But the last thing Coach Mike Jarvis wants today is for his players to think they must beat No. 3 Duke to salvage their season.

In theory, it was a fortuitous match for the Sun Devils, who avoided facing No. 1 Duke, the tournament favorite.

In the second semifinal, No. 5 Duke upset No. 1 Virginia.

St. John's played a terrific second half yesterday, shooting 50 percent from the floor and outscoring No. 18 Duke by 7 points.

He scored a goal and won 11-of-22 face-offs and picked up five groundballs in a 14-7 loss to No. 2 Duke (3/2).

In a 7-15 loss to No. 2 Duke (3/1), Dalton collected one ground ball, but managed to win none of his four face-off attempts.

The Pirates led No. 1 Duke for much of their game last week before losing, 80-79, in the Maui Classic.

Kira Orr led No. 22 Duke (17-9, 9-7) with 15 points.

Maryland defeated No. 7 Duke in overtime for its first regular-season sweep of the Blue Devils since 1995.

They moved up in the ranking after defeating No. 10 Duke, 76-65.