Final
for this game
No. 4 Duke crushes Virginia Tech
Jan 17, 2013 - 2:46 AM Durham, NC (Sports Network) - Elizabeth Williams scored a game-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds as fourth-ranked Duke rolled past Virginia Tech, 58-26, on Wednesday.Chelsea Gray added 12 points and seven steals and Haley Peters finished with five points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (16-0, 6-0 ACC), who will take on No. 3 Connecticut on Monday.
Monet Tellier scored 10 points and Alyssa Fenyn added six points off the bench for the Hokies (7-10, 1-5), who have dropped five straight.
Virginia Tech was able to stay within arm's reach early on, trailing 16-12 with just under nine minutes left in the first half, but a pair of Williams free throws sparked a 13-0 run and Duke led 29-12 at the break.
The Blue Devils continued to pour it on in the early goings of the second stanza, using a 15-2 burst to go up 44-14 with just over 15 1/2 minutes left.
The lead swelled to as many as 35 for the Blue Devils, who forced 27 Hokies' turnovers and held Tech to just 26.7 percent (12-for-45) shooting from the field.
- VIRGINIA TECH: 26
DUKE: 58
Final
Jan 16 8:51 PM - VIRGINIA TECH: 12
DUKE: 29
Halftime
Jan 16 7:53 PM - VIRGINIA TECH: 0
DUKE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Jan 16 7:10 PM
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