17Duke 69 - 61 Kentucky
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No. 2 Duke takes down No. 5 Kentucky

Dec 22, 2013 - 10:39 PM Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Tricia Liston poured in 28 points to help the second-ranked Duke Blue Devils to a 69-61 win over No. 5 Kentucky on Sunday.

Elizabeth Williams scored 17 points, while Haley Peters and Alexis Jones each chipped in with nine for Duke (12-1), which has won two straight following its lone loss to UConn this past Tuesday.

Janee Thompson was the lone Wildcat (11-1) in double-figures with 12 points and Samarie Walker added eight points and a game-high 13 rebounds.

Linnae Harper tied the game at 17 with a layup midway through the first half, but Duke went on a 12-2 run.

Liston hit a layup to break the tie as the Blue Devils ran off nine straight during the run. Bria Goss made a layup for Kentucky's lone points in the sequence and the bucket halted nearly five minutes of scoreless basketball for the Wildcats. Peters capped the run with a 3-point play with 4:10 remaining in the first.

Duke scored the final seven points in the first and brought a 36-24 lead into the locker room.

Kentucky cut the deficit to seven less than three minutes into the second after a Walker jumper.

Duke responded with another string of seven straight points to extend the cushion to 47-33.

Kentucky chipped away and pulled within four, 59-55, after a pair of free throws from Thompson. Duke, however, answered with an 8-2 run that put the game away with less than four minutes left.






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