Duke women get victory No. 900 at Pitt's expense
PITTSBURGH — Lexie Brown scored 20 points and No. 18 Duke recovered from blowing an 18-point second half lead to defeat Pittsburgh 58-46 on Sunday, the 900th win in program history.
Brown had 10 points as the Blue Devils (17-5, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) closed the game with a 15-2 run.
After Duke opened the fourth quarter with a basket, Yacine Diop scored seven straight points and a 3-pointer by Kyla Nelson put the Panthers on top 44-43 with 6:43 to play.
Brown made a layup and then a 3-point play before Rebecca Greenwell’s 3-pointer had Duke on top 51-44. After four straight misses, Diop ended the drought but Pitt missed its final three shots.
Diop had 19 points and 15 boards for Pitt (9-13, 1-8).
