TALLAHASSEE, Fla. � Haley Peters scored 18 points to lead Duke's balanced scoring, and the fifth-ranked Blue Devils remained unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 67-57 victory over Florida State on Sunday.
Elizabeth Williams added 13 points, including 10 in the second half, and Shay Selby 11 for Duke, which is bearing down on a third consecutive ACC title. Selby sparked a 12-2 run late in the first half that wiped out Florida State's 19-16 lead and put the Blue Devils in control. Selby had two baskets and a steal that set up another in that decisive spurt.
The Blue Devils (21-3, 12-0) led 32-25 at halftime and built their largest lead at 19 points on two occasions in the second half. They shot 49.1 percent from the floor and were 5 of 8 on 3-pointers. Florida State was just 2 of 9 from behind the arc.
Duke's only losses this season have been to UConn, Kentucky and Notre Dame ? all ranked in the Top 10.
Alexa Deluzio scored 18 points and Natasha Howard 14 for Florida State (13-13, 5-7), which is likely to miss the NCAA tournament for the first time in seven years. Deluzio's first basket of the game pushed her over the 1,000-point mark at Florida State.
The Seminoles played without junior forward Chasity Clayton, who was suspended for the game after violating an unspecified team rule. Clayton, who averages 9.3 points and 5.6 rebounds, had 15 points and seven rebounds in Florida State's 73-66 loss at Duke a month ago.
Florida State managed to get within 63-55 on a jumper by Olivia Bresnahan with 2:27 left, but no closer.
Duke has won five straight over Florida State since a Jan. 29, 2009, overtime loss in Tallahassee.
Transfer point guard Morgan Toles scored her first basket for Florida State but committed seven of the team's 20 turnovers in her first start for the Seminoles.
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