Duke ends Lady Jackets win streak at six

DURHAM, N.C. - Milli Martinez didn&#39;t take long to say who she thought was the best team she&#39;s faced in her four years at Georgia Tech. <br> <br> ``This team tonight,&#39;&#39; Martinez said after No. 5 Duke beat Georgia Tech 86-50 Thursday night. <br> <br> ``All their players know what they&#39;re supposed to do. They know their roles and they just get it done.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Iciss Tillis had 23 points and Monique Currie had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Duke (18-3, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its ninth straight. <br> <br> The Blue Devils have won 15 of 16 the only loss was to No. 2 Tennessee and 18 straight against Georgia Tech (13-7, 6-4). <br> <br> Currie scored Duke&#39;s first six points and Alana Beard the next eight as Duke jumped out to a 14-2 lead. Tillis and Beard had 11 points each to lead Duke to a 37-18 halftime lead. <br> <br> ``There have been some great teams in the history of the ACC,&#39;&#39; said Georgia Tech coach Agnus Berenato, whose team had its six-game winning streak snapped. ``Because of this team&#39;s chemistry, they may be one of the best ACC teams we&#39;ve ever seen.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Sonja Mallory led Georgia Tech with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Megan Isom added 10 points. <br> <br> Beard finished with 15 points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists. Currie also had four assists. <br> <br> Georgia Tech missed 15 of its first 20 shots and had 12 turnovers in its first 30 possessions. The Yellow Jackets were 7-of-31 in the first half in their lowest scoring half of the season. <br> <br> Georgia Tech shot 29 percent, including 2-for-11 from 3-point range, and had 23 turnovers. The Yellow Jackets had just three field goals in a 11:10 span of the second half as Duke expanded its lead past 30. <br> <br> ``We had a couple of kids who were just off tonight,&#39;&#39; Berenato said. ``I don&#39;t know if you blame it on the moon, the stars, the sky, whatever. It just didn&#39;t happen for them tonight.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Duke&#39;s Sheana Mosch, who averages 11.5 points per game, had just six after spraining her ankle in practice on Wednesday. <br> <br> ``We weren&#39;t quite as crisp on offense without her,&#39;&#39; Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said. ``She&#39;s usually the first one out on the break. We didn&#39;t seem to have as much firepower.&#39;&#39;

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