Ashlon Jackson scores career-best 30 points as No. 13 Duke beats No. 9 Kansas State 73-62
Reigan Richardson knocks down a triple for Duke
Reigan Richardson is left wide open and sinks a 3-pointer to add to Duke's double-digit lead over Kansas State.
HENDERSON, Nev. -- — Ashlon Jackson scored a career-high 30 points and No. 13 Duke defeated No. 9 Kansas State, 73-62 on Monday, in the semifinals of the Ball Dawgs Classic.
The Blue Devils (6-1) overcame an early 11-point deficit behind Jackson’s shooting to advance to Wednesday’s championship game against No. 8 Oklahoma, an 85-62 winner against DePaul.
Jackson, who has scored in double figures in all six of Duke’s games, shot 12 of 19 (63.1%) from the floor, including 6 of 9 (66.7%) from 3-point range.
Reigan Richardson added 16 points for the Blue Devils.
Kansas State (5-1) was led by Ayoka Lee, who had 16 points. Serena Sundell scored 15 and Kennedy Taylor came off the bench to add 11 for the Wildcats.
Kansas State: With her 16-point performance, Lee needs 48 points to pass Kendra Wecker (2001-05) for the Kansas State career scoring record. Wecker scored 2,333 points. Lee, the 2024-25 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, is averaging 15.3 points.
Duke: Jackson hit her season average of 13.3 points by the 3:54 mark of the second quarter when her pull-up jumper gave her 14. The junior guard was 8 of 11 from the floor, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and had 20 points by halftime.
With the Blue Devils trailing by six midway through the second quarter, Jackson triggered a 15-0 run with 13 of the team’s points to help Duke take a lead they’d never relinquish.
Duke will face No. 8 Oklahoma on Wednesday in the championship game, while Kansas State will face DePaul in the consolation game.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Cameron Inouye
- Brenda Pantoja
- In'Fini Robinson
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | 1-0 | - | 13-1 |
| TCU | 1-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Texas Tech | 1-0 | - | 12-2 |
| Baylor | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Colorado | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Utah | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Arizona | 1-0 | - | 10-4 |
| Kansas | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| West Virginia | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| BYU | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Cincinnati | 0-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Iowa State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-5 |
| UCF | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Arizona State | 0-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Houston | 0-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| California | 1-0 | - | 13-1 |
| Miami | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Florida State | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Notre Dame | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Duke | 1-0 | - | 10-3 |
| NC State | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Boston College | 1-0 | - | 10-4 |
| Clemson | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| North Carolina | 0-1 | 1 | 12-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Stanford | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| SMU | 0-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Virginia | 0-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Louisville | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Wake Forest | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-1 | 1 | 8-6 |
| Syracuse | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
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