BOSTON — Ashlon Jackson, Taina Mair and Reigan Richardson scored 14 points apiece on Thursday night to help No. 14 Duke beat Boston College 86-59.
Oluchi Okananwa added 12 points and Toby Fournier 11 for Duke (11-3, 2-0 ACC). Jackson, Mair and Jadyn Donovan — who finished with 10 rebounds and six points — each had three of the Blue Devils' 14 steals.
Dontavia Waggoner led Boston College (10-6, 1-2) with 20 points.
Richardson hit a jumper 21 seconds into the game that sparked a 12-4 opening run and Duke never trailed.
The Eagles made 1 of 10 from the field and committed 15 turnovers — including eight Duke steals — in the second quarter. The Blue Devils reeled off the first 15 points and outscored Boston College 19-2 in the period, tying their program record for fewest points allowed in a second quarter (Georgia on March 19, 2018, and Hampton on March 18, 2017).
The Eagles trailed by double figures throughout the second half.
Duke shot 52 per cent (33 of 63) from the field, hit 7 of 14 from 3-point range and scored 22 points off 29 Boston College turnovers, the Eagles' season high.
Andrea Daley, T’yana Todd and Teya Sidberry, who went into the game averaging a combined 33.7 points per game this season, totaled 20 points on 7-of-25 shooting for Boston College.
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