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Duke 71, NCSU 57

Today's Game in Pictures - In Order and Fully Captioned
(Second Half Photos are now included)

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Note: Harding Jersey Retirement & Reunion Pictures here


First Half Photos

NC State Associate Head Coach Stephanie Glance and hall-of-famer Kay Yow confer before the game - - State won the tip and scored the first two baskets - 0-0 - 20:00 1st Duke's first shot was a long misfire from Joy Cheek - 0-2 - 19:35 1st Duke's first basket came as Wanisha Smith found... - 0-4 - 19:03 1st ...Chante Black on the other side of the lane, for the layup - 2-4 - 19:01 1st On Duke's next possession, Khadijah Whittington took the charge from Chante Black - 2-4 - 18:24 1st Chante Black missed this reverse layup - 2-4 - 16:30 1st Hoop and harm for Chante Black, fouled by Tia Bell - 4-7 - 16:08 1st Duke loses the ball out of bounds, each team had 24 turnovers today - 5-7 - 15:53 1st "HARDING's in da House" - - Chanita Jordan guards Chante Black - - Sharnise Beal prevents Abby Waner from getting a shot here - 5-7 - 14:52 1st Carrem Gay's layup made it 7-up - 7-7 - 14:43 1st Keturah Jackson drives the baseline as Khadijah Whittington notes the State defensive breakdown - 7-7 - 13:36 1st KJ missed the layup, got her own board, shot again and was fouled by Sharnise Beal - 7-7 - 13:31 1st KJ's free throws gave Duke their first lead - 9-7 - 13:30 1st Wanisha Smith's three put Duke in front, but State was quick to answer - 12-9 - 12:56 1st Shayla Fields rejecting Jasmine Thomas' layup - 14-12 - 11:29 1st Abby Waner, driving and fouled by Sharnise Beal - 14-12 - 10:54 2nd NC State's Sharnise Beal defends the inbounds pass - 14-12 - 10:54 1st A perfect pass from Keturah Jackson left nobody in red between Chante Black and the basket - 14-12 - 10:42 1st Chante Black converts the open layup - 16-12 - 10:41 1st After another of Duke's 15 steals, Jasmine Thomas and Joy Cheek start the break - - Jasmine Thomas breaks to the goal with Megan Zullo (32) in pursuit - - Jasmine Thomas layup sequence (1 of 3) - 16-12 - 10:28 1st Jasmine Thomas layup sequence (2 of 3) - 16-12 - 10:28 1st Jasmine Thomas layup sequence (3 of 3) - it was good - 18-12 - 10:26 1st NC State Head Coach Kay Yow tries to stop Duke's run with a timeout - 18-12 - 10:18 1st Jackie Silar and Debbie Leonard, who battled Coach Yow many times back in the day, share a moment during the timeout - - Tia Bell on the floor after turning the ball over - 18-12 - 10:08 1st Chante Black menaces Chanita Jordan and the iron, but both were unkind to her cause - 18-12 - 9:59 1st State was ready to run, but their young team was often out of control in doing so - 18-12 - 9:51 1st Another layup for Jasmine Thomas, from Wanisha Smith - 18-12 - 9:07 1st Another layup for Jasmine Thomas (2 of 2) - 20-12 - 9:07 1st Abby Waner goes to the hoop off a steal - 20-12 - 8:54 1st Waner's layup puts Duke up 10 - 22-12 - 8:53 1st State's Nikitta Gartrell - - Chante Black loses it out of bounds - 22-14 - 6:56 1st State was most effective when they drove to the basket, like this jumper by Shayla Fields - 22-16 - 6:41 1st Abby Waner puts up a shot in a crowd of red - 22-16 - 6:16 1st Waner and Whittington collide as Jordan boards Abby's miss - 22-16 - 6:15 1st Chanita Jordan would like that layup miss back, but Chante Black isn't giving it up - 22-16 - 6:06 1st Chante Black goes in for the layup - 24-16 - 5:53 1st The Pack's frustration shows at another turnover - 24-16 - 5:35 1st Khadijah Whittington takes the charge from Wanisha Smith - 24-18 - 5:17 1st The defense of Khadijah Whittington forces Carrem Gay to the baseline - 24-18 - 4:51 1st Carrem is forced to try the reverse layup, which misses - 24-18 - 4:51 1st Nikkita Gartrell's pair of free throws capped an 8-2 Wolfpack run - 24-20 - 4:03 1st It looks like Jasmine Thomas is going to the goal... - 24-20 - 3:52 1st ...but Jasmine sees Wanisha Smith open on the wing, and Nish drains the trey - 27-20 - 3:51 1st Two Thomases on D for Duke - - Sharnise Beal puts in a jumper over her numerical counterpart Keturah Jackson - 27-22 - 3:15 1st Joy Cheek converts an offensive board - 29-25 - 2:13 1st Megan Zullo nails a three pointer for NCSU - 27-25 - 2:35 1st Another Duke turnover - 29-25 - 1:51 1st In one of the few Duke possessions where the shot clock saw single digits, Carrem Gay scores from the paint - 31-25 - 1:12 1st Keturah Jackson drives for a score and draws the foul from Chanita Jordan - 33-28 - 0:35 1st Another tough shooting day for Abby Waner, who was 0-7 from three - 33-28 - 0:03 1st

Second Half Photos

Some interesting headgear in the State section - - Khadijah Whittington breaks out after her second steal of the young 2nd half - 35-30 - 18:38 2nd Shayla Fields goes up for a shot after the KD steal... - 35-30 - 18:32 2nd ...but Chante Black took care of that problem! - 35-30 - 18:32 2nd A bruised and battered Abby Waner dives yet again, this time for an errant Jasmine Thomas pass - 35-30 - 18:24 2nd Rejection by Jasmine Thomas, one of her three this afternoon - 35-30 - 18:10 2nd Another Duke turnover as things are getting a little closer - 35-32 - 17:33 2nd Khadijah Whittington lays it in, safely away from Chante Black, and is fouled from behind by Joy Cheek - 35-34 - 17:09 2nd State bench reacts to their chance to tie - 35-34 - 17:09 2nd Whittington made the free throw, and just like that Duke's lead had evaporated - 35-35 - 17:09 2nd Joy Cheek put Duke back in front with a short jumper - 37-35 - 16:44 2nd State appeared to have thrown it away on this play - 37-35 - 16:25 2nd The refs changed their call, and State retained possession - 37-35 - 16:25 2nd Abby Waner stole it and finished immediately. (Nice to see Kristina Johnson in the house, too!) - 39-35 - 15:42 2nd Chante blocks KD from behind, but Abby gets the defensive assist - 42-35 - 15:21 2nd Beal and Zullo return the shot blocking favor on the other end - 42-35 - 15:14 2nd Amber White tries to stem the Duke tide with a hoop - 44-37 - 15:00 2nd Joy Cheek's trey extends makes it a 12-2 Devil advantage since the 35-35 tie - 47-37 - 14:49 2nd Another hoop for Joy - 49-37 - 14:22 2nd Chante Black stops this Tia Bell layup before it really even got started - 49-37 - 14:12 2nd Abby Waner swats the ball from Gloria Brown, the ball ended up in my lap, Abby went into the front row - 49-37 - 12:47 2nd Lindy Brown manning the console by the State bench - - Chante Black goes way up for the layup - 51-37 - 12:12 2nd Carrem Gay takes the charge from Shayla Fields - 51-37 - 12:06 2nd Herb Neubauer riles up the fans during a time out - - Two Chante Black free throws further stretched the Duke lead - 53-37 - 11:26 2nd A stickback by Gloria Brown finally ended the 18-2 Duke run - 53-39 - 10:30 2nd Gloria Brown hits the deck as Kathy Kennedy and others call for the travel (not forthcoming) - 54-41 - 10:09 2nd Brittany Strachan and Krystal Thomas stretch for a rebound - 54-41 - Coach P directs the offense - 54-41 - Crash landing! - - Brittany Strachan blocks Joy Cheek - 56-41 - 8:36 2nd Jasmine Thomas throws one up to beat the shot clock, it hit the rim but went out to State - 56-41 - 8:29 2nd The Dancing Devils - - NC State's Shayla Fields - - Fields converts the coast to coast layup, but State has scored just 10 points in 12 minutes. - 61-45 - 5:14 2nd Abby Waner had another tough shooting day, but got four steals, three assists, two boards, and a block vs. just one turnover. - - Either KJ or Joy cracked up Bridgette here - - Joy Cheek - - Better than Indiana's pants - - Abby Waner calls a play late in the second half - 63-45 - 4:05 2nd Another break and bucket for Shayla Fields who had 12 points and 4 steals - 63-49 - 3:48 2nd Hoping for a t-shirt (and thanks to Lindsey today's were of the Lynx variety) - - Khadijah Whittington at the line, summing up the Pack's day by missing both - 63-49 - 3:11 2nd Krystal Thomas couldn't be any more open for this layup - 65-52 - 2:13 2nd Seasonal headgear of the (dare I say more tasteful) Duke variety - - Wanisha Smith - - Sharnise Beal sets the final margin - 71-57 - 0:15 2nd Coach Yow and Wanisha Smith in the handshake line - - Chanita Jordan and Bridgette Mitchell meet at the end of the line - - Duke in the media room - - - - Shayla Fields, Nikitta Gartrell, and Khadijah Whittington in the interview room - - KD takes a question - - Coach Yow expounds on the awful timing of the Lucy Ellison season-ending injury - -
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