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Notes: Duke 73, Georgia Tech 47
1/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
- Duke and Georgia Tech played each other for the first time in school history when both teams were ranked in the Associated Press poll.
- Junior Chante Black registered the sixth double-double of her season as she posted 16 points and 13 rebounds. She posted her double-double with a basket at the 18:32 mark of the second half. She also had four blocks, two assists and two steals.
- Duke won its 28th straight game against Georgia Tech and improved the overall series to 49-7. The Blue Devils broke the Yellow Jackets' 18-game home winning streak.
- The Blue Devils held a 20-2 advantage in bench points.
- Duke registered 42 points in the paint, while Georgia Tech had 24.
- Junior Abby Waner hit her team-best 26th three-pointer of the season in the second half breaking an 0-for-14 slump dating back the last three games. She finished the night hitting 2-of-6 treys and scoring 15 points. Waner also dished five assists, had six rebounds and three steals.
- Duke held a 48-31 rebounding advantage. The Blue Devils have outrebounded its opponents in seven out of the last eight games.
- Senior Wanisha Smith totaled 2-of-3 three-pointers on the night and finished with eight points, five assists, two rebounds and two steals. Smith has hit 7-of-16 treys the last three games.
- Duke shot 50.0 percent from the field for only the second time this season (Penn State, 50.7%).
- Sophomore Keturah Jackson came off the bench to pull down a career-high rebounds, while scoring six points in 23 minutes.
- Chante Black had four blocks moving into a tie for 19th place on the ACC career blocked shots list with 160.
- After hitting only two out of her last 12 three-pointers, freshman Jasmine Thomas hit her first attempt early in the first half. She went on to score nine points and hit 1-of-2 three-pointers.
- Off the bench, junior Carrem Gay had an excellent game with eight points, eight rebounds, tied a career high with three blocks in 19 minutes.
- Duke had 11 of 12 players available on the night with freshman Karima Christmas not available to play as she is getting over a kidney infection. The Blue Devils have had all 12 players available for only five games this season.
- Duke has now won 89 out of the last 95 ACC regular season contests.
- As a team, Duke blocked a total of nine shots.
- For the second straight game, Duke had 24 turnovers.
- Duke shot 71.4 percent from the free throw line marking the eighth time this season the Blue Devils have shot above 70.0 percent from the charity stripe.
- Brittany Mitch saw action in two minutes after missing four straight games with a knee injury.
- Duke will next host second-ranked Tennessee on Monday, Jan. 28 at 7:00 p.m., on espn2. The Blue Devils will look to continue the nation's longest home court winning streak as it currently stands at 24.
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