Duke Blue Devils at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 13 Duke women force 33 turnovers in a 72-47 win over Wake Forest
Duke (20-5, 11-2 ACC) secured its third straight 20-win season — with five games remaining in the regular season. It was the Blue Devils' 10th win in the last 11 meetings with the Demon Deacons.
Wake Forest was undone by 33 turnovers, leading to 41 points. Twenty of those turnovers came in a first half, but Duke only led 29-19.
Fournier put Duke ahead by double figures for good with 5:58 left in the second half. Okananwa gave the Blue Devils a 46-28 lead after three quarters and the lead didn't drop below 17 points from there.
Ashlon Jackson, who averages 13 points per game, was held to seven points after making 2 of 7 shots for Duke. Jackson did set a career-high with seven assists. Reigan Richardson, at 10.1 ppg, was also 2 of 7 and finished with four points.
Rylie Theuerkauf scored 11 points for Wake Forest (8-16, 1-12), which has lost four straight.
Duke has the weekend off before battling No. 2 Notre Dame on Monday. Wake Forest faces another ranked opponent on Sunday against No. 19 Georgia Tech.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 47 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 72 - 47 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Emma Koabel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa de Jesus. | 72 - 47 |
| 4th 0:32 |  |
Raegyn Conley made Jumper. | 69 - 47 |
| 4th 0:39 | |
Elise Williams Steal. | 69 - 45 |
Statistics
 DUKE |
WAKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-60 | FG | 15-35 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 42.9 |
| 3-9 | 3PT | 3-12 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
| 9-11 | FT | 14-16 |
| 81.8 | Free Throw % | 87.5 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 20 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 6 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 33 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 4 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 33 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 41 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 1,343 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 16-2 | - | 25-4 |
| NC State | 16-2 | - | 24-5 |
| Duke | 14-4 | 2 | 23-7 |
| North Carolina | 13-5 | 3 | 25-6 |
| Florida State | 13-5 | 3 | 23-7 |
| Louisville | 13-5 | 3 | 20-9 |
| California | 12-6 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Georgia Tech | 9-9 | 7 | 21-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 9-9 | 7 | 18-11 |
| Virginia | 8-10 | 8 | 17-14 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 16-14 |
| Boston College | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Clemson | 6-12 | 10 | 14-16 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 10 | 12-18 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Miami | 4-14 | 12 | 14-15 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 10-20 |
| Wake Forest | 2-16 | 14 | 9-20 |