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8 p.m.
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Photo by: Duke Athletics
Blue Devils Fall at No. 17 Louisville, 61-44
1/4/2024 10:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Freshman Oluchi Okananwa scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed five rebounds, but the Duke women's basketball team (9-5, 1-2 ACC) dropped a 61-44 decision to No. 17 Louisville Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center.
Senior Kennedy Brown led the efforts on the glass with 10 rebounds while three Blue Devils – Brown, Mair and Okananwa – dished out two assists apiece.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils make the trek to the Old Dominion State this weekend for a battle at Virginia on Sunday, Jan. 7. The game tips off at noon live on The CW.
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Senior Kennedy Brown led the efforts on the glass with 10 rebounds while three Blue Devils – Brown, Mair and Okananwa – dished out two assists apiece.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The first quarter was tightly contested and featured a pair of ties and two lead changes.
- The game opened with the teams trading runs. Louisville scored seven of the game's first nine points to grab an early lead before Duke countered with a 7-0 run of its own to surge ahead, 9-7, at the 6:24 mark via Jadyn Donovan's finish in transition.
- Oluchi Okananwa (2) and Reigan Richardson (1) added field goals for the Blue Devils' late in the period, but it was Louisville who held a 21-15 lead after one.
- Louisville outscored Duke 14-4 in the second and held a 35-19 lead at the half. Okananwa and Richardson accounted for the Duke field goals during the session.
- Duke registered a dozen points in the third quarter with five people contributing to the scoring efforts, Camilla Emsbo (4) and Okananwa (3) leading the charge.
- The Blue Devils closed the game strong, scoring the game's final six points. Duke forced Louisville into seven turnovers in the final period.
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils make the trek to the Old Dominion State this weekend for a battle at Virginia on Sunday, Jan. 7. The game tips off at noon live on The CW.
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWBB."
#GoDuke
Team Stats
DU
LOU
FG%
.333
.420
3FG%
.105
.250
FT%
.444
.810
RB
36
33
TO
27
19
STL
12
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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