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Today's Game in Pictures - In Order and Fully Captioned

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Durham native Utahya Drye in pregame intros - Pregame - Duke cheerleaders and the Devil - Pregame - Reserves join the starters for the pre-tipoff huddle - Pregame - Duke won the opening tip - 0-0 - 20:00 1st Amber Hall strongly challenged Chante Black's first shot - 0-0 - 19:47 1st After Black got her own rebound, Hall blocked her follow. - 0-0 - Joy stole the ball from Utahya Drye, then took a perfect pass from Abby to score while fouled by Drye - 2-2 - 18:09 1st Joy's free throw was perfect for Duke's first lead - 3-2 - 18:08 2nd Chante Black had seven boards and three blocks but was also active on defense away from the goal - 3-2 - 1st Andrea Barbour, wearing a brace to keep her shoulder located, score a fast break layup - 3-6 - 17:07 1st Joy Cheek sinks a jumper from the top of the lane - 5-6 - 16:28 1st As the game continued at a fast pace, Wanisha Smith goes in for a layup - 7-8 - 15:43 1st Eleanor Brentall scores for the Hokies - 7-10 - 15:13 1st Another shot block for Amber Hall - 7-12 - 14:19 1st This time Jasmine Thomas misses her signature layup - 7-12 - 13:51 1st Some frustration on the defensive end for Duke - - Carrem Gay starts heating up with this layup, forcing a Hokie time out - 13-14 - 12:26 1st After a KJ free throw, Carrem goes to work again, making the short jumper and drawing Brentnall's second foul - 16-14 - 11:11 1st Joy Cheek brings the ball upcourt after a VaTech miss - - Abby misses the jumper after her defender has fallen down - 17-14 - 9:55 1st Joy Cheek drives in transition - 17-14 - 9:49 1st Joy's fast break layup is perfect, she was 3-4 in the first half - 19-14 - 9:39 1st Chante Black scores again from close range, 24 of Duke's 29 first half points were from the paint - 23-18 - 8:09 1st Joy's Grandmother? - - - - Persistent Bridgette Mitchell watches her shot drop...when they didn't she had four offensive boards - 25-18 - 7:27 1st Brittany Cook snatches a defensive rebound - Duke did not score the last 6 minutes of the half - 29-20 - 5:37 1st Fourth year head coach Beth Dunkenberger works the refs from the Tech sideline - - This Krystal Thomas shot didn't count, she'd travelled - 29-20 - 4:41 1st Coach P calls for hands up on defense; Abby Waner had a tough first half (1-6 shooting, 3 fouls) - 29-20 - 4:50 1st Carrem Gay (hand #2) blocked Andrea Barbour - 29-20 - 4:47 1st - - Abby Waner's second foul came during a stretch described by Coach P as a "six minute lull" in intensity. - 29-20 - 2:19 1st Abby helps up Utahya Drye after fouling her - 29-20 - 2:19 1st On the same possession Abby is called for foul #3, the team's sixth - 29-20 - 2:08 1st Abby can't believe that call - 29-20 - 2:08 1st Wanisha Smith well defended by Brentnall - 29-20 - 1:08 1st Karima Christmas, back in the lineup after a brief illness, gets the offensive board - 29-20 - 1:07 1st Christmas, who played the post in high school, goes right back up but misses - 29-20 - 1:04 1st - 29-22 - Halftime The second half started with a Duke turnover and two free throws by Utahya Drye - 29-24 - 19:23 2nd More tough luck for Abby, but at least Joy follwed her missed three - 31-24 - 19:15 2nd Wanisha Smith absorbs the charge from Brittany Cook - 31-24 - 18:57 2nd Abby and Jasmine help Nish up - 31-24 - 18:57 2nd Abby hits a trey from the other corner - 36-26 - 17:36 2nd Though Brittany Cook failed to rebound her own miss here, she did have an impressive 10 boards tonight - 38-26 - 17:13 2nd Two very different huddles after Wanisha Smith scored and was fouled - 38-26 - 17:04 2nd Lobster! - - Wanisha Smith drains a corner three - 45-30 - 15:16 2nd Another hoop for Nish and the rout is on - 48-30 - 14:37 2nd Off a turnover forced by the Duke press, Abby Waner drew the foul from Lindsay Biggs and Shani Grey went down hard - 48-30 - 14:29 2nd Grey was helped off the court, it looked like a knee-to-knee collision - 48-30 - 14:29 2nd Grey in pain on the sidelines, it was unknown after the game if it was more than a bruise - 48-30 - 14:29 2nd Abby made both from the stripe - 50-30 - 14:29 2nd Drye committed four turnovers, but here beats the Blue Devil press - 50-30 - 14:26 2nd Brentnall drives and dishes back... - 50-30 - 14:15 2nd ...to Andrea Barbour for the layup - 50-32 - 14:12 2nd Another hoop for Barbour - she led all scorers with 15. Cook had 14, but nobody else stepped up for Tech. - 51-34 - 13:34 2nd Chante Black finishes a three point play from the line - 54-34 - 13:09 Bridgette Mitchell after a massive block by Chante Black - 56-34 - 12:35 2nd Brittany Cook scored 14, but only 4 came in the second half - - Northern Durham grad Utahye Drye - - Abby Waner - - KJ was 0-3 from the field, but her 7 first half rebounds carried Duke - 56-36 - 12:16 2nd Duke Women's Basketball SID Lindy Brown at the scorer's table - - Junior Brittany Cook ties up Krystal Thomas. She had an outstanding night including her first ever double double. - 70-44 - 5:48 2nd Emily Waner sinks a three pointer - 73-44 - 5:08 2nd Duke bench reacts to Waner's bomb - 73-44 - 5:08 2nd Emily Waner running the point late in the second half - - Emily Waner finds an open Joy Cheek in the corner... - 75-46 - 4:04 2nd ...and Joy hits the three - I'd like to know why Em didn't get an assist for this - 78-46 - 4:02 2nd Everybody loving Joy's triple - 78-46 - 4:02 2nd Smiles from Joy and her coach - 78-46 - 4:02 2nd Another timeout for Tech, who according to Beth D. took away Duke's first looks in the first half but stopped attacking in the second - 78-46 - 3:58 2nd Joy Cheek battles for a defensive board - 78-46 - 3:42 2nd A good turnout tonight - - Carrem Gay is even taller when you're sitting on the floor - 78-46 - 3:39 2nd Brittany Mitch scores inside - 80-46 - 3:25 2nd Karima Christmas scores, with this hoop all twelve Devils scored, a season first - 82-49 - 2:43 2nd Laura Haskins trails Utahya Drye as Duke has stopped pressing - - Carrem Gay fouls Andrea Barbour - 82-49 - 2:14 2nd Andrea Barbour was 7-17 from the floor, wearing this harness can't have made things easier - 82-50 - 2:14 2nd Laura Haskins brings the ball up for the Hokies - - Lakeisha Logan guards Emily Waner, who sees something... - 82-50 - 1:34 2nd ...she sees a wide open Brittany Mitch! - 82-50 - 1:32 2nd Nobody way anywhere near Mitch, who sunk the open three to conclude the night's scoring - 85-50 - 1:30 2nd Jasmine Thomas and Coach McCallie applaud the effort of Duke's reserves - 85-50 - 1:25 2nd Bridgette Mitchell soars to block Eleanor Brentnall - 85-50 - 1:18 2nd Still playing hard, Krystal Thomas just misses the blocked shot and fouls Andrea Barbour - 85-50 - 1:03 2nd Emily Waner - - Andrea Barbour fouls Emily Waner - 85-50 - 0:43 2nd Em came up empty on the line - 85-50 - 0:43 2nd Krystal denies Cook a game ending score - 85-50 - 0:01 2nd Ballgame! - 85-50 - Final Handshake line - Postgame - Handshake line - Postgame - Handshake line - Postgame - Dear Old Duke - Postgame - Dear Old Duke - Postgame - Dear Old Duke - Postgame - Dear Old Duke - Postgame - Dear Old Duke - Postgame - Coach P in the interview room - Postgame - Krystal Thomas answers a question - Postgame -
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