Overview
- Elina Aarnisalo led North Carolina with a career-high 22 points, her second straight game setting a new personal best.
- Nyla Harris scored 19 points with 10 in the fourth quarter and hit all six of her late free throws.
- UNC went 20-for-27 at the line, including 15-for-18 in the fourth quarter, and outscored Duke 20-10 on free throws.
- The Tar Heels won the boards 45-33, offsetting Duke’s perimeter output led by Ashlon Jackson’s 17 points and five 3-pointers.
- Duke had already secured the No. 1 ACC Tournament seed with at least a share of the title, Louisville still had a chance to tie later Sunday, and both teams head to Friday quarterfinals in Duluth with UNC as the No. 3 seed.