Big Ten/ACC Challenge Women's Basketball ACCtion: Sunday, December 2
Duke falls just short in Big Ten/ACC Challenge contest at Penn State.
Penn State's Brianne O'Rourke, left, and Duke's Abby Waner battle for a ball in a basketball game Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/John Beale)

Penn State's Brianne O'Rourke, left, and Duke's Abby Waner battle for a ball in a basketball game Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/John Beale)

Dec. 2, 2007

Blue Devils Upset At Penn State, 86-84

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Janessa Wolf watched in amazement as teammate Brianne O'Rourke raced down court with the ball with 8 seconds left.

O'Rourke drove into the paint and drew Wolf's defender, leaving the forward wide open for the easy game-winning bucket with 0.3 seconds left in the Lady Lions' thrilling 86-84 upset of No. 11 Duke in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

"I honestly don't know how Brianne got it down the court," Wolf said with a smile. "I said a quick prayer and put it up there."

Wolf could breathe easy after a desperation foul-line jumper by Duke's Karina Christmas fell well short. The rebuilding Lady Lions (6-2) secured the biggest win in first-year coach Coquese Washington's young career and handed Duke (5-3) its first three-game losing streak since the 1996-97 season.