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Notes: Duke 75, Tennessee 53
1/23/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
- Duke held Tennessee to a season-low 53 points for the game and a season-low 23 points in the first half.
- Tennessee suffered its worst loss ssince March 29, 2002, when No. 3 Connecticut defeated the Lady Vols, 79-56, in the NCAA final four to end Tennessee's season.
- Duke has won 15 straight non-conference home games since the 2004 loss to Tennessee.
- The Blue Devils won their second straight contest against Tennessee and evened the series, 4-4.
- Duke continued its second-best start in school history with its 19th straight win and is one victory shy of its 10th consecutive 20-win season.
- Duke improved to 4-0 against ranked opponents this season.
- As a team, Duke shot 53.6 pecent from the field. It marks the 14th time out of 19 games Duke has shot 50.0 percent or better.
- Lindsey Harding totaled a career-high eight steals on the night.
- Duke's defense forced 22 turnovers, marking the 16th time this season an opponent has had 20 or more turnovers.
- Freshman Abby Waner registered eight of her 10 points in the second half off the bench. She hit 2-of-3 three-pointers and 4-of-6 field goals.
- Lindsey Harding finished with 15 points, marking the seventh out of the last eight games she has scored double-figure points.
- Senior Mistie Williams collected 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes.
- Sophomore Wanisha Smith notched a solid all-around game with seven points, five rebounds and six assists in 21 minutes.
- Jessica Foley came off the bench to score eight points, hitting 2-of-4 three-pointers.
- Duke held a 30-9 advantage in points off the bench. Twenty-one of those points for Duke came in the second half.
- The Blue Devils played in front of their fifth-ever sellout of 9,314 in school history.
- Duke will next travel to Clemson, S.C. for a 7:00 p.m. contest against the Lady Tigers on Thursday, Jan. 26.
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