No. 10 Tar Heels survive James Madison upset bid
Xylina McDaniel scored 19 points and No. 10 North Carolina held on to beat James Madison 74-71 on Thursday.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
James Madison Dukes
71
North Carolina Tar Heels
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JMU | 38 | 33 | 71 |
| UNC | 44 | 30 | 74 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | vs Navy Midshipmen | W 77-61 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | @ Virginia Tech Hokies | L 43-59 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils | W 77-38 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | @ Miami (OH) RedHawks | L 52-59 | NCAAW |
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Play by Play
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JumpShot 1:17 71-74
Toia Giggetts made Jumper. Assisted by Kirby Burkholder.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 69-74
Jazmon Gwathmey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 68-74
Jazmon Gwathmey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:02 67-74
Foul on Allisha Gray.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 67-74
Foul on Latifah Coleman.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 67-74
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 66-74
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 65-74
Foul on Latifah Coleman.
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PersonalFoul 2:54 65-74
Foul on Latifah Coleman.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 65-74
Allisha Gray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 65-73
Allisha Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:19 65-72
Foul on Toia Giggetts.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:26 65-72
Lauren Okafor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:26 64-72
Lauren Okafor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:26 63-72
Foul on Xylina McDaniel.
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JumpShot 5:45 63-72
Latifah Coleman made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:03 63-70
Lauren Okafor made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:19 61-70
Xylina McDaniel made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:21 61-68
Allisha Gray made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:43 61-66
Precious Hall made Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:17 59-66
Toia Giggetts made Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Newman.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:38 57-66
Precious Hall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:38 56-66
Foul on N'Dea Bryant.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:53 56-66
Xylina McDaniel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by N'Dea Bryant.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:19 56-63
Xylina McDaniel made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:19 56-62
Xylina McDaniel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:19 56-61
Foul on Lauren Okafor.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:41 56-61
Toia Giggetts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:41 55-61
Toia Giggetts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:41 54-61
Foul on Danielle Butts.
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JumpShot 10:29 54-61
Latifah Coleman made Jumper.
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JumpShot 10:58 54-59
Xylina McDaniel made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:17 54-57
Precious Hall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Angela Mickens.
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PersonalFoul 11:43 51-57
Foul on Jazmon Gwathmey.
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JumpShot 12:08 51-57
Jazmon Gwathmey made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:22 49-57
Foul on Stephanie Mavunga.
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PersonalFoul 13:00 49-57
Foul on Kirby Burkholder.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:32 49-57
Nikki Newman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:32 48-57
Foul on N'Dea Bryant.
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JumpShot 13:32 48-57
Nikki Newman made Jumper. Assisted by Angela Mickens.
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JumpShot 13:50 46-57
Nikki Newman made Jumper.
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JumpShot 14:13 44-57
Latifah Coleman made Jumper.
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JumpShot 14:38 44-55
Danielle Butts made Jumper. Assisted by Latifah Coleman.
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PersonalFoul 15:05 44-53
Foul on Xylina McDaniel.
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JumpShot 15:05 44-53
Kirby Burkholder made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 15:22 42-53
Foul on Brittany Rountree.
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JumpShot 15:32 42-53
Brittany Rountree made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:08 42-51
Foul on Toia Giggetts.
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PersonalFoul 16:23 42-51
Foul on Allisha Gray.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:32 42-51
Allisha Gray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:32 42-50
Allisha Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:32 42-49
Foul on Lauren Okafor.
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PersonalFoul 16:46 42-49
Foul on Precious Hall.
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PersonalFoul 16:46 42-49
Foul on Jessica Washington.
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JumpShot 16:59 42-49
Xylina McDaniel made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 17:06 42-47
Foul on Lauren Okafor.
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PersonalFoul 17:08 42-47
Foul on Precious Hall.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:30 42-47
Stephanie Mavunga made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 17:30 42-46
Technical Foul on Toia Giggetts.
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PersonalFoul 17:30 42-46
Foul on Stephanie Mavunga.
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End Game 0:00 71-74
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:01 71-74
Toia Giggetts Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 71-74
Kirby Burkholder missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:09 71-74
James Madison Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:09 71-74
North Carolina Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 0:09 71-74
Latifah Coleman Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:10 71-74
Toia Giggetts Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 71-74
Latifah Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:38 71-74
Stephanie Mavunga Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 71-74
Brittany Rountree missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:55 71-74
North Carolina Timeout
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JumpShot 1:17 71-74
Toia Giggetts made Jumper. Assisted by Kirby Burkholder.
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Defensive Rebound 1:30 69-74
Toia Giggetts Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:30 69-74
Allisha Gray missed Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 1:35 69-74
North Carolina Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 69-74
Jazmon Gwathmey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 68-74
Jazmon Gwathmey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:02 67-74
Foul on Allisha Gray.
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RegularTimeOut 2:05 67-74
James Madison Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:25 67-74
Latifah Coleman Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 67-74
Foul on Latifah Coleman.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 67-74
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 66-74
Kirby Burkholder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 65-74
Foul on Latifah Coleman.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:54 65-74
Latifah Coleman Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:54 65-74
Foul on Latifah Coleman.
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Defensive Rebound 2:59 65-74
Allisha Gray Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:02 65-74
Kirby Burkholder missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 65-74
Allisha Gray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 65-73
Allisha Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:19 65-72
Foul on Toia Giggetts.
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Offensive Rebound 3:19 65-72
Allisha Gray Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:22 65-72
Brittany Rountree missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:35 65-72
Brittany Rountree Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:38 65-72
Toia Giggetts missed Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:51 65-72
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:53 65-72
Kirby Burkholder Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:56 65-72
N'Dea Bryant missed Jumper.
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Steal 4:00 65-72
Allisha Gray Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:00 65-72
Nikki Newman Turnover.
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Team Stats
JMU
UNC
22-59
FG
26-57
37
Field Goal %
46
5-22
3PT
4-18
23
Three Point %
22
22-25
FT
18-27
88
Free Throw %
67
40
Rebounds
31
15
Offensive Rebounds
12
25
Defensive Rebounds
19
11
Assists
10
10
Steals
15
3
Blocks
8
22
Turnovers
19
1
Team Turnovers
1
22
Total Turnovers
19
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
23
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
22
Fouls
26
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