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The First Half in Pictures - In Order and Fully Captioned

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pregame - Emily Waner and Wanisha Smith during warmups pregame - Brittany Mitch during warmups - Tipoff - Tipoff 7-0, 18:54 - Wanisha Smith layup extended Duke's opening run to 7 10-2, 17:24 - Marquette Dickens takes the charge from Abby Waner 12-2, 17:07 - Lindsey Harding gave Duke a double digit lead with this jumper. She had 4 points and 2 assists in the first 3 minutes. 12-2, 16:37 - Aftermath of the Whittington foul 14-2, 16:37 - Bales made both free throws, and to some it looked like Duke would run away with it. 14-4, 14:32 - Lindsey Harding missed this jumper... 14-4, 14:16 - ...and three State players converged on the rebound - State Packs the Devils' Bags 14-4, 13:32 - Joy Cheek and Emily Waner on defense - Emily Waner 14-6, 13:15 - Emily Waner tries to create some space 14-8, 12:45 - Khadijah Wittington lays it in for State 17-11, 12:10 - Alison Bales 17-11, 11:55 - Abby Waner drives to a Bales screen 19-11, 11:51 - Jumper by Joy Cheek 19-14, 11:11 - Emily Waner kicks it out to Wanisha Smith... 19-14, 11:09 - ...who sends it back in to Joy Cheek... 21-14, 11:07 - ...and Joy sends it in! 23-16, 9:53 - With the shot clock running down, Alison strokes this jumper. 24-16, 9:27 - Going for the rebound, Joy Cheek is fouled by Shayla Fields 25-16, 9:27 - Joy made both free throws 25-18, 8:52 - As Lindsey drives on Ashley Key, Abby is open in the corner... 25-18, 8:50 - Gillian Goring moves out to defend Ali at the free throw line... 25-18, 8:48 - ...so Ali puts it on the floor... 27-18, 8:46 - ...and then lays it in. 29-20, 8:10 - Lindsey knocks down a long jumper - but Duke's next made basket would come at the 16:26 mark of the second - an almost 12 minute drought. 29-20, 7:50 - Lindsey Harding drives on the break... - Lindsey Harding is fouled by Ashley Key 31-20, 6:52 - Abby Waner and Alison Bales 31-20, 6:38 - Keisha Brown rebounds a Bales miss 31-20, 6:15 - Abby Waner calls for the ball... 31-20, 6:14 - ...then breaks inside. 31-20, 6:09 - Alison Bales drives down the baseline... 31-20, 6:07 - ...but travels... 31-20, 6:06 - ...and Coach G is not amused. 31-20, 5:24 - Whittington rebounds a Bales miss. Neither team has scored a basket for nearly 3 minutes. 31-22, 4:40 - Brittany Mitch looks for the open Blue Devil 32-22, 4:30 - A made Bales freethrow put Duke up by ten again 32-24, 3:43 - Harding drives... 32-24, 3:40 - ...but missed this layup 32-26, 3:18 - Joy Cheek took (and missed) the rare three 32-28, 3:09 - While Wittington writhed in pain on the baseline, State broke for scored a "shorthanded" basket. 32-28, 3:09 - Whittington, wearing stitches from Friday's game, would return. - Lindsey Harding and Abby Waner - Abby Waner - Abby Waner inbounds in front of official Eric Brewton 32-28, 2:01 - The pass comes in to Brittany Mitch... 32-28, 2:00 - ...she tries the reverse layup... 32-28, 2:00 - ...but missed, rebound Shayla Fields. 32-28, 1:58 - State's Shayla Fields 32-29, 1:06 - Lindsey Harding mid-dribble 32-29, 1:04 - Another missed layup for Lindsey, who finished the first half 2-8 from the field. - Brittany Mitch whips a pass... 32-31, :29.5 - ...to Lindsey Harding... 32-31, 0:28 - ...who got the ball into Alison, guarded inside by Keisha Brown 32-31, :26.0 - Alison works with 10 to shoot... 32-28, 0:25.2 - ...but help is there... 32-31, :24.0 - ...and despite Goring's absence with three fouls... 32-31, :19.0 - ...Ali has to kick it back outside 32-31, 0:18 - ...where Lindsey takes and misses a three 32-31, 0:15 - Mitch rebounds the Harding miss and is fouled by Dickens 34-31, 0:15 - Mitch calmly made both free throws for a 3 point halftime advantage.
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