College Hoops: No. 5 Duke Women Beat No. 19 Florida St.

Published: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 11:59 p.m.

DURHAM, N.C. | Elizabeth Williams had 20 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 5 Duke beat No. 19 Florida State 61-50 on Friday night.

Chloe Wells added 15 points for the Blue Devils (25-1, 15-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their 37th consecutive home game against ACC competition.

Duke trailed 24-20 early in the second half but seized control with a 26-4 run over the next 9 minutes.

Wells hit a jumper from the free throw line to give the Blue Devils a 28-26 lead with 15:36 remaining, and they never trailed again.

Alexa Deluzio scored 16 points to lead Florida State (20-6, 10-5), which lost its sixth straight matchup with Duke. Natasha Howard added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Seminoles.

#6 California 77, Oregon 55

BERKELEY, Calif. | Layshia Clarendon scored 14 points and No. 6 California won its school-record 12th straight game with a victory over Oregon on Friday night.

Afure Jemerigbe added 13 points for the Bears (24-2, 14-1 Pac-12), who early on looked somewhat ragged offensively with starting point guard Brittany Boyd sitting out because of a strained groin.

Webber International 61, St. Thomas 61, OT

MIAMI GARDENS | Webber International upset 11th-ranked St. Thomas in the first semifinal of the 2013 Sun Conference Championship.

The upset victory by Webber International (14-13) snapped a 15-game win streak for St. Thomas (27-3). Webber's Jasmine Singleton hit a three-pointer with seven seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score 56-56 and send the game into overtime.

In the overtime period, a jumper by Kristin Throckmorton, followed by a free throw by Alishia Kahan, put the Warriors ahead by four points with 40 seconds to play.

A put-back jumper by STU's Danielle Ciccarone off a missed three-pointer by Shanika Brooks cut the lead to two points with 17 seconds left.

With four seconds to go, WIU's Erin Henry made the first of two free throws, then grabbed her own rebound off a missed free throw on her second attempt to secure the final score.

St. Louis 65, #15 Butler 61

INDIANAPOLIS | Saint Louis coach Jim Crews and Butler's Brad Stevens nearly echoed each other when assessing the key to Friday night's game.

"I think the start to the second half was key," Crews said after Saint Louis took control of the Atlantic 10 race with a 65-61 comeback win over the No. 15 Bulldogs.

Mike McCall had 18 points and Kwamain Mitchell scored 10 of his 12 in the second half to help Saint Louis rally.

Dwayne Evans added 17 points for the Billikens, who won for the fourth time this season against a Top 25 opponent ? a school record ? and earned their ninth victory in a row in Atlantic 10 play. The previous eight had all been by 10 points or more.

Saint Louis (21-5, 10-2) remains firmly in control in the conference, holding a one-game lead over No. 24 Virginia Commonwealth.

Source: http://www.theledger.com/article/20130222/news/130229764

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