The Blue Devils hosted North Carolina for the first game in the Tobacco Road rivalry, and Duke had no problem with the Tar Heels earning a 70-58 win. Freshman forward Leonna Odom led the team in scoring with 15 points in the first Duke-UNC game of her career.
After finishing the first quarter up by only one point, the Blue Devils dominated in the second quarter to pull away and never look back. The Duke defense played extremely well and held the Tar Heels to only four points for the entire quarter. Meanwhile, the offense scored in the 2nd 18 to head into halftime with a 36-21 lead.