Despite just getting Florida Atlantic on the schedule just 48 hours ago, Duke dominated the Owls, and particularly inside, en route to a 78-56 win. The margin there was 50-2, which is astonishing (and which points out that women’s basketball, while much improved, has not yet reached parity across the board).
How dominant were the Blue Devils?
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Duke scored the majority of its points around the rim, and FAU was powerless to stop that.
Duke also owned the boards, winning that battle 47-32, and converting 16 offensive rebounds into 22 second-chance points.
The Blue Devils also forced 20 turnovers, and scored 21 points off of those turnovers.
Finally, Duke got 41 points from its bench to support leading scorers Autumn Fleary (14 points and 4 assists), and Aaliyah Crump (13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 steals).
And in the best news of the night, aside from the win itself, Toby Fournier returned from injury, racking up 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals, in just 19 minutes.
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FAU wasn’t an imposing opponent, but it’s great that they were willing to accept this game on short notice, after Duke’s game against North Texas was canceled a few days ago.
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