| |
RECAP
|
BOX SCORE
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Iowa State prepared for Duke's Georgia
Schweitzer. The Cyclones should have been keeping an eye on Alana
Beard.
|  | | Tracy Gahan (22) and Rometra Craig battle for a loose ball. |
Beard scored 27 points, including eight in the final six
minutes, as Duke (No. 5 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) pulled away late for an 81-63 victory over Iowa State (No. 6 ESPN/USA Today, No. 5 AP).
"She's quicker than we are, and we didn't really expect her to
shoot as much as she did," Iowa State's Megan Taylor said. "She
did everything a great player can do, and we just didn't expect
that of her."
Schweitzer scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half and
Iciss Tillis added 14 points as Duke (12-1) won its third straight
game since a 93-75 loss at Clemson on Dec. 9. Schweitzer added six
assists and eight rebounds.
It was Iowa State's first regular season loss since a 79-71
decision to Kansas on Feb. 16.
Angie Welle hit six of nine shots for 15 points for Iowa State
(9-1). Megan Taylor had 14 points, Erica Junod added 12 and Lindsey
Wilson had 10.
Duke had a 37-24 edge in rebounds, marking the first time Iowa
State was outrebounded this season.
"They're so much quicker than us, and in women's basketball,
the rebounds are below the rim," Iowa State Bill Fennelly said. "So even being one step quicker is a big advantage in
rebounding."
Iowa State was within 51-50 after Taylor's jumper with 12:20 to
play, but Duke's Michele Matyasovsky came off the bench for two
baskets to start a 20-6 run over the next 2:02 to put the game out
of reach.
"I think both teams were exhausted about then (at 51-50), and
our pressure defense finally started to wear them down and hurt
them toward the end," Duke's Gail Goestenkors said. "That, and we
started to do a better job attacking their zone."
Beard hit five of six shots in the final nine minutes and was
12-for-20 overall.
"I just got good looks at the basket," Beard said. "When you
get into the flow of a game, you don't think about how many shots
you're taking."
Duke opened an 18-8 lead early, but missed 13 of 16 shots,
including 11 in a row, as Iowa State whittled away the lead. Wilson's layup at the buzzer cut Duke's lead to 34-32 at the half.
Duke shot 67 percent in the second half, while Iowa State made
just 10 of 26 second-half shots as the Blue Devils pulled away.
"They just kept hitting and scoring in the second half, and we
didn't," Taylor said. "We started rushing things, took some bad
shots and started playing their game."
| |
ALSO SEE
Women's College Basketball Scoreboard
Iowa State Clubhouse
Duke Clubhouse
|
