WEST LAFAYETTE -- Nina Norman and Tiffany Jackson scored 15 points apiece Sunday to lead No. 3 Texas to an 85-77 win over second-ranked Duke in the Women's Tip-Off Classic.\nHeather Schreiber added 15 for the Longhorns (1-0), but fouled out with 8:35 to play. Jackson also had eight rebounds, while Norman chipped in six rebounds and four assists.\nIn a game plagued by fouls and turnovers, Iciss Tillis led Duke (0-1) with 18 points and 12 rebounds, but fouled out with 1:35 to play.\nIt was a matchup of two of last season's Final Four teams. Duke lost to Tennessee, and Texas fell to eventual champion Connecticut.\nThe Longhorns dominated the first half, forcing 13 turnovers and jumping out to a 46-39 lead, but the Blue Devils stormed back in the second.\nTillis hit a short jumper to cap a 10-1 run in the first three minutes that gave Duke its first lead at 49-47. That started a back-and-forth 15 minutes that featured 10 lead changes.\nThe Blue Devils took a 69-68 lead when Jessica Foley scored on a driving layup with just over four minutes to play, but that would be their last lead.\nThe Longhorns closed the game with a 15-5 run -- including 11-for-12 from the line -- to seal the game.
No. 3 Texas beats No. 2 Duke
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