Duke Edged in Overtime at No. 6 Stanford, 82-79

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Duke Edged in Overtime at No. 6 Stanford, 82-79

11/19/2023 7:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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STANFORD, Calif. – The Duke women's basketball team gave a valiant effort battling all the way back from an early 17-point deficit while finishing the game with five scorers in double figures as the Blue Devils gave No. 6 Stanford everything they had, taking them all the way down to the wire. The Cardinal were able to make a few more plays down the stretch, however, edging out Duke, 82-79, in an overtime thriller.

Sophomore Ashlon Jackson paced Duke (3-2) with 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the floor, cashing in a career-high six triples on 10 attempts. Freshmen Oluchi Okananwa and Delaney Thomas provided a huge spark off the Duke bench, with Thomas scoring 14 points and grabbing three rebounds and Okananwa adding 12 points and a team-best nine boards.

Graduate student Camilla Emsbo also chipped in a dozen points of her own, pairing that with four rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Sophomore Taina Mair also filled up the stat sheet, rounding out the quintet with 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals.

The Blue Devils defense was solid as they tallied eight steals, forced 15 Stanford turnovers and held the Cardinal to 34.1 percent shooting from the floor (15-of-44) from the second quarter though overtime.

Stanford (4-0) was led by the efforts of Cameron Brink (29 points, 11 rebounds) and Kiki Iriafen (25 points, nine rebounds).

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Stanford held a 30-17 lead at the end of one, leading by as many as 17 in the opening 10 minutes of action.
Reigan Richardson and Taina Mair tallied the first four points for the Blue Devils, then freshman Delaney Thomas added five straight points via a triple – halting a 10-2 Cardinal run – and then a short jumper at the 4:20 mark to pull Duke within 10, 19-9.
Graduate student Camilla Emsbo and Mair combined for the Blue Devils' final eight points of the period, with Mair draining a stepback baseline jumper just before the buzzer.
The Blue Devils ramped the defense up a notch in the second quarter holding Stanford to just 13 points while scoring 18 of their own.
Emsbo opened the second-quarter scoring for Duke with a short jumper, then the Blue Devils followed that up with consecutive trifectas via Ashlon Jackson, Mair and Oluchi Okananwa.
A split trip at the free throw from Thomas brought Duke within single digits (38-29) for the first time since early in the first quarter with two minutes left in the opening half.
Thomas added two more buckets late then Mair capped the quarter with a stepback to cut the Blue Devil deficit to eight at the break, 43-35.
Duke took the defensive intensity up another level in the third forcing six turnovers and holding Stanford to 10 points on 16.7 percent from the field (2-for-12) – both season lows by the Cardinal in any quarter this season.
Offensively, the Blue Devils doubled up on Stanford with 20 third-quarter points, Jackson leading the way with 11 points on a perfect 3-for-3 clip.
Duke closed the third on a 15-4 run to take a 55-53 lead, its first of the game, into the fourth quarter.
The final quarter was a tightly contested, back-and forth affair featuring four ties and three lead changes.
Stanford held a five-point lead, 64-59, with 4:17 remaining in regulation but the Blue Devils refused to go quietly as Jackson and Okananwa combined for 10 of the game's next 12 points – including three straight makes from deep – to surge in front, 69-66, at the 1:49 mark.
After a Stanford three tied the game, Thomas slipped to the rim and converted a tough layup through traffic off Jackson's feed to regain the Blue Devil advantage.
A pair of Cardinal free throws leveled the score again, 71-all, with 22 seconds to play. Both teams had a chance to win the game late but were unable to convert, sending the game into extra time.
Overtime began with a pair of ties and lead changes each - Duke taking a , 78-75, lead with 2:28 to play after Okananwa converted three the old fashioned way.
Stanford managed to escape with the win, however, as the home team scored seven of the final eight points.

GAME NOTES

On the offensive end, Duke shot 39 percent from the field (29-for-74), 42 percent from deep (10-for-24) and 79 percent (11-for-14) from the charity stripe.
Beginning with the second period, the Blue Devils' defense was solid against the Cardinal. Duke tallied eight steals, forced 15 Stanford turnovers and held the Cardinal to 34.1 percent shooting from the floor (15-of-44) from the second quarter through overtime.
In the third quarter, Duke held Stanford to just 10 points on 16.7 percent from the field (2-for-12) – both season lows by the Cardinal in any quarter this season.
Duke extends its streak of consecutive games with at least one three-point field goal to 182.
The Blue Devils held the advantage in second-chance points (12-11), bench points (28-5), blocks (8-7) and steals (8-5).
Five Blue Devils finished the game in double figures led by sophomore Ashlon Jackson's 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the field including a 60-percent clip (6-for-10) from deep.
The 22 points scored marked Jackson's second 20-plus point game of her career, with the six triples being a career high for the sophomore.
The freshmen duo of Oluchi Okananwa and Delaney Thomas provided a huge spark off the Duke bench, with Thomas scoring a career-high 14 points and grabbing three rebounds and Okananwa adding 12 points and a team-best nine boards.
For Okananwa, it marks the third time the rookie has led the Blue Devils on the glass as well as her third game in double figures.
Graduate student Camilla Emsbo finished in double figures for the second consecutive game as she chipped in a dozen points, pairing that with four rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
Sophomore Taina Mair filled up the stat sheet, rounding out the double-digit scorers with 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and team-best three steals.

UP NEXT
The Blue Devils return to action following the Thanksgiving holiday, hosting NC Central at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 2 p.m.

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