Final
No. 16 Miami women build early lead in beating Duke 61-53
Feb 7, 2016 - 8:30 PM CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Adrienne Motley scored 21 points and No. 16 Miami reached 20 wins with a 61-53 victory over Duke on Sunday.Jessica Thomas and Keyona Hayes added 13 points each and Erykah Davenport grabbed 15 rebounds for the Hurricanes (20-4, 8-3 ACC).
Duke (17-8, 6-5) - playing without leading scorer and rebounder Azura Stevens for the second straight game with a left foot injury - got 18 points from Oderah Chidom and 16 from Rebecca Greenwell.
Motley's 3-pointer with 6:37 left gave Miami a 16-point lead. Duke got within seven with 1:38 remaining before missing 4 of 5 shots.
Duke trailed by six in the third quarter after an awful first half, when it fell behind 27-11 after shooting 12 percent and missing all nine 3-pointers. The Blue Devils went over 11 minutes without scoring and 15 minutes without a field goal, including the entire second quarter when they made just two free throws.
- DUKE: 53
MIAMI: 61
Final
Feb 7 3:11 PM - DUKE: 11
MIAMI: 27
Halftime
Feb 7 1:55 PM - DUKE: 5
MIAMI: 8
1st Quarter - 7:22
Feb 7 1:06 PM
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