#5 Duke Blue Devils paralyze Clemson Tigers in 81-37 win

The #5 Duke Blue Devils (17-2, 8-0) ramped up their defense during the second half and executed a solid shooting performance throughout to down the Clemson Lady Tigers, 81-37, in Littlejohn Coliseum  in Clemson, S.C. on Friday night.

Duke paralyzed Clemson by holding them to zero field goals in the final 13:08 while hitting 52.3 percent of their field goals in extending their ACC record to 8-0.

Tricia Liston shot a team-high 16 points while freshman Elizabeth Williams totaled 14 points, five rebounds and five blocked shots.

Williams is now the all-time single-season freshman leader at Duke with 73 blocks.

 

 Post-game: Coach McCallie, Tricia Liston and Elizabeth Williams - GoDuke.com

Notes of interest:

 With the victory Duke...

• Won its 15th straight game against Clemson and seven in a row playing in Littlejohn Coliseum
• Won 19 out of the last 22 versus the Lady Tigers
• Scored 48 points in the paint and scored 33 points off 22 Clemson turnovers
• Held Clemson to only 37 points, which marks the fourth time this year an opponent has failed to reach 40 points
• Dished 23 assists for the game which is a season high in ACC play
• Outrebounded Clemson, 43-30

Sophomore Richa Jackson

• Finished with 13 points, six rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes.
• Totaled double-figure scoring for the fourth straight game and eighth time out in the last nine games.

Sophomore Tricia Liston

• Had a team-high 16 points as she drained 3-of-5 treys
• Snapped a streak of three straight games without scoring double-figures

Sophomore Haley Peters

• Dished a career-high six assists
• Had 12 points and three rebounds in 23 minutes
• Totaled double-figure scoring in two straight games and 12 times this season

Sophomore Chelsea Gray

• Dished nine assists and scored seven points to go along with five rebounds
• Seven games now with eight or more assists

Freshman Elizabeth Williams

• Had 14 points, five rebounds, five blocks and two assists in 25 minutes
• Moved into third place on the ACC single-season freshman blocks list with 73
• Moved into fifth place on Duke's single-season blocks list with 73
• Posted double-figure scoring in the fifth straight game and the 13th time this season

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