No. 11 Duke Takes Over After Halftime To Beat No. 7 Nc State 76-62, Win 1st Acc Title Since 2013

Oluchi Okananwa had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 11 Duke rally from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 7 N.C. State 76-62 on Sunday for the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title.

The win secured the Blue Devils' first ACC title in a dozen years and their first under coach Kara Lawson.

Okananwa, who came off the bench to match her career high for scoring, was the voted the tournament's MVP for third-seeded Duke 26-7, which took over after halftime against the tournament's top seed and regular-season co-champion Wolfpack 26-6.

Ashlon Jackson also scored 22 for Duke.

Aziaha James scored 18 points for N.C. State, which scored the game's first seven points and took its largest lead at 24-10 on her 3-pointer early in the second quarter.