Led by a 22-point effort from senior Wanisha Smith and 16 from sophomore Joy Cheek, the Blue Devils avenged two regular-season losses to the Terrapins when they upset the No. 2 seed, 74-63. Duke ended the game on an 11-4 run, after two clutch shots from Maryland's Krysti Tolliver that brought the Terrapins back into contention. The Blue Devils also went 6-of-10 from the charity stripe in the final two minutes to seal the victory. After the emotional win, however, Duke was unable to repeat its stellar performance on Chapionship Sunday, falling by 13 points to Tobacco Road foes, North Carolina. Chante Black and Jasmine Thomas both put up 16 points, but it was not enough to boost their team past the nation's No. 2 and ACC's No. 1 team.
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