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01/24 17:25 CST Fournier, Roberson score 19 points each and No. 21 Duke women
rout Pitt for 11th straight win
Fournier, Roberson score 19 points each and No. 21 Duke women rout Pitt for
11th straight win
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Toby Fournier scored 19 points, reserve Arianna Roberson
had 19 points in a double-double and No. 21 Duke overwhelmed Pittsburgh 95-41
on Saturday for the Blue Devils' 11th straight win.
Roberson, a freshman, was 9-of-15 shooting and matched her high of 12 rebounds
for her first double-double. Riley Nelson also posted her first double-double
with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Delaney Thomas scored 16 points and Taina Mair added 12 for the Blue Devils
(14-6, 9-0 ACC), who share first place with No. 8 Louisville.
Mikayla Johnson led the Panthers (8-14, 1-7) with 15 points.
Duke scored the first seven points of the game and Pittsburgh's first made
basket came with 3:50 remaining in the first quarter. Duke led 9-4 at that
point then made 6 of 8 shots to finish the quarter. The Blue Devils led 22-8
after one.
Duke shot 68% in the second quarter and finished the half on a 19-4 run,
building a 51-16 halftime lead.
Duke led 66-20 midway through the third quarter before Pitt scored back-to-back
baskets for the first time. The Panthers scored 14 points in the third, their
first quarter with double-digit scoring. Duke led 76-30 at the end of three.
The lead peaked at 85-30 after the Blue Devils scored the first nine points of
the fourth quarter.
The 11 consecutive wins match Duke's longest under coach Kara Lawson, also
accomplished in the 2022-23 season.
The game was moved from Sunday to Saturday because of the severe winter storm
in the south and east.
Up next
Duke: at Miami on Thursday
Pittsburgh: at Virginia Tech on Thursday -__
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