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Duke Blue Devils at South Florida Bulls

· NCAA Women's Basketball
10-3, 2-3 Away
Final
56 - 65
7-6, 7-1 Home

Sammie Puisis scores 23 points, Mputu adds 17 to help South Florida top No. 9 Duke women 65-56

Sammie Puisis shows off the handle for a nice USF bucket

L'or Mputu had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls (7-6), who led by as many as 23 in the first half. Duke (10-3) whittled away at the deficit, pulling within 42-39 on Taina Mair's 3-pointer in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. USF also got 10 points apiece from Vittoria Blasigh and Carla Brito.

Toby Fournier led Duke with 11 points and eight rebounds, but the cold-shooting Blue Devils fell behind 20-6 after one quarter. They trailed 33-10 before scoring the last five points of the first half and nine of the first 12 in the third quarter to trim the deficit to 36-24. It was 42-36 heading into the fourth quarter after Reigan Richardson's three-point play and a pair of free throws from Mair cut USF's lead to single digits.

Takeaways Duke never led, missing five of its first seven shots and turning the ball over three times as USF sprinted to a 20-4 lead. USF improved to 7-1 at home, with the lone loss coming against Vanderbilt. The Bulls knocked off a ranked opponent for the first time since beating Arkansas in December 2022.

Key stat Puisis made six of nine from the field, including all three of her 3-pointers. She also went eight for eight from the foul line. Duke shot 23.5 percent from behind the three-point line (4-17), 38.9 percent overall.

Key moment Just when it looked like Duke might make another push down the stretch, Puisis made a long, uncontested 3-pointer for a 60-48 lead with just over two minutes left.

Up next Duke: Resumes Atlantic Coast Conference play at Boston College on Jan. 2.

South Florida: Hosts Charlotte in American Athletic Conference opener on Jan. 1.

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  • TV Channel: Blue Devils vs Bulls 2021 College Basketball, week 7, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 56 - 65
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 56 - 65
4th 0:06 South Florida Turnover. 56 - 65
4th 0:37 Ashlon Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Taina Mair. 56 - 65
4th 0:43 Duke Timeout 54 - 65

Statistics

DUKEDUKE USFUSF
21-54 FG 23-50
38.9 Field Goal % 46.0
4-17 3PT 5-9
23.5 Three Point % 55.6
10-14 FT 14-15
71.4 Free Throw % 93.3
31 Rebounds 30
11 Offensive Rebounds 7
20 Defensive Rebounds 23
12 Assists 15
6 Steals 9
4 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 11
4 Fast Break Points 12
28 Points in Paint 32
13 Fouls 14
0 Largest Lead 23

Game Information

Venue: Yuengling Center

Location: Tampa, FL
Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
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

2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UTSA 0-0 - 9-2
UAB 0-0 - 9-3
East Carolina 0-0 - 8-4
North Texas 0-0 - 8-4
Tulane 0-0 - 7-4
Florida Atlantic 0-0 - 8-5
Rice 0-0 - 7-5
Temple 0-0 - 6-5
South Florida 0-0 - 7-6
Tulsa 0-0 - 6-6
Wichita State 0-0 - 6-7
Charlotte 0-0 - 5-6
Memphis 0-0 - 2-9
Full Standings