Brown scores 24, No. 11 Duke women ease by High Point 77-50
DURHAM, N.C. -- Lexie Brown scored 24 points, Leaonna Odom had 16 points and nine rebounds, and No. 11 Duke women beat High Point 77-50 on Thursday night in the Blue Devils' home opener.
Duke led by 11 points at halftime and on the first play of the second half, Brown threw an alley-oop pass to Odom for a layup and foul. Odom missed the free throw but the Blue Devils closed the third quarter on a 13-3 run to extend their lead to 61-40.
High Point went scoreless for the first two minutes of the fourth quarter and later had a nearly three-minute field-goal drought.
Erin Mathias had 11 points and seven boards, and Rebecca Greenwell added 10 points and eight rebounds for Duke (2-0).
The Blue Devils outrebounded the Panthers 46-26 and scored 50 points in the paint.
Emma Bockrath scored 21 points on 5-of-18 shooting for High Point (1-2), which never led and committed 22 turnovers. She also had 10 rebounds and five steals.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Daryl Humphrey
- Norma Jones
- Jenna Schroeder
2023-24 Big South Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
High Point | 14-2 | - | 20-12 |
South Carolina Upstate | 10-6 | 4 | 16-16 |
Radford | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
Presbyterian | 8-8 | 6 | 21-15 |
Winthrop | 8-8 | 6 | 14-16 |
Charleston Southern | 8-8 | 6 | 11-19 |
Longwood | 6-10 | 8 | 9-21 |
Gardner-Webb | 5-11 | 9 | 6-24 |
UNC Asheville | 4-12 | 10 | 11-20 |
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Virginia Tech | 14-4 | - | 25-8 |
NC State | 13-5 | 1 | 31-7 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 1 | 28-7 |
Syracuse | 13-5 | 1 | 24-8 |
Louisville | 12-6 | 2 | 24-10 |
Florida State | 12-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
Duke | 11-7 | 3 | 22-12 |
North Carolina | 11-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
Miami | 8-10 | 6 | 19-12 |
Georgia Tech | 7-11 | 7 | 17-16 |
Virginia | 7-11 | 7 | 16-16 |
Boston College | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
Clemson | 5-13 | 9 | 12-19 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 12 | 8-24 |
Wake Forest | 2-16 | 12 | 7-25 |