Duke I had to fight to arrive at the Sweet 16 of the NCAA women’s tournament. But the seeded n ° 2 in the Birmingham 2 region overcome a bad start of shooting with a solid half and prevailed on n ° 10 Oregon59-53, on his home land in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The two teams had trouble scoring very early, but Oregon built an advance of 7-2 before Duke tightened his defense and returned to equalize the match. The Ducks experienced two long sections – duration of five and three minutes, respectively – without scoring, which allowed the Blue Devils to end at less than 28-23 at halftime despite scoring only nine points in the first quarter and draw 36%.
However, Duke came out by firing in the second half with Ashlon Jackson Hit four points at 3 points and scoring 14 points in the third quarter. Jackson finished with 20, everyone scored in the second half, to direct the Blue Devils. She spilled 5 points out of 9 to 3 points, offering a major elevator to a team that needs a boost.
Already kelly Associated Jackson with 20 points for Oregon, pulling 8 out of 18 from the ground. In the end, however, she did not receive enough help at the end of the score. Phillipina Kyei added 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Nani Falatea contributed eight points.
Oregon remained close to the delay, thanks to the negligence of Duke with basketball and badly wise faults. The Ducks were down 58-53 with 28 seconds remaining in regulation when Duke Delaney Thomas Foul on Kelly gave Oregon a chance to end for less than three or two points. It was also the fifth fault of Thomas, withdrawing her from the match for defensive purposes.
Duke played without first year recruit and recruit of the ACC of the year Toby Fournierwho was absent because of an illness. She led the Blue Devils with 13.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game this season.
The Blue Devils are heading for Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season under head coach Kara Lawson. They will face the winner between n ° 3 North Carolina and n ° 6 Virginie-WesternWho play the UNC ground at Carmichael Arena on Monday evening.
