Notes: Duke 77, Clemson 53

Blue Devil Postgame Notes * Clemson at Duke * February 13, 2009

With The Duke Victory:
? Won its 13th straight game in Cameron Indoor Stadium dating back to last year.
? Improved to 20-3 overall and 8-2 in league play.
? Coach P won 20 games for the 13th time in her 17-year coaching career.
? Reached 20 victories for the 12th straight season, which is the longest current streak in the league.
? Moved to 31-32 in the all-time series with Clemson.
? Won its 12th consecutive game against Clemson.
? Improved to 12-0 this season at home in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Senior Chante Black
? Registered double-figure scoring (16) for the 23rd straight game to open the season. She continues to be the only player in the ACC to register double-figure scoring in all of her team's games.
? Totaled seven rebounds and hit 5-of-8 field goals in 25 minutes.

Senior Abby Waner
? Hit a three-pointer at the 14:24 mark of the first half to become Duke's all-time leader with 203 career made.
? With her five steals on the night, moved into 14th place on ACC career steals list with 300.
? Had four steals and four assists in 14 minutes in the first half.
? Totaled five steals on the night and has now registered five or more steals in seven games this season.
? Hit two or more three-pointers for the seventh time out of the last eight games.

Senior Carrem Gay
? Notched double-digit scoring for the fourth time this season and second against ACC opponents with 10 points.
? Had four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal in 19 minutes.

Junior Bridgette Mitchell
? Made her first start of the season and seventh of the career.
? For the game, had eight points, nine rebounds, one assist and two steals in 17 minutes.
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Sophomore Karima Christmas
? Did not play due to suffering a concussion at North Carolina on Monday. Passed her IMPACT concussion test on Friday and is expected to return to full practice on Sunday, Feb. 15.

Sophomore Krystal Thomas
? Totaled a season-high 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots in 19 minutes.
? Registered double-figure scoring for the fourth time this season and seventh of her career.
? Attempted a career-high 11 free throws and made a career-high of eight from the charity stripe.

Sophomore Jasmine Thomas
? Tied a career high with six assists and it was also a season high.

Other Duke Notes:
? For the 11th time this season, held an opponent to 22 points or under in the first half (19).
? Outrebounded Clemson 50-31 after being outrebounded by 16 last Monday at North Carolina
? Held a 34-16 points in the paint advantage on the night.
? Registered a 20-2 points off turnovers advantage in the first half and went on to finish with 31-13 advantage on the game.
? Forced 16 Clemson turnovers in the first half and went on to force a total of 23 for the game.
? Had a 17-4 advantage in second chance points.
? Was outscored 34-33 in the second half by Clemson after notching 44 points in the first half.
? Held 17 of 24 opponents to 58 points or under.
? The bench was outscored, 34-29, for the second straight game.
? Duke will next travel to 15th-ranked Tennessee on Monday, Feb. 16 for a 7:30 p.m., contest on ESPN2.

Players Mentioned

Chante Black

Karima Christmas

Carrem Gay

Bridgette Mitchell

Jasmine Thomas

Krystal Thomas

Abby Waner

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