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Saturday, January 5
Coral Gables, Fla.
7:00 p.m.
Duke University
84
at
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Miami
Smith, Black Lead Duke Past Miami, 84-72
1/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Powered by a career-high five three-pointers from senior Wanisha Smith, who along with Chante Black scored 16 points, the No. 12 Duke Blue Devils defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 84-72, on Saturday to open ACC play.
With the win, Duke has won seven straight and is 12-3 on the season and 1-0 in the ACC while the 'Canes fall to 7-9 overall and 0-1 in the league. Duke improved to 5-0 in the series with Miami and won its 10th straight ACC opener.
Smith hit 5-of-6 from distance, including 3-of-3 in the first half, to pace the Blue Devils. Black added 10 rebounds and four blocks with her 16 points for her fourth double-double of the season.
Duke jumped out to an early 8-2 lead in less than two minutes, but Miami came back on hot first half shooting from senior Maurita Reid, who scored 14 points in the first stanza. The Hurricanes held a 30-28 lead at the 6:55 mark before Duke went on an 18-4 run to close the first half. Smith hit two treys during the run, while Black added six points in the Blue Devil rally.
At the end of the first 20 minutes, Black led Duke with 12 points and Smith added 10 points. The Blue Devils shot a season-best 57.1 percent in the half, which Duke led 46-34.
Four three-pointers by Miami over the first six minutes of the second stanza kept the score within striking distance for the Hurricanes, but a three-pointer by Duke's Smith at the 12:32 mark gave the Blue Devils a 58-48 lead. Duke would never lead by less than 10 points the rest of the way.
Duke was aided by its inside play as the Blue Devils outrebounded Miami 47-28, marking the fourth straight game Duke has outrebounded its opponent.
Smith, a product of Upper Marlboro, Md., continues to play well since her return from a hand injury, which forced her to miss five games. With her three assists on the night, Smith moved into fourth place on Duke's all-time assist chart with 446. Over the last two games, the 5-11 guard has averaged 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals, while hitting 52.4 percent of her field goals and 66.7 percent from downtown.
Sophomore Joy Cheek and junior Abby Waner each added 10 points for Duke. Cheek, who is from Charlotte, N.C., totaled double-figure scoring for the sixth consecutive game.
Reid led Miami with a game-high 22 points, while Albrey Grimsley chipped in 14 points.
Next up for the Blue Devils is a home game against Florida State on Friday, January 11, with tip scheduled for 7 p.m. at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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