North Carolina Tar Heels at Louisville Cardinals
· Ally ACC Tournament - Semifinal
Imari Berry's 22 points, 10 rebounds lead No. 12 Louisville women past No. 16 North Carolina 65-57
The No. 2 seed Cardinals led by five points heading to the fourth quarter and quickly pushed their lead to 10. Third-seeded North Carolina cut it to 52-46 midway through the quarter before Berry scored Louisville's next six points, leading to a 58-48 advantage with two minutes left.
North Carolina cut it to five points with 21 seconds remaining, but Louisville closed it out at the free-throw line.
Berry, a backup guard, made 9 of 14 shots, including 4 of 8 3-pointers. Laura Ziegler scored 13 points and Elif Istanbulluoglu added 11 for the Cardinals (27-6).
North Carolina (26-7), which had won 13 of 14 games coming in, got 17 points from Elina Aarnisalo, 13 from Nyla Brooks, 11 from Lanie Grant and 10 from Indya Nivar.
Berry buried three 3-pointers in the last four minutes of the first quarter, helping Louisville take a 16-10 lead. The Cardinals were up 23-15 in the second quarter before Brooks scored eight points in the final six minutes of the half to get North Carolina within 28-27 at the break.
The Tar Heels had their last lead at 38-37 with under four minutes left in the third before Berry and Ziegler drained 3-pointers to help Louisville take a 45-40 lead into the final period.
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- TV Channel: Tar Heels vs Cardinals 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 57 - 65 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 57 - 65 |
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Imari Berry Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 65 |
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Indya Nivar misses 26-foot three point jumper | 57 - 65 |
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Indya Nivar Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 65 |
Statistics
 UNC |
LOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-53 | FG | 22-49 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 13-15 | FT | 13-20 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 16 | Percent Led | 65 |
Game Information
Location: Duluth, GA
Attendance: 6,604 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 25-8 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 27-7 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 26-7 |
| 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 | 22-10 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 20-11 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |