Odom leads No. 22 Duke women past Tar Heels 70-58

Posted January 12, 2017 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Duke's Faith Suggs tries to keep the ball from North Carolina's Paris Kea during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Durham, N.C. (Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP) The Associated Press

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Leaonna Odom scored 15 points and No. 12 Duke used a dominant second quarter to defeat North Carolina 70-58 on Thursday night.

Kyra Lambert added 13 points and Lexie Brown added 12 for the Blue Devils (15-2, 3-1 ACC), who outscored the Tar Heels 18-4 in the second quarter.

A basket by Paris Kea to open the second quarter gave North Carolina a 19-18 lead, but Rebecca Greenwell quick answered for Duke, marking the ninth lead change.

Greenwell and Brown followed with baskets, and after a free throw for the Tar Heels, the Blue Devils reeled off eight straight with a layup by Greenwell making it 32-20. It was 36-21 at the half.

North Carolina (12-5, 1-3) went 1 of 14 from the field - including 0 for 7 from 3-point range - and had six turnovers in the second quarter.

Kea finished with 16 points and Stephanie Watts had 15 points and 11 rebounds, her ninth double-double, for the Tar Heels.

(This version corrects Duke's ranking to No. 12, not No. 22.)

North Carolina's Hillary Fuller (13) battles Duke's Kendall Cooper gathers the ball on a rebound against Duke during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Durham, N.C. (Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP) The Associated Press

Duke's Oderah Chidom (22) and Kendall Cooper battle North Carolina's Hillary Fuller (13) for a rebound during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Durham, N.C. (Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP) The Associated Press

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