Duke Holds Off Arizona State
POSTED: 10:35 pm PDT March 26,
2008
College Park, Maryland -- (Sports Network) - Chante Black racked up 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead the third-seeded Duke Blue Devils to a 67-59 victory over sixth-seeded Arizona State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.Jasmine Thomas pitched in 11 points for Duke (25-9), which advances to the Sweet 16 to take on second-seeded Texas A&M in the Oklahoma City Region. Briann January tallied 17 points for Arizona State (22-11), which got 13 points from Lauren Lacey and 11 points from Dymond Simon. Duke led 27-24 at intermission despite shooting 38.7 percent from the floor in the first half. Over the final 20 minutes, the Blue Devils were able to seal the victory with a 16-of-20 effort from the foul line.
Duke earned a 42-31 rebounding advantage in the clash and held Arizona State to 38.5 percent field goal efficiency.
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