blue Devils begin their short two-game road trip with a midweek tilt against in-state rival North Carolina on Thursday, Jan. 19 at Carmichael Arena. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m., live on the ACC Network.
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