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Notes: Duke 84, Miami 72
1/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
- Duke won its seventh straight game on the season.
- Duke won its 15th straight ACC contest and the Blue Devils have won 86 out of the last 91 ACC games.
- The Blue Devils improve to 5-0 in the overall series against Miami.
- Duke's three freshmen -- Jasmine Thomas (8), Karima Christmas (8) and Krystal Thomas (9) -- scored 25 points.
- Junior Chante Black registered double-figure points for the 13th time out of 15 games this season as she finished with 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds and four blocks. Her double-double was the fourth of the season.
- The Blue Devils played their second game over the last three days as Duke defeated N.C. Central, 82-29, on Jan. 3.
- Sophomore Joy Cheek extended her double-figure scoring streak to six games as she finished the contest with 10 points. She also had seven rebounds in 24 minutes.
- Duke shot a season-high 57.1 percent from the field in the first half.
- Senior Wanisha Smith posted double-figure points for the second straight and third time this season as she notched a season-high 16 points. She has scored double-figures in three out of the last four games. She also grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists in 33 minutes.
- Duke had all 12 players in uniform on the night for the third straight game and the fifth time this season.
With her three assists, senior Wanisha Smith moved into fourth place on Duke's career assist chart with 446 in four years. She passed Kira Orr (445). - For the game, Duke made a season-high 24 free throws marking the fourth game this season the Blue Devils have attempted 20 or more free throws. The Blue Devils also hit 85.7 percent from the line, which was the second-best of season.
- Senior Wanisha Smith hit a season-high three three-point field goals in the first half and went on to finish the game hitting a career-high five three-pointers on six attempts.
- Junior Abby Waner totaled 10 points on the night marking the seventh time out of 11 games she has posted double-figure scoring. She also dished out six assists in 28 minutes.
- The Blue Devils scored 84 points marking the fifth straight time Duke has registered 80 or more points.
- Freshman Krystal Thomas came off the bench to score nine points, pull down seven rebounds and blocked two shots in 15 minutes.
- Duke held a 47-28 rebounding advantage on the evening, which marks the fourth consecutive game the Blue Devils have outrebounded its opponents.
- Freshman Karima Christmas came off the bench to notch eight points, two assists, three steals and one rebound in only 13 minutes.
- For the fourth time this season, Duke collected four players scoring double-figures -- Joy Cheek (10), Chante Black (16), Abby Waner (10) and Wanisha Smith (16).
- Duke will next return home to host Florida State on Friday, Jan. 5, 2008 at 7:00 PM in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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