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Duke got 20 points from Ashlon Jackson, whose three-point shooting buried the Ducks in the third and fourth quarters.
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Duke defeated No. 3 North Carolina, 47-38, on Friday in the Sweet 16, a rubber match against its rival after the teams split their regular-season ACC meetings.
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As No. 2 seed Duke women’s basketball prepares to face No. 15 Lehigh in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, No. 10 Oregon, which faces No. 7 Vanderbilt, is getting a bit of extra attention in Durham this week.
It wasn't easy, but Duke basketball is headed again headed to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Women's Tournament. Next stop: Birmingham.
Caleb Love had 29 points and nine rebounds, and fourth-seeded Arizona advanced to the Sweet 16, surviving a ragged finish to beat former Pac-12 rival Oregon 87-83 in the NCAA Tournament.
Jackson scores 20 points in the second half, including a 14 during a third-quarter Duke rally as the Ducks are ousted from the NCAA Tournament with a second-round loss.
Duke overcame the absence of ACC Rookie of the Year Toby Fournier due to illness, survived an early Oregon onslaught and rallied in the second half as the Blue Devils punched their ticket to the Sweet 16.
While the Blue Devils were missing one of their key underclassmen, it was the veterans, namely junior Ashlon Jackson and senior Reigan Richardson, who took Fournier’s absence in stride. Their combined efforts,
A 6-foot-2 freshman from Toronto, Fournier was one of three Duke players to score in double figures Friday night in an 86-25 victory over Lehigh. Voted ACC Rookie of the Year, she averaged a team-high 13.4 points and 5.2 rebounds.
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By no means was Oregon women's basketball and UNC transfer Deja Kelly expecting a welcome mat Sunday upon her return to Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium.