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Duke University
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Houston
Cheek Leads No. 13 Duke Past Houston, 84-68
12/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
HOUSTON, TEXAS - Joy Cheek registered 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Chante Black and Jasmine Thomas added 12 and 11 points, respectively, to lead 13th-ranked Duke over Houston 84-68 on Friday afternoon at Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.
Cheek, who registered her first double-double of the season and only the second of her career, scored eight points during a 16-0 Duke run that spanned both halves and turned a close game into a 49-27 lead with 19 minutes remaining. Duke (10-3) never led by fewer than 13 after that.
Twiggy McIntyre led Houston (5-8) with 13 points. Tye Jackson had 12 points and nine assists, but also had seven of Houston's 20 turnovers. Duke outrebounded Houston 48-25 and held the Cougars to 36.2 percent shooting.
The Blue Devils played for the first time since a 92-49 victory over Bucknell and had to shake off the rust early as Houston led 22-20 after two free throws by Courtney Taylor with 7:02 left in the first half, but Duke went on an 11-0 run for a 31-22 lead less than four minutes later. Wanisha Smith scored the first four points, and Jasmine Thomas added three during the spurt.
Smith, who played in her third straight game since missing four with a hand injury, totaled a season-high eight assists on the day to go along with eight points. Duke played the game with all 12 Blue Devils healthy for only the third time this season ? Connecticut and Denver. Freshman Krystal Thomas made her return to the lineup after missing five games with in injured knee and totaled six points and four rebounds.
Overall, Duke had a very balanced scoring attack with 10 of the 12 players scoring in the contest.
Duke will next return home as the Blue Devils face N.C. Central on Jan. 3, 2008 at 7:00 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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