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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Kiah Gillespie had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 22 Florida State pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Duke 51-41 on Thursday night in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Gillespie hit three 3-pointers and collected her 11th double-double of the season. Nausia Woolfolk added 10 points for Florida State (23-7), which plays No. 9-ranked and third-seeded North Carolina State in a quarterfinal on Friday night. The Seminoles beat the Wolfpack 75-70 on Feb. 7.
The sixth-seeded Seminoles never trailed, but No. 11 seed Duke (15-15) stayed within single digits for the first three quarters. Florida State opened the fourth on a 6-0 surge and led 43-31. The Blue Devils pulled to 45-38 with 2:47 left but didn't get closer.
Haley Gorecki scored 17 points and Leaonna Odom had 13 to lead Duke.
GAME INFORMATION
Second Round
Score: #6 Florida State 51, #11 Duke 41
Records: Florida State 23-7, Duke 15-15
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
Attendance: N/A
FSU starters: Woolfolk, Ekhomu, Jones, Gillespie, Myers
Duke Starters: Gorecki, Goodchild, Odom, Akindode-James, Williams
NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Florida State defeated Duke for the first time in eight ACC Tournament meetings … The Seminoles improved to 12-27 all-time in ACC Tournament play and to 2-0 in second-round games.
- Duke slipped to 48-34 all in the ACC Tournament and to 37-13 all-time versus Florida State.
- One night after Duke shot better than 55 percent as a team and tied an ACC Tournament record with 12 made 3-pointers, the Seminoles limited the Blue Devils to a 29.3 shooting effort, including 2-of-12 from 3-point range … FSU blocked eight shots, led by freshman center Valencia Myers with four, and held a 42-29 rebounding advantage.
- The Seminoles’ 51 points were the fewest they have scored in a win this season.
- FSU redshirt junior forward Kiah Gillespie (15 points, 12 rebounds) posted her 11th double-double of the year and ties for fifth on FSU’s single-season list … Gillespie is two field goals shy of becoming the ninth Seminole to eclipse 200 in a season.
- Duke redshirt junior Haley Gorecki became the third player in program history to reach 500 points, 200 rebounds, 100 assists and 75 steals in a season.
TEAM LEADERS
Florida State
Points: Kiah Gillespie 15
Rebounds: Kiah Gillespie 12
Assists: Nicki Ekhomu 4
Duke
Points: Haley Gorecki 17
Rebounds: Leaonna Odom 6
Assists: Haley Gorecki 17
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime: 23-19, FSU
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Leads: FSU 12 (4th - 7:12)
FSU led for: 36:45
Duke led for: 0:00
Game was tied for: 2:50
UP NEXT
FSU advances to face No. 3 seed NC State (25-4) in Friday’s 8 p.m. quarterfinal game … The dropped a 63-51 regular-season decision to the nationally No. 9-ranked Wolfpack on the road on Jan. 3.