Duke girls’s basketball struggled with turning the ball over because it fell to UConn within the NCAA Match Candy 16 in Portland, Ore. on Saturday.
These 23 turnovers got here again to chunk the Blue Devils within the 53-45 loss, particularly as they went on a 12-2 run in direction of the tip of the fourth quarter that noticed them come up simply quick in opposition to the Huskies.
The Blue Devils struggled in all sides within the first half, seeing themselves path by 10 factors on the break. Solely making 5 baskets did not assist, neither did the 13 first half turnovers, even when the Huskies did not take full benefit of them. Whereas the protection helped hold them within the sport, holding the Huskies to 39% capturing from the sector, it wasn’t the very best begin within the Candy 16.
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Combined outcomes for Blue Devils within the third quarter of Candy 16
The Blue Satan offense scored 14 factors within the third quarter, greater than they’d within the first 20 minutes, however one way or the other discovered themselves down greater than they had been on the half (23-13). The protection let the Huskies shoot above 50%, they usually lastly took benefit of the Blue Devils turnovers to attain 11 factors off these. Paige Bueckers scored 10 factors alone within the quarter.
Turnovers damage Duke Ladies’s Basketball in opposition to UConn
Should you thought six turnovers within the first quarter was unhealthy, Duke was in a position so as to add seven within the first 5 minutes of the second quarter. In that point, UConn solely bought 5 factors which saved Duke within the sport earlier than it added eight factors within the remaining portion of the quarter. What saved Duke within the sport, at the very least within the first half, was that the Huskies could not take benefit with solely six factors off turnovers.
Gradual begin throughout will get worse for Duke
The Blue Devils went 3 of 13 within the first quarter, scoring solely six factors. The excellent news is that they had been solely down 4 after the Huskies shot 5 of 14, and had simply 10 factors. One of many points for the Blue Devils was the six turnovers that damage their capability to seek out an offensive rhythm. The Blue Devils did not assist issues by hitting simply 1 of their final 8 photographs within the quarter.
The second quarter had them begin 0 for 4 with seven extra turnovers within the first 5 minutes earlier than scoring a bucket.
Maxwell Donaldson covers highschool sports activities and Jacksonville State athletics for the Gadsden Occasions. Discover him on Twitter/X @_Max_Donaldson and make contact with him atMDonaldson@gannett.com.