WOMENS BASKETBALL
Duke 81, Southern Methodist 46
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS — Toby Fournier scored 24 points and Ashlon Jackson added 17 as No. 14 Duke coasted to an 81-46 win over SMU on Thursday night. Oluchi Okananwa added 12 points and Taina Mair had 11 for the Blue Devils (16-4, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won four straight. Jadyn Donovan had 10 rebounds as Duke had a 45-32 advantage on the boards. Nya Robertson had 10 points for the Mustangs (10-10, 2-7). Duke, which is holding teams to 59 points on 39% shooting, clamped down on defense after getting out of the first quarter with a 24-21 lead. The Mustangs had 22 points total in three quarters until Kylie Marshall hit a 3-pointer with less than 20 seconds to go. That gave SMU 12 points after quarters of four and nine points. The Blue Devils held SMU to 1-of-13 shooting in the second quarter and took a 46-25 lead at the half. In the third quarter it was 3-of-11 shooting for the Mustangs and Duke had a 24-9 scoring difference for a 70-34 lead.
SMU had eight baskets in the first quarter and eight in the next 3, finishing 16 of 51 (31%).
January 23, 2025