Final
No. 3 Duke holds off Virginia Tech
Jan 19, 2014 - 7:47 PM Blacksburg, VA (SportsNetwork.com) - Tricia Liston scored 22 points and pulled down six rebounds as third-ranked Duke slipped past Virginia Tech, 74-70.Alexis Jones scored 19 points with six assists, while Haley Peters had 11 points and eight boards for the Blue Devils (18-1, 5-0 ACC), who have won eight straight since their only loss of the season to Connecticut on Dec. 17.
Uju Ugoka had a game-high 29 points and 11 rebounds for the Hokies (10-7, 0-4), who have dropped their past five games. Vanessa Panousis gave 21 points thanks to 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range.
Duke held a 15-point lead entering the second half, but Virginia Tech twice chipped that deficit to three points, and trailed by five points with 2:20 to play after Monet Tellier made a free throw for a 65-60 game.
Richa Jackson, though, countered with a 3-pointer and, after misses at both ends, Ka'lia Johnson hit a pair of free throws with 47 seconds to play to put the game out of reach.
Duke shot 10-for-15 from 3-point range, and 26-for-49 overall.
- DUKE: 74
VIRGINIA TECH: 70
Final
Jan 19 1:58 PM - 271
roots - 228
roots - 87
roots - 191
roots - DUKE: 38
VIRGINIA TECH: 23
Halftime
Jan 19 12:45 PM - DUKE: 0
VIRGINIA TECH: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Jan 19 12:06 PM
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