North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Gakdeng scores 21 with 12 rebounds, No. 17 UNC women beat Miami 69-60
North Carolina (13-2, 1-1 ACC) lost its conference opener to No. 13 Georgia Tech on Dec. 15 before nonconference wins against Florida and Norfolk State.
Gakdeng made 7 of 11 from the field and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line. Indya Nivar finished with 11 points, five assists and three steals for the Tar Heels.
Miami (11-2, 1-1) had its four-game win streak snapped.
Gakdeng made a layup with 6:14 left in the first quarter that gave North Carolina the lead for good and Ustby followed with a 3-pointer to spark a 9-0 spurt that made it 16-7 about 2 minutes later. The Tar Heels scored eight of the first 10 second-quarter points to push their lead to 13 with 7:25 left in the second quarter before Miami scored the final seven points to trim its deficit to 39-29 at halftime.
Jasmyne Roberts hit a 3-pointer for the Hurricanes that made it a seven-point game with 8:11 left in the third quarter but they got no closer. Nivar made a layup with 5:16 remaining until the fourth that made it 48-38 and UNC led by double figures until a 3-pointer by Roberts capped the scoring in the closing seconds.
Hannah Cavinder led Miami with 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Roberts made four 3-pointers and also scored 19 points, 14 in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 69 - 60 |
| 4th 0:17 |  |
Alyssa Ustby Offensive Rebound. | 69 - 60 |
| 4th 0:21 | |
Lanie Grant missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 60 |
| 4th 0:38 |  |
Foul on Haley Cavinder. | 69 - 60 |
| 4th 0:49 | |
Jasmyne Roberts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Haley Cavinder. | 69 - 60 |
Statistics
 UNC |
MIA |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-69 | FG | 23-57 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-29 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 9-14 | FT | 7-13 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Coral Gables, FL
Attendance: 3,397 | 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 |