North Carolina Tar Heels at Stanford Cardinal
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Kelly sparks late rally to allow No. 15 North Carolina women to hold off Stanford for a 69-67 win
The Tar Heels led by as many as 15 points in the second half but the Cardinals rallied with a 14-3 run in the fourth quarter to tie the game 62-62 with less than four minutes left.
Grace Townsend hit from 3-point range to put North Carolina up by 12 points, 62-50, but Brooke Demetre scored at the basket to kickstart the Stanford run. Nunu Agara and Chloe Clardy each hit two free throws and Elena Bosgana drilled a 3-pointer from the wing to get the Cardinal within three but misfired on a layup. Kennedy Umeh gathered the loose ball and tipped it in while drawing a foul. Her free throw with 3:52 left tied the game.
Kelly wasted no time with the Tar Heels' answer, drilling a jumper just seven seconds later and followed that with a 3. Lexi Donarski added a layup to take a seven-point lead. Agara turned a three-point play and her layup with :37 left made it 69-67, but missed a jumper to tie with three seconds left.
North Carolina (20-4, 8-3) and Stanford (11-10, 3-7), now Atlantic Coast Conference rivals, played for just the second time in the regular season. The Tar Heels reached the 20-win plateau for the 30th time in program history.
North Carolina plays at Clemson Sunday. Stanford plays at No. 3 Notre Dame on Thursday.
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- TV Channel: Tar Heels vs Cardinal 2021 College Basketball, week 13, is broadcasted on The CW Network.
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Statistics
 UNC |
STAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-72 | FG | 23-56 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-17 | 3PT | 3-14 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 2-4 | FT | 18-19 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 95 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Stanford, CA
Attendance: 4,181 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 15-0 | - | 20-6 |
| Louisville | 14-1 | 1 | 24-4 |
| Syracuse | 11-4 | 4 | 21-5 |
| North Carolina | 11-4 | 4 | 22-6 |
| Virginia | 10-5 | 5 | 18-8 |
| NC State | 10-5 | 5 | 17-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-6 | 5.5 | 20-8 |
| Clemson | 9-6 | 6 | 18-9 |
| Notre Dame | 9-6 | 6 | 17-9 |
| California | 8-7 | 7 | 17-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-8 | 8 | 12-15 |
| Miami | 6-9 | 9 | 14-12 |
| Stanford | 5-10 | 10 | 16-12 |
| Florida State | 4-11 | 11 | 9-18 |
| Wake Forest | 3-12 | 12 | 13-14 |
| SMU | 2-13 | 13 | 9-18 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-14 | 14 | 8-20 |
| Boston College | 1-15 | 14.5 | 5-24 |