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Rutgers 53, Duke 52
Second Half Gallery

  

The Second Half in Pictures - In Order and Fully Captioned

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21-18, 19:47 - Heather Zurich draws first blood in the second half 23-18, 19:30 - Nish answered with a layup 23-18, 18:55 - ...rejected by Essence Carson 25-18, 18:55 - Off the inbounds pass from Nish, Alison is not rejected. 28-18, 18:05 - Abby Waner drains a three - this was the high water mark for Duke. 28-18, 17:49 - Coming out of a timeout, Duke was feeling good about this game. We saw this in the first half in the NC State loss. 28-21, 17:32 - Harding is turned over by Myia Mccurdy 28-21, 17:21 - Wanisha Smith guards Essence Carson 28-20, 17:37 - Alison commits her second foul 28-24, 17:09 - Ajavon pops a three pointer 30-24, 16:52 - Harding answers on the break - Abby Waner guards Matee Ajavon 30-24, 16:24 - Carrem Gay boards a Vaughn miss 30-26, 15:54 - Essence Carson scores over Carrem - Brittany Mitch works against Epiphanny Prince - Lindsey Harding 32-26, 14:40 - Alison Bales, about to be fouled by Myia Mccurdy (right) - Ali made one... 34-26, 14:40 - ...and the second - Matee Ajavon 34-31, 13:46 - Duke's seniors can't stop this Ajavon layup - Tough D from Brittany Mitch on Essence Carson - Duke runs the court after a rebound 34-31, 12:54 - Abby and the Duke bench watch her three point attempt...no good 34-31, 12:50 - Mitch rebounds the Waner miss... 34-31, 12:50 - ...but is unable to hold on - Abby gets her two cents in about that last sequence 36-31, 12:21 - Abby's layup puts Duke up by 5 39-33, 11:25 - Duke huddles up before Alison goes to the line - Lindsey Harding denies Heather Zurich (left) - More Rutgers penetration - Lindsey's jumper comes up short - The double digit lead was gone. - Nish dumps the ball into Alison - Then, well guarded, Ali kicks it back out 39-39, 8:00 - Ali goes fiercely to the basket... 41-39, 7:56 - ...her jumper gives Duke a 2 point lead - Bench cheers for Ali 41-41, 7:30 - Essence Carson answered 41-41, 6:53 - Wanisha spots up for three 41-41, 6:53 - ...waiting for the ball to fall... 43-41, 6:51 - ...it doesn't go, but Alison is right there for the put-back 43-41, 6:16 - Rutgers tries a three of their own, but Carson misses - A.J. Carr of the Raleigh N&O covered Duke's NCAA run. - ESPN's Doris Burke shares a light moment with Mike Patrick during a break 43-41, 5:43 - Carrem misses a layup, the start of four consecutive Duke misses - Abby Waner ties up Essence Carson, giving Duke another chance - Duke had some success with doubleteams 43-41, 5:07 - Bales' defense induces an Ajavon miss - - Apparently this isn't a foul 43-41, 4:12 - Duke is unable to gain separation, either on the court or the scoreboard, as another layup is missed 43-41, 3:41 - Essence Carson drives and misses - Alison Bales 43-41, 3:19 - Lindsey Harding looks inside... 43-41, 3:17 - With perfect position, Alison takes the pass 43-41, 3:17 - ...and is mercilessly hacked by Heather Zurich. 43-41, 3:17 - Heather! Pick on someone your own size! :) 43-41, 3:17 - Alison gets ready for the free throws 44-41, 3:17 - First one was good 45-41, 3:17 - Carrem Gay waits on the blocks for the second Bales attempt, which was also perfect - Directing traffic on D 47-43, 2:48 - Layup by Smith is good! - Support from the bench for Nish 47-45, 2:23 - Another Rutgers layup for Ajavon, plus Ali's fourth foul 47-45, 2:23 - That's 4 on Alison 47-46, 2:23 - Free throw is good 49-46, 2:07 - A hug for Nish from Abby and Alison after her layup drops, and she is fouled 49-46, 2:07 - Wanisha Smith before the FT attempt 47-45, 2:23 - Concentration 50-46, 2:07 - And the shot was good for Smith 52-48, 1:20 - Carrem Gay lays it in, from Bales. It proved to be Duke's last basket of the season. 52-48, 1:20 - Rutgers Head Coach C. Vivian Stringer is furious at Duke's easy basket 52-51, 0:47 - Avajon nails a three pointer over Harding, who had fallen down, and Duke's lead is trimmed to one 52-51, 0:35 - Lindsey Harding looks for an open player 52-51, 0:28 - With 11 to shoot, that sweet Bales jumper from outside doesn't find the mark - 52-51, 0:28 - Nish cannot control the offensive board 52-51, 0:20 - With 20 seconds left, Epiphanny Prince goes to the hoop 52-51, 0:20 - The ball goes up 52-51, 0:20 - ...Around... 52-53, 0:20 - And through. Duke trails for the first time in the second half, with just 20 seconds left. - 12.5 seconds left - Lindsey drives... - ...spins... - ...and is stripped of the ball. - Duke has no choice but to foul - After the steal, Lindsey pulls up for the final shot - Lindsey is fouled with .1 second left. - Coach G knows it's not over - Coach Stringer felt that Rutgers was destined to play Arizona State, and it would come to pass 52-53, 0.1 - The Duke bench and fans await the free throws 0.1 - The first free throw was long - After the first miss - A last chance to tie... - The last freethrow - The last freethrow - The last freethrow - Carrem's desperation tip was wide - Disbelief from the Duke stands - The end cannot define the journey - Bridgette and Carrem console their friend as Rutgers players celebrate - The joy of a narrow escape and a great victory - A team greater than the sum of its parts, on the court together for the last time. - Group Hug - Dear Old Duke - Handshake Line - Handshake Line - Handshake Line - Handshake Line - Handshake Line - Glum faces on press row as Coach Jackson and Steve Barnes do the last postgame show of the year - The Rutgers news conference was first. Head Coach C. Vivian Stringer was very eloquent in her praise of Duke. The two staffs are close, as Duke assistants Tia Jackson and Shannon Perry are her former players. - Smiles in the Rutgers press conference - Abby choked back tears throughout Duke's press conference. Per NCAA policy, the locker room was open to media, but out of courtesy and respect we did not go in. - Our last picture of this season is Coach G, who has been the subject of many rumors regarding the Texas position. We hope that you will support her and the program by contacting President Broadhead with your positive comments. Email president@duke.edu
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