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Notes: Duke 49, Rutgers 44
12/6/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
- Duke won its 19th straight home contest, which now includes four victories against top-five ranked opponents.
- Duke scored under 50 points for the first time since Jan. 30, 2000 (61-49 loss at Virginia).
- After Rutgers knocked out Joanne P. McCallie's Michigan State team and Duke in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils got double revenge.
- Duke has won 24 straight home games against non-conference opponents.
- Duke continued its slow start in games as the Blue Devils were down 11-2 early on.
- Both Duke (17) and Rutgers (19) scored a first half low points this season. The halftime score resembled the Duke 21-16 halftime lead against the Scarlet Knights in the 2007 NCAA Sweet 16 contest. The last time Duke scored less than 17 points in a first half was on January 24, 2005 at North Carolina.
- Freshman Jasmine Thomas made her first career start on the night against the third-ranked Rutgers squad. In a career-high 34 minutes, Thomas scored seven points, had three assists and one rebound.
- Duke was 0-for-12 from three-point land until freshman Jasmine Thomas hit one at the 5:27 mark of the second half to give Duke a 38-37 lead.
- Chante Black scored double-figures for the eighth straight contest as she totaled 11 in 35 minutes. She also blocked a career-high six shots
- Junior Carrem Gay registered double-figure scoring for the second time this season as she finished the game 11 points to go along with five rebounds, two blocks, three assists and two steals in 27 minutes.
- The Blue Devils finished the contest with 10 blocks on the night.
- Duke played the game without senior Wanisha Smith (hand) and freshman Krystal Thomas (knee) with injuries.
- Duke started its eighth different starting lineup on the evening out of nine games this season with Chante Black, Abby Waner, Jasmine Thomas, Joy Cheek and Bridgette Mitchell.
- With her six blocks, Chante Black moved into a tie for sixth place on Duke's all-time blocked shot list with 130.
- Junior Abby Waner was sidelined with foul trouble for most of the game and played only 23 minutes. She scored seven points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal.
- The Blue Devils were outrebounded for the fourth time out of the last five games (44-42).
- Duke held Rutgers to 27.6 percent field goal percentage. The Blue Devils have held five of nine opponents to under 30.0 percent shooting.
- Duke posted 17 points off the bench in the game to Rutgers eight.
- Tonight's attendance was a season-high 6,450.
- Duke will next travel to New York, N.Y., to participate in the Maggie Dixon Classic on Saturday, Dec. 8. The Blue Devils will take on Pittsburgh at 12:00 p.m. in the Madison Square Garden.
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