After a subpar outing at Florida State, Duke bounced back at home Thursday night with a 53-44 win over Pitt. Duke never trailed.
It was a low-scoring game obviously. Pitt was just 17-55 for 30.9 percent. Duke was better, hitting 20-53, but that was still just 37.7 percent.
Shayeann Day-Wilson and Celeste Taylor led for Duke with 13.
Duke ran out to a 23-12 lead before Pitt cut it back to 25-20. In the fourth quarter, Duke pushed ahead 44-34 and Pitt couldn’t counter.
With the win, Duke moves to 19-3 and 9-2 overall, which ties them with Notre Dame for first.