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Rutgers 53, Duke 52
1st Half Gallery

  

The First Half in Pictures - In Order and Fully Captioned

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pregame - Fans with the Blue Devil pregame - The headband proved prophetic, but in the wrong way pregame - Coach G during Duke intros - Duke starters - pregame huddle - Opening tip - Opening tip 0-0, 19:28 - Lindsey Harding tries for a rebound... 0-0, 19:28 - ...but Epiphanny Prince gets control 0-0, 19:10 - Matee Ajavon jumper... 0-0, 19:10 - ...fouled by Wanisha Smith 2-0, 19:10 - Ajavon on the line, making both - Abby Waner tries to control a loose ball 2-2, 16:52 - Rebound by Abby Waner - Rutgers fast break - Wanisha Smith during a time out - Carrem Gay 2-4, 15:04 - Matee Ajavon drives... 2-4, 15:04 - ...and was met by a Bales block. 2-4, 15:04 - Carrem tied up Heather Zurich on the rebound, arrow to Rutgers - Coach G applauds the effort - Lindsey Harding drives - But her scoop shot wouldn't fall 2-4, 14:03 - Bales would block Kia Vaughn on this sequence 2-4, 13:43 - Lindsey Harding is stripped... 2-6, 13:39 - and Epiphany Prince makes Duke pay for it. 2-6, 13:17 - Abby Waner tries to answer with a three, but it's off - Gale Valley calls a play from the bench 2-6, 12:30 - Lindsey Harding grabs a pass 3-6. 12:15 - Ali was fouled by Vaughn on this try, and went to the line for two 3-6, 12:30 - The first free throw was perfect, but she missed the second one 3-6, 12:06 - Epiphanny Prince drives around Wanisha Smith. 3-6, 11:21 - Brittany Mitch is fouled going for a rebound 5-6, 11:11 - Ali's jumper cut the deficit to one, but the tempo clearly favored Rutgers 5-8, 10:46 - Carson blows by Mitch... 5-8, 10:46 - ...and converts the jumper - Alison confirms the play call from the bench - Rutgers Heather Vaughn 7-8. 9:55 - Essence Carson turnover 9-10, 8:49 - Lindsey Harding 11-10, 8:12 - This time it's Prince trying to drive around Mitch... 11-10, 8:12 - ...but Brittany recovers... 11-10, 8:12 - ...Prince pump fakes... 11-10, 8:12 - ...shoots... 11-10, 8:10 - ...rejection by Bales! - An intense Gail Goestenkors in the huddle, trying to get her team going - - 11-10, 7:32 - Nish forces a Carson turnover (1 of 5) 11-10, 7:32 - Nish forces a Carson turnover (2 of 5) 11-10, 7:32 - Nish forces a Carson turnover (3 of 5) 11-10, 7:32 - Nish forces a Carson turnover (4 of 5) 11-10, 7:32 - Nish forces a Carson turnover (5 of 5) 11-12, 6:52 - Lindsey Harding calls for help underneath, but it doesn't get there in time, and Ajavon gets a short jumper 14-12, 6:42 - Harding's three puts Duke back in the lead. Duke would not trail again until the last Rutgers basket. 6:19 - Joy Cheek guards Rashidat Junaid - Coach G 14-12, 6:01 - Essence Carson can't get a handle and turns it over 14-12, 6:01 - Brittany Mitch comes out of the game - Duke's defense firmed up, allowing Rutgers only 2 points in the last 5 minutes of the half - 16-14, 4:46 - Carrem posts up Vaughn... 18-14, 4:46 - ...and her layup is good, time out Rutgers. 18-14, 4:15 - Abby Waner stretches for a rebound 18-14, 3:21 - Carrem dumps it into Ali... 20-14, 3:21 - ...and Ali converts - 20-14. 2:32 - Prince misses over Waner 20-14, 2:23 - Missed layup by Cheek 20-14, 1:55 - Rebound by Bales 20-14, 1:28 - Ajavon drives past Abby Waner 21-16, 0:50 - Somehow Rashidad Junaid managed to convert this layup - Made layup 21-16, 0:45 - Lindsey Harding is guarded by Ajavon... 21-16, 0:45 - ...but a screen from Carrem puts a stop to that 21-16, 0:41.2 - Unfortunately Lindsey would turn it over just seconds later 21-16, 0:22 - Prince would get another good chance, but would miss - Just about everybody in the arena was disgusted with the sloppy final minute of the first half - The half ends on a Rutgers fumble
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