NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Sunday, February 22, 2026
Pittsburgh Panthers 50
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North Carolina Tar Heels 78
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PITT1413121150
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Carmichael Arena · 5,246 att. · ACC Network

Match Report

Brooks scores 18 and Hull has 17 in No. 22 North Carolina women's 78-50 win over Pitt

— Nyla Brooks scored 18 points, Laila Hull added 17 off the bench, and No. 22 North Carolina routed Pittsburgh 78-50 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

19-62
FG
29-73
31
Field Goal %
40
3-18
3PT
14-37
17
Three Point %
38
9-12
FT
6-9
75
Free Throw %
67
34
Rebounds
55
8
Offensive Rebounds
19
26
Defensive Rebounds
36
8
Assists
19
4
Steals
5
3
Blocks
6
7
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
1
7
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
8
Points Off Turnovers
9
5
Fast Break Points
16
22
Points in Paint
28
14
Fouls
13
7
Largest Lead
31
1
Lead Change
1
28
Percent Led
71

Top Performers

PITT

  • Theresa Hagans Jr. MIN 32 · PTS 19 · FG 6-22
  • Fatima Diakhate MIN 33 · PTS 12 · FG 5-10
  • Jayda Queeley MIN 36 · PTS 4 · FG 2-4
  • Megan Hollingsworth MIN 26 · PTS 9 · FG 4-13

UNC

  • Nyla Brooks MIN 28 · PTS 18 · FG 6-15
  • Elina Aarnisalo MIN 29 · PTS 11 · FG 4-9
  • Laila Hull MIN 18 · PTS 17 · FG 6-12
  • Ciera Toomey MIN 20 · PTS 7 · FG 3-5

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:04 · 4th Quarter Audrey Biggs makes free throw 2 of 2
  4. 0:04 · 4th Quarter Pittsburgh Deadball Team Rebound.
  5. 0:04 · 4th Quarter Audrey Biggs misses free throw 1 of 2
  6. 0:04 · 4th Quarter Foul on Jordan Zubich.
  7. 0:06 · 4th Quarter Pittsburgh Offensive Rebound.
  8. 0:06 · 4th Quarter Taissa Queiroz Block.

Highlights

00:13 What a shot by Lanie Grant Watch on ESPN 00:22 Nyla Brooks drills basket vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Watch on ESPN 00:28 Ciera Toomey drills bucket vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Watch on ESPN 00:20 What a shot by Lanie Grant Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

All news
ESPN Charlie Creme Predictions for every women's basketball conference champ and player of the year From the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues. ESPN Shane Laflin How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schools Breaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28. News Shane Laflin South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle. News UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.