Wake Forest University
Duke
Wake Forest Falls To No. 10 Duke, 83-50
2/25/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 25, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Jasmine Thomas scored 16 points and No. 10 Duke raced past cold-shooting Wake Forest 83-50 on Wednesday night.
Chante Black added 15 points, Joy Cheek 12 and Abby Waner 11 for the Blue Devils (23-4, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who led by as many as 35 points in extending their winning streak over the Demon Deacons to 32 straight.
Black, who also had 11 rebounds, moved into 10th place on Duke's all-time scoring list with 1,379 points. She passed Jennifer Scanlon, who has 1,377 career points.
Secily Ray had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Alex Tchangoue added 13 points and 10 boards for Wake Forest (18-9, 5-8), which shot just 27 percent from the field (17 of 63) and was outrebounded 48-39.
Leading 9-8, Duke broke the game open with an 11-2 run. Black set up Waner's 3-pointer with 6:14 left to put the Blue Devils ahead 20-10 for their first double digit lead.
Cheek hit a layup with 1:33 remaining to cap a 13-3 run and give the Blue Devils a 33-13 advantage, their biggest of the half.
Ahead 36-19 at the halftime break, Duke extended its lead to 73-38 on Krystal Thomas' layup with 7:40 remaining.
