Heels Take Fourth Straight Title, 86-73

Chante Black

Chante bounced back from a rare bad game against Maryland but simply didn't get enough touches. She did do a nice job of getting to the foul line but wasn't much of a factor on the boards. It would have been nice to see her get more medium-to-long range attempts from the perimeter.

Joy Cheek

Joy got in foul trouble, and this hurt Duke more than any other single factor. She hurt the Heels with her shooting, rebounding and physical play, and the Devils missed her greatly when she was out. She stood up to Larkins and made her work a bit, and no other Devils was able to get as physical as she was.

Wanisha Smith

Nish didn't have the same impact she had against Maryland; her foul trouble certainly didn't help, and she simply didn't get the same kind of looks that she got against Maryland.

Jasmine Thomas

Jasmine proved her toughness in the second half of this game. After getting thoroughly outplayed by DeGraffenreid in the first half, Jasmine scored 14 in the second half. She attacked the basket, hit short jumpers, sank two threes and played tough defense. Jasmine dared the Heels to guard her, and her speed took them by surprise. The fact that she never gave up and was one of the most determined Duke players down the stretch speaks to her character.

Abby Waner

Abby once again had trouble sinking shots, but that didn't stop her from hustling like crazy. She played opportunistic defense, passed the ball inside and out, chased down rebounds and attacked the basket. Her technical was not especially damaging in the course of the game, and it actually served to fire up her teammates.

Karima Christmas

Karima was aggressive and physical. Other than taking one bad shot that was highly contested (instead of spinning away from the defender), she used her quickness and strength to get to the foul line. I would have loved to have seen her get a few more minutes in the second half; while she's not a shooter, she was much more effective than Jackson in this game.

Carrem Gay

Carrem hustled in this game, but was not particularly effective on offense and some of that hustle later turned into silly fouls. She did grab a few rebounds and guarded the wing well, helping force McCants into a bad shooting game, but she didn't have the impact that Duke needed from her off the bench.

Keturah Jackson

KJ seemed a bit overwhelmed at times in this game, especially at the defensive end. That resulted in her fouling out, as she was out of position a few times. She also took shots that were a bit outside her range, which led to her struggling in the offense as well.

Krystal Thomas

Even though Krystal's mobility seems hampered by her knee, her effort of late has been consistently excellent. She hit 2 big shots in this game, including a tough layup off an offensive rebound. She also blocked out nicely against the Heels, grabbing 5 tough rebounds and generally holding her position much better than in earlier games. Krystal also avoided foul trouble. While her knee is preventing her from jumping (and hence impairing her shot blocking), it's a blessing in disguise of sorts since she isn't jumping into shooters but rather is learning to stand her ground.

Bridgette Mitchell

Bridgette did not play at all this ACC Tournament.

Brittany Mitch