Duke used a barrage of 3-pointers, interior dominance and career performances from its two top reserves to defeat Pittsburgh 86-64 Wednesday night in the ACC women’s tournament opening round.
Duke moves to 15-14 on the season and plays Florida State in tomorrow’s final game.
Pitt ends its season at 11-20.
Pitt came out with energy and determination, out-working Duke for loose balls. In fact, the undersized Panthers outrebounded Duke 10-5 in the first quarter.
Haley Gorecki opened the scoring with a three-pointer. But Duke came up empty on its next seven possessions, falling behind 7-3.