Five Blue Devils Score in Double-Digits in 93-77 Loss to No. 5 LSU

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Five Blue Devils Score in Double-Digits in 93-77 Loss to No. 5 LSU

12/5/2025 12:59:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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DURHAM, N.C. – Duke women's basketball had five players record double figures in a 93-77 loss to fifth-ranked LSU Thursday night inside Cameron Indoor Stadium as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.

Ashlon Jackson, Delaney Thomas, Taina Mair, Toby Fournier and Riley Nelson all posted double-digit efforts in the setback. Jackson led Duke with 16 points, shooting .357 from the field and matching her season high with four three-pointers. Mair once again served as the floor general, dishing out a team-best seven assists while also adding 14 points.

Defensively, the Blue Devils held the Tigers to a season-low point total and forced LSU into 18 turnovers — also a season high for LSU. Duke totaled 25 rebounds, seven steals and four blocks, paced by Mair with seven rebounds and three steals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke started the game hot, going on an 11-1 run and forcing the Tigers into a timeout at the 7:17 mark. The Blue Devils' surge saw two layups from Thomas, one from Fournier and Roberson, while Mair netted a three to round it out.
The Blue Devils were stifling on defense in the opening minutes, keeping the Tigers to just one field goal attempt while forcing four turnovers in the first three minutes.
The scoring push continued for the Blue Devils, with Nelson and Roberson each scoring from beyond the arc to push Duke's edge to 17-3.
The Tigers cut the Blue Devils' margin to one, 21-20, going on a 17-4 rally.
With five left on the opening quarter's clock, Jackson sank a three-pointer for her first bucket of the night.
LSU scored the first six points of the second quarter to grab its first lead of the game, 26-24. Thomas knocked down a pair of free throws to tie the game as the team's traded baskets over the next five minutes. Four different Blue Devils scored in the back-and-forth action before the Tigers went on a 9-0 run to surge ahead, 47-38, with under three to play in the first half.
Jackson dropped in two free throws, and Nelson scored an old-fashioned three-point play to pull the Blue Devils back within four, 47-43, before LSU guard Milaysia Fulwiley answered with four straight points to send the Tigers into the locker room up 51-43.
LSU had the hot hand early in the third quarter, extending its advantage to as many as 12 at the midway point of the period. Duke didn't let the Tigers pull away, cutting the lead to single digits four times.
Jackson hit a three-pointer with 40 seconds left, but the Tigers answered with a strike from distance at the buzzer by Mikaylah Williams to send the Tigers into the fourth quarter up 10, 71-61.
In the final stanza, the teams traded points before LSU extended its margin to 84-67 by securing the next seven marks. Fournier made two layups and converted a free throw, cutting LSU's lead to 86-72. However, momentum shifted in the Tigers' favor, as they went on to secure seven of the final 12 points en route to the 93-77 triumph.
Flau'jae Johnson led LSU with 18 points, as the Tigers shot an impressive 60 percent from the field. The Tigers finished with 52 points in the paint and outrebounded Duke 34-25.

UP NEXT

Duke opens ACC play Dec. 7 at Virginia Tech, aired on the ACC Network.

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