North Carolina didn't allow any of its other three tournament opponents to shoot better than 36 percent. Krystal Thomas put the Blue Devils ahead to stay with a jumper in the lane with 9 minutes left, and Peters and Jasmine Thomas hit spirit-breaking 3-pointers during the run.
Peters capped the burst with a free throw to make it with remaining. At no point can you get satisfied. There's always something that you can do better and that you can chase after, and I thought this team was chasing after better teams by really pushing themselves to do well on the floor.
Italee Lucas had 11 points and Chay Shegog finished with 10 for the Tar Heels, who came to Greensboro on a four-game losing streak but certainly got things turned around while they were here.
They looked impressive for much of the week, upsetting third-seeded Florida State and second-seeded Miami -- both by double figures -- to reach the championship game for the 16th time before being denied their 10th title and first since Breland, who became the league's feel-good story when she returned after sitting out the season because of Hodgkin's lymphoma, followed up her season-best point performance against Miami in the semifinals by nearly willing the Tar Heels to the title.
She reeled off three quick baskets in a 2-minute stretch and put North Carolina up with a spinning layup with just over 11 minutes left.
By the time the Tar Heels hit another field goal -- Breland's banked-in jumper with just over 3 minutes left -- they were down double digits to stay. Duke and North Carolina split the regular-season series, with each team winning on its home court -- including Duke's victory a week earlier in Durham. The first 30 minutes of Round 3 were a tight affair, with 12 ties and nine lead changes before the Blue Devils broke the game open late to improve to in ACC championship matchups with their arch rivals.
The Bulls have won seven games in a row. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Mar 6, Associated Press. NC State. Nobody on North Carolina's reconstituted roster had ever played in a victory at Cameron -- a degree reversal from Feb. North Carolina freshman Harrison Barnes , who said he took his official recruiting visit to Duke for that game, finished with nine points on 3-of-8 shooting to snap a run of seven straight double-figure games while hearing it all night from the Cameron Crazies.
Marshall, who took over at point guard following the abrupt departure last week of Larry Drew II, had six assists and one turnover but was just 3 of 11 from the field. Still, for essentially the entire first 20 minutes of this one, it was North Carolina that was in complete command. The Tar Heels never trailed during the first half, reeled off the first eight points and methodically stretched their lead to 16 on Zeller's stickback before the break. They did it largely by outworking the Blue Devils -- beating them downcourt with regularity, with the big men dominating the paint.
By halftime, Zeller had 13 points and nine rebounds while Henson added 10 points. So we've got to learn from this. It hurts so much because we had them by the neck and we let them get back in it.
Arkansas men's basketball coach Eric Musselman has undergone shoulder surgery and is expected to miss at least two games. Michigan State and Caesars Entertainment announced a multiyear sports betting partnership Thursday. After a stellar defensive effort, Zakai Zeigler says the communication from No. Skip to main content Skip to navigation.
Feb 9, Associated Press. Notre Dame. North Carolina. Florida State. Wake Forest. NC State. Boston College.
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