Stephanie Mavunga's last-second putback lifts UNC over Virginia
Stephanie Mavunga scored 23 points, including game-winning putback with one second left to give No. 15 North Carolina a 72-70 win over Virginia on Thursday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Virginia Cavaliers
70
North Carolina Tar Heels
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UVA | 33 | 37 | 70 |
| UNC | 35 | 37 | 72 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | vs Drexel Dragons | W 81-39 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | vs William & Mary Tribe | W 99-58 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | @ Davidson Wildcats | W 72-57 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks | W 87-45 | NCAAW |
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Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:01 70-72
Stephanie Mavunga made Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:21 70-70
Mikayla Venson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 68-70
Faith Randolph made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 67-70
Foul on Latifah Coleman.
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JumpShot 1:07 67-70
Faith Randolph made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 65-70
Foul on N'Dea Bryant.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 65-70
Faith Randolph made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 64-70
Faith Randolph made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 63-70
Foul on Allisha Gray.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 63-70
Foul on Sarah Imovbioh.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 63-70
Foul on N'Dea Bryant.
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JumpShot 2:24 63-70
Sarah Imovbioh made Jumper. Assisted by Mikayla Venson.
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PersonalFoul 3:59 61-70
Foul on Lauren Moses.
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JumpShot 4:19 61-70
Allisha Gray made Jumper. Assisted by Latifah Coleman.
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PersonalFoul 4:33 61-68
Foul on Danielle Butts.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:58 61-68
Faith Randolph made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:58 60-68
Foul on Brittany Rountree.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:10 60-68
Stephanie Mavunga made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:10 60-67
Foul on Faith Randolph.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:59 60-67
Faith Randolph made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sarah Imovbioh.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:51 57-67
Allisha Gray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:51 57-66
Allisha Gray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:51 57-65
Foul on Aliyah Huland El.
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JumpShot 7:11 57-65
Latifah Coleman made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:51 57-63
Lauren Moses made Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:06 55-63
N'Dea Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Jamie Cherry.
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JumpShot 8:39 55-61
Faith Randolph made Jumper. Assisted by Breyana Mason.
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JumpShot 9:06 53-61
Sarah Imovbioh made Jumper. Assisted by Faith Randolph.
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PersonalFoul 9:54 51-61
Foul on Brittany Rountree.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:20 51-61
Jessica Washington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hillary Summers.
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JumpShot 10:59 51-58
N'Dea Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Brittany Rountree.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:16 51-56
Sarah Imovbioh made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:16 50-56
Foul on Danielle Butts.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:36 50-56
Brittany Rountree made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamie Cherry.
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JumpShot 11:53 50-53
Sarah Imovbioh made Jumper. Assisted by Breyana Mason.
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PersonalFoul 11:56 48-53
Foul on Jamie Cherry.
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PersonalFoul 12:14 48-53
Foul on Danielle Butts.
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JumpShot 12:20 48-53
Stephanie Mavunga made Jumper. Assisted by Jamie Cherry.
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PersonalFoul 12:43 48-51
Foul on Sarah Imovbioh.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:57 48-51
Aliyah Huland El made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Faith Randolph.
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JumpShot 13:18 45-51
Danielle Butts made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:06 45-49
Jamie Cherry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Danielle Butts.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:16 45-46
Mikayla Venson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:16 44-46
Foul on Stephanie Mavunga.
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JumpShot 14:16 44-46
Mikayla Venson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 14:33 42-46
Foul on Aliyah Huland El.
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JumpShot 14:33 42-46
Stephanie Mavunga made Jumper. Assisted by Danielle Butts.
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PersonalFoul 15:19 42-44
Foul on Jamie Cherry.
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JumpShot 15:39 42-44
Lauren Moses made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:15 40-44
Foul on Breyana Mason.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:27 40-44
Mikayla Venson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Breyana Mason.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:18 37-44
Stephanie Mavunga made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:18 37-43
Foul on Lauren Moses.
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JumpShot 17:18 37-43
Stephanie Mavunga made Jumper.
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JumpShot 17:38 37-41
Sarah Imovbioh made Jumper. Assisted by Faith Randolph.
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JumpShot 17:52 35-41
N'Dea Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Allisha Gray.
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JumpShot 18:22 35-39
Stephanie Mavunga made Jumper.
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JumpShot 19:14 35-37
Stephanie Mavunga made Jumper. Assisted by Allisha Gray.
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JumpShot 19:33 35-35
Lauren Moses made Jumper. Assisted by Breyana Mason.
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JumpShot 0:46 33-35
Latifah Coleman made Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Washington.
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End Game 0:00 70-72
End of Game
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JumpShot 0:01 70-72
Stephanie Mavunga made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:01 70-70
Stephanie Mavunga Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:01 70-70
Allisha Gray missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:21 70-70
Mikayla Venson made Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:22 68-70
North Carolina Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 68-70
Lauren Moses Defensive Rebound.
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RegularTimeOut 0:43 68-70
Virginia Timeout
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JumpShot 0:46 68-70
Stephanie Mavunga missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 68-70
Faith Randolph made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 67-70
Foul on Latifah Coleman.
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JumpShot 1:07 67-70
Faith Randolph made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:19 65-70
Virginia Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:19 65-70
Latifah Coleman missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:48 65-70
Stephanie Mavunga Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 65-70
Sarah Imovbioh missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 65-70
Sarah Imovbioh missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:48 65-70
Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 65-70
Foul on N'Dea Bryant.
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Defensive Rebound 1:50 65-70
Faith Randolph Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:54 65-70
Allisha Gray missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 65-70
Faith Randolph made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 64-70
Faith Randolph made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 63-70
Foul on Allisha Gray.
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RegularTimeOut 2:08 63-70
North Carolina Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:09 63-70
Sarah Imovbioh Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 63-70
Stephanie Mavunga missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 63-70
Foul on Sarah Imovbioh.
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Defensive Rebound 2:24 63-70
Stephanie Mavunga Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 63-70
Sarah Imovbioh missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 63-70
Foul on N'Dea Bryant.
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JumpShot 2:24 63-70
Sarah Imovbioh made Jumper. Assisted by Mikayla Venson.
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Offensive Rebound 2:25 61-70
Virginia Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:25 61-70
Breyana Mason missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:37 61-70
Mikayla Venson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:41 61-70
Danielle Butts missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:06 61-70
Brittany Rountree Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:10 61-70
Breyana Mason missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 3:25 61-70
Faith Randolph Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:25 61-70
Stephanie Mavunga Turnover.
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Team Stats
UVA
UNC
28-55
FG
30-71
51
Field Goal %
42
7-15
3PT
4-16
47
Three Point %
25
7-17
FT
8-14
41
Free Throw %
57
40
Rebounds
39
8
Offensive Rebounds
13
32
Defensive Rebounds
26
15
Assists
21
3
Steals
11
0
Blocks
5
21
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
21
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
9
Points Off Turnovers
22
4
Fast Break Points
12
24
Points in Paint
38
16
Fouls
19
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