Boston College Eagles at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Women's Basketball
McPherson scores 22, No. 14 Tar Heels defeat BC 73-55
McPherson, a redshirt freshman who missed her first season rehabbing a high school knee injury and the first 20 games this season because of a lower-body injury, was 4-of-7 from 3-point range with six rebounds and three assists in just her fifth game.
Kennedy Todd-Williams added 16 points and nine rebounds and Deja Kelly had 12 points for North Carolina (18-7, 9-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). Destiny Adams had four of her career-high six steals in the first quarter and the Tar Heels forced 25 turnovers with 13 steals, their third-straight game with double-figure steals.
T'Yana Todd paced the Eagles (14-14, 4-11) with 14 points, Ally VanTimmeren had 11 and Andrea Daley had 11 rebounds.
McPherson scored 10 straight points on 4-of-5 shooting, including two 3-pointers, to start a 12-0 run in the first quarter, which ended with the Tar Heels on top 19-8. She was 3 for 3 in the second quarter as North Carolina stretched the lead to 37-20. The Eagles shot 29% in the first half.
Todd-Williams had a 3-pointer and a three-point play on back-to-back possessions in the third quarter, with the lead reaching 54-28 after Kelly and Paulina Paris hit back-to-back 3-pointers for North Carolina. The Eagles then scored the last nine points of the third quarter.
McPherson had two more 3-pointers as the Tar Heels hit three straight and scored the first 11 of the fourth quarter. North Carolina was 11 of 27 behind the arc.
North Carolina plays at No. 22 North Carolina State on Thursday when BC goes to Pitt.
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- TV Channel: Eagles vs Tar Heels 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on ACC Network.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 55 - 73 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 55 - 73 |
| 4th 0:08 |  |
Ally VanTimmeren made Layup. Assisted by Kayla Lezama. | 55 - 73 |
| 4th 0:40 |  |
Teonni Key made Layup. Assisted by Alexandra Zelaya. | 53 - 73 |
| 4th 0:49 | |
Kennedy Todd-Williams Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 71 |
Statistics
 BC |
UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-47 | FG | 27-65 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 11-18 | FT | 8-15 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 25 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 2,841 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 2-0 | - | 12-3 |
| NC State | 2-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Syracuse | 1-0 | 0.5 | 11-1 |
| Stanford | 1-0 | 0.5 | 11-2 |
| Notre Dame | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-2 |
| Virginia | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
| Duke | 1-0 | 0.5 | 6-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 1-1 | 1 | 11-3 |
| Wake Forest | 1-1 | 1 | 11-3 |
| Clemson | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Miami | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| North Carolina | 0-1 | 1.5 | 11-3 |
| California | 0-1 | 1.5 | 8-5 |
| SMU | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-7 |
| Boston College | 0-1 | 1.5 | 4-10 |
| Florida State | 0-2 | 2 | 5-9 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |