The second-seeded Blue Devils will continue their title quest at Cameron Indoor Stadium 7 p.m. Tuesday in the second round against seventh-seeded Oklahoma State.
Duke entered Sunday night’s tilt with Creighton expecting an up-tempo, high-scoring and finesse game.
When Alexis Jones scored on her first shot of the day to tie the game, she leapt up in the air to let the opposing crowd know that they were in her house.
Duke found a way to overcome Doug McDermott and Creighton, defeating the Blue Jays 66-50 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
Second-seeded Duke (31-2) survived a heated matchup with No. 15 Hampton (28-6), winning 67-51 in the first round of play in the NCAA Tournament.
Duke has faced a bevy of talented scorers this year, but none like Creighton's Doug McDermott.
When the second-seeded Blue Devils take on seventh-seeded Creighton Sunday night at the Wells Fargo Center they have one focus: shutting down star forward Doug McDermott.
Even though Duke led the whole game, the 73-61 win against Albany in NCAA Tournament's Round of 64 wasn't pretty. But the play of Quinn Cook at the point guard position was a thing of beauty.