North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Cavaliers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 21 North Carolina women share scoring wealth in beating Virginia 82-70
Reserve Nyla Brooks scored 11 points, and Nyla Harris and Ciera Toomey each scored 10 for North Carolina (24-6, 13-4 ACC), which shot 58% (29 of 50), including 67% (16 of 24) from 3-point range.
Kymora Johnson scored 22 points and Romi Levy 15 for Virginia (19-9, 11-6).
North Carolina built a 9-0 lead and carried it to 15-8 at the end of the first quarter. The Tar Heels opened its offense in the second, outscoring Virginia 13-5 over in the first 4 1/2 minutes of the quarter to build their lead to 28-13. North Carolina led 40-23 at halftime.
North Carolina maintained its double-digit lead through the third until Levy made a 3-pointer with 6:57 left to get the Cavaliers within 66-57. After trading baskets, the Tar Heels went back to their double-digit cushion with an 8-2 run and were never threatened again.
North Carolina reached 13 conference wins for the second straight season — the first time in school history to hit the mark in back-to-back seasons.
Virginia is sporting its first 19-win season in the four-year tenure of head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton.
Virginia: Hosts Virginia Tech on Sunday.
How can I watch Tar Heels vs. Cavaliers?
- TV Channel: Tar Heels vs Cavaliers 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ACC Extra.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 0:19 |  |
Tabitha Amanze makes layup (Paris Clark assists) | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 0:31 | |
Tabitha Amanze Defensive Rebound. | 82 - 68 |
| 4th 0:34 |  |
Lanie Grant misses driving layup | 82 - 68 |
Statistics
 UNC |
UVA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-50 | FG | 26-65 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 16-24 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 67 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 8-9 | FT | 11-13 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 96 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Attendance: 4,669 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 22-8 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 26-6 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 26-6 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 20-10 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 23-8 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-9 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 19-11 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 19-13 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 17-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-18 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-17 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |