Duke was involved in a rock fight with UNC: only twice in the game’s four quarters did either team score more than 10 points.  For good measure, the tw

The Duke Blue Devils came closer to a second straight loss than head coach Kara Lawson probably wanted on Sunday afternoon, but sophomore Oluchi Okananwa helped her team score 40 second-half points for a 60-55 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers.

Duke emerged with a 60-55 victory over the Cavaliers in John Paul Jones Arena Sunday afternoon. Sophomore guard Oluchi Okananwa sparked the Blue Devils’ resurgence with 17 points on 2-of-3 from beyond the arc,

UVA women’s basketball dropped a heartbreaker to No. 14 Duke, falling 60-55 after leading for the entirety of the first three quarters. Coming in as large under

Regardless, the Blue Devils were one offensive surge away from changing the dynamic of what had previously been a stable Virginia lead. That surge came in the third quarter, as Duke scored 19 points — nearly matching their first half total of 20. Entering the final period of play, the Cavaliers held a dwindling 43-39 lead.

The Duke women's basketball team improved to 13-4 for the season and 4-1 against the ACC on Sunday with a double-digit comeback against Virginia, but Thursday's overtime loss to the North Carolina Tar