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Connecticut blows out Duke, 83-61

This was a match between the two highest ranked teams in the country, but #1 Connecticut (11-0) beat #2 Duke (10-1), led by Breanna Stewart who scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis who scored 21 points off the bench with 7 three point shots. For Duke, Chelsea Gray led the Blue Devils with 13 points and four players had double digits in scoring.

By Albert Lee
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If there was one stretch that got this game out of reach, it was an 8 minute stretch in the first half where the Huskies went on a 16-1 run over the Blue Devils where Duke failed to score a field goal, turning the score from 12-11 to 28-12.  The Huskies had a lead as high as 38-15 after a Mosqueda-Lewis three, but Duke ultimately dropped the deficit to 15 points at the half, trailing 41-26.

In the second half, Duke was able to get the score as close as 65-52 with 8 minutes remaining, but Uconn then responded with a 14-0 run which included three more three pointers by Mosqueda-Lewis.

After this win by the UConn Huskies, do you think that they will win the national championship this season and finish this season undefeated?   It wouldn't surprise me.

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