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North Carolina Tar Heels at NC State Wolfpack

· Ally ACC Tournament - Semifinal
North Carolina Tar Heels
27-7, 9-1 Away
Final
55 - 66
NC State Wolfpack
26-5, 16-0 Home

No. 7 NC State women beat No. 14 North Carolina 66-55 to advance to ACC Tournament final

NC State Wolfpack vs. North Carolina Tar Heels - Game Highlights

Madison Hayes and reserve Lorena Awou each had 10 points as the Wolfpack (26-5) avenged a one-point regular-season road loss. N.C. State faces either No. 11 Duke or No. 6 Notre Dame in Sunday’s Atlantic Coast Conference final.

Indya Nivar had 13 points and Maria Gakdeng had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead North Carolina (27-7), which shot 27.9% from the field.

The Wolfpack rattled off the last 16 points of the first quarter for a 16-5 lead, delighting the decidedly pro-N.C. State crowd. North Carolina’s scoring drought extended for almost 11 minutes, creating a 21-5 hole.

Takeaways North Carolina: The Tar Heels won two games in the tournament with a couple of comebacks following a two-game skid to end the regular season, when starters Alyssa Ustby and Reniya Kelly were out with injuries.

N.C. State: The Wolfpack will play in the ACC final for the fourth time in five years. To win it, they’ll have to defeat a ranked opponent for the seventh time this season.

Key moment James, who exited for a stretch after a hard first-quarter fall, scored the Wolfpack’s first six points of the second half to rebuild a double-figure lead after North Carolina made it 33-26 at halftime.

Key stat It marked the second day in a row that North Carolina was limited to five points in a quarter. Unlike against No. 22 Florida State in the quarterfinals, the Tar Heels couldn’t recover.

How can I watch Tar Heels vs. Wolfpack?

  • TV Channel: Tar Heels vs Wolfpack 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo.

Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 55 - 66
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 55 - 66
4th 0:27 Aziaha James Defensive Rebound. 55 - 66
4th 0:30 Indya Nivar missed Layup. 55 - 66
4th 0:33 Alyssa Ustby Defensive Rebound. 55 - 66

Statistics

UNCUNC NCSUNCSU
17-61 FG 24-60
28 Field Goal % 40
5-25 3PT 5-19
20 Three Point % 26
16-22 FT 13-15
73 Free Throw % 87
35 Rebounds 44
11 Offensive Rebounds 11
24 Defensive Rebounds 33
8 Assists 11
8 Steals 4
1 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 15
1 Fast Break Points 9
22 Points in Paint 28
17 Fouls 22
5 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: First Horizon Coliseum

Location: Greensboro, NC
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Louisville 2-0 - 10-3
Syracuse 1-0 0.5 10-1
Wake Forest 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-2
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 8-2
Virginia 1-0 0.5 8-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 7-4
Duke 1-0 0.5 4-6
Clemson 1-1 1 7-4
North Carolina 0-1 1.5 9-3
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 9-3
California 0-1 1.5 8-4
Miami 0-1 1.5 6-4
Pittsburgh 0-1 1.5 6-6
SMU 0-1 1.5 5-6
Florida State 0-1 1.5 4-8
Georgia Tech 0-1 1.5 4-8
Boston College 0-1 1.5 4-9
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