RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Duke couldn't handle this combination:
Tynesha Lewis at the point and Adeola Olanrewaju off the bench.
Lewis scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half Sunday,
rallying the Wolfpack (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) past No. 4 Duke 69-55.
|  | | Tynesha Lewis scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half to help the Wolfpack erase a six-point halftime deficit vs. Duke. |
The Wolfpack (17-8, 8-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed by
six at halftime but recorded their sixth consecutive league
victory. Lewis made 4 of 6 free throws in the final 95 seconds to
seal the outcome.
She was complemented by Olanrewaju, who scored 13 of her 16
points in the second half and finished with 10 rebounds for her
first double-double.
Duke (23-3, 11-3) lost for the first time this season when
leading at halftime.
North Carolina State is a deeper and more resilient team than
the one ravaged by injuries at midseason. Besides Olanrewaju,
another reserve, Amy Simpson, made an important contribution,
scoring eight points.
"She (Olanrewaju) killed us with her double-double off the
bench," Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said after failing to earn her
200th career victory. "I thought she was the key to the game."
Duke (23-3, 11-3) managed two points off the bench and lost for
the first time when leading at halftime.
Lewis and Olanrewaju combined for 13 points in a 17-2 N.C. State
run late in the game.
The Wolfpack never trailed after Lewis hit an NBA-length
3-pointer, her only 3 of the game, to give the Wolfpack a 47-46
lead at 8:02. Olanrewaju capped the run with a jumper with 2:43
left, giving N.C. State a 61-48 lead.
"She (Olanrewaju) kept telling me over and over before the game
that she felt like she was ready to explode on the court," Lewis
said. "She did explode. She knocked down shots from all over."
Duke shot 31 percent while allowing the Wolfpack to shoot 50
percent in the second half. Georgia Schweitzer led the Blue Devils
with 20 points while freshman Alana Beard added 14.
"Our shots just weren't falling and we needed to play better
defense to make up for that," Schweitzer said.
"We can't just trade baskets and expect to win. If you do that,
any team in the ACC will have a chance to beat you."
The Wolfpack's winning streak in the league began with an 85-66
rout of Florida State on Jan. 29. In that game, Lewis started for
the first time at the point and became the first Wolfpack player –
male or female – to record a triple-double with 10 points, 11
rebounds and 10 assists.
She has started at the point since.
"We needed Ivy (Gardner) and Tynesha in at the same time, and
the only way to do that was to move Tee to the point," N.C. State
coach Kay Yow said. "We practiced it some, and then she had a
triple-double in the first game we did it. That solidified it. And
we decided to stick with it."
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Adeola Olanrewaju takes the lob in the lane for an easy score.
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