North Carolina Tar Heels vs Michigan State Spartans
NCAA Women's Championship - Regional 1 in Albany - 1st Round
56
22-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MSU | 10 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 |
| 23 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 59 |
59
20-12
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Maria Gakdeng missed Layup.
- Indya Nivar missed Three Point Jumper.
- Maria Gakdeng made Layup. Assisted by Alyssa Ustby.
- Maria Gakdeng made Free Throw.
- Julia Ayrault missed Three Point Jumper.
- Maria Gakdeng missed Layup.
- Jocelyn Tate made Layup.
- Jocelyn Tate missed Free Throw.
- Lexi Donarski missed Three Point Jumper.
- Maria Gakdeng made Layup. Assisted by Deja Kelly.
- Alyssa Ustby made Layup.
- Tory Ozment missed Layup.
- Moira Joiner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeeDee Hagemann.
- Indya Nivar missed Layup.
- Teonni Key missed Layup.
- Theryn Hallock missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alyssa Ustby made Layup. Assisted by Indya Nivar.
- Indya Nivar made Layup. Assisted by Alyssa Ustby.
- Alyssa Ustby made Layup.
- Abbey Kimball missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lexi Donarski missed Layup.
- Teonni Key made Layup.
- Moira Joiner missed Jumper.
- DeeDee Hagemann made Free Throw.
- DeeDee Hagemann made Free Throw.
- Alyssa Ustby made Jumper.
- Indya Nivar missed Free Throw.
- Indya Nivar made Free Throw.
- Tory Ozment missed Layup.
- Deja Kelly missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lexi Donarski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maria Gakdeng.
- Julia Ayrault missed Jumper.
- Maria Gakdeng made Layup. Assisted by Lexi Donarski.
- Theryn Hallock made Free Throw.
- Theryn Hallock missed Free Throw.
- Theryn Hallock made Layup.
- Teonni Key missed Jumper.
- Moira Joiner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeeDee Hagemann.
- Anya Poole missed Jumper.
- Theryn Hallock missed Layup.
- Julia Ayrault made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jocelyn Tate.
- Theryn Hallock missed Three Point Jumper.
- Teonni Key made Layup. Assisted by Alyssa Ustby.
- Teonni Key made Free Throw.
- Tory Ozment missed Layup.
- Jocelyn Tate missed Layup.
- Alyssa Ustby made Layup. Assisted by Deja Kelly.
- Moira Joiner missed Jumper.
- Maria Gakdeng missed Layup.
- Maria Gakdeng missed Layup.
- Moira Joiner missed Jumper.
- Deja Kelly missed Jumper.
- Jocelyn Tate missed Layup.
- Maria Gakdeng made Jumper. Assisted by Alyssa Ustby.
- Moira Joiner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeeDee Hagemann.
- Deja Kelly missed Jumper.
- Julia Ayrault made Layup. Assisted by Moira Joiner.
- Lexi Donarski missed Jumper.
- Alyssa Ustby missed Jumper.
- Theryn Hallock made Free Throw.
- Theryn Hallock made Free Throw.
- DeeDee Hagemann missed Three Point Jumper.
- Deja Kelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anya Poole.
- Julia Ayrault made Layup. Assisted by Theryn Hallock.
- Alyssa Ustby missed Layup.
- Theryn Hallock missed Layup.
- Deja Kelly made Jumper. Assisted by Indya Nivar.
- Tory Ozment made Layup. Assisted by DeeDee Hagemann.
- Deja Kelly missed Jumper.
- Maria Gakdeng made Layup.
- Maria Gakdeng missed Layup.
- Julia Ayrault missed Layup.
- Indya Nivar missed Layup.
- Alyssa Ustby missed Jumper.
- Julia Ayrault missed Three Point Jumper.
- Deja Kelly missed Free Throw.
- Deja Kelly missed Free Throw.
- Jocelyn Tate missed Layup.
- Jocelyn Tate missed Layup.
- Deja Kelly missed Three Point Jumper.
- Maria Gakdeng made Layup.
- Tory Ozment missed Layup.
- Lexi Donarski missed Three Point Jumper.
- Indya Nivar missed Layup.
- Moira Joiner missed Free Throw.
- Moira Joiner made Free Throw.
- Theryn Hallock made Layup.
- Indya Nivar missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tory Ozment missed Jumper.
- Alyssa Ustby made Jumper.
- Theryn Hallock made Layup. Assisted by DeeDee Hagemann.
- Deja Kelly missed Jumper.
- Deja Kelly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alyssa Ustby.
- Tory Ozment missed Layup.
- Indya Nivar missed Layup.
- Moira Joiner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeeDee Hagemann.
- Indya Nivar missed Jumper.
- Moira Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lexi Donarski missed Jumper.
- Lexi Donarski missed Jumper.
- Julia Ayrault missed Three Point Jumper.
- Teonni Key missed Jumper.
- Maria Gakdeng missed Layup.
- Maria Gakdeng made Layup. Assisted by Alyssa Ustby.
- Theryn Hallock missed Jumper.
- Maria Gakdeng made Layup. Assisted by Teonni Key.
- Tory Ozment missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lexi Donarski missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alyssa Ustby missed Jumper.
- Deja Kelly made Jumper.
- Julia Ayrault made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeeDee Hagemann.
- Lexi Donarski missed Jumper.
- DeeDee Hagemann made Layup. Assisted by Julia Ayrault.
- Alyssa Ustby made Jumper. Assisted by Indya Nivar.
- Julia Ayrault made Jumper.
- Deja Kelly missed Free Throw.
- Deja Kelly missed Free Throw.
- Julia Ayrault missed Three Point Jumper.
- Moira Joiner missed Jumper.
- Alyssa Ustby made Jumper.
- Julia Ayrault missed Three Point Jumper.
- Julia Ayrault missed Layup.
- Julia Ayrault made Free Throw.
- Julia Ayrault made Free Throw.
- Theryn Hallock made Layup.
- Alyssa Ustby missed Free Throw.
- Alyssa Ustby missed Free Throw.
- DeeDee Hagemann made Free Throw.
- DeeDee Hagemann made Free Throw.
- DeeDee Hagemann made Free Throw.
- DeeDee Hagemann made Layup. Assisted by Moira Joiner.
- Deja Kelly made Free Throw.
- Deja Kelly missed Free Throw.
- Julia Ayrault missed Layup.
- Tory Ozment made Layup. Assisted by DeeDee Hagemann.
- Lexi Donarski made Free Throw.
- Lexi Donarski made Free Throw.
- Theryn Hallock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tory Ozment.
- Deja Kelly made Free Throw.
- Deja Kelly missed Free Throw.
- Deja Kelly made Free Throw.
- Deja Kelly missed Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MSU | UNC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Jump Ball won by North Carolina | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:48 | Maria Gakdeng missed Layup. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:48 | Julia Ayrault Block. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:48 | North Carolina Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:44 | Indya Nivar missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:44 | Julia Ayrault Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:37 | DeeDee Hagemann Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:37 | Indya Nivar Steal. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:15 | Maria Gakdeng made Layup. Assisted by Alyssa Ustby. | 0 | 2 | |
| 9:15 | Foul on Julia Ayrault. | 0 | 2 | |
| 9:15 | Maria Gakdeng made Free Throw. | 0 | 3 | |
| 8:53 | Julia Ayrault missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 3 | |
| 8:53 | Alyssa Ustby Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 3 | |
| 8:34 | Maria Gakdeng missed Layup. | 0 | 3 | |
| 8:34 | Jocelyn Tate Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 3 | |
| 8:12 | Jocelyn Tate made Layup. | 2 | 3 | |
| 8:12 | Foul on Maria Gakdeng. | 2 | 3 | |
| 8:12 | Jocelyn Tate missed Free Throw. | 2 | 3 | |
| 8:12 | Alyssa Ustby Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 3 | |
| 8:04 | Lexi Donarski missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 3 | |
| 8:04 | Maria Gakdeng Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 3 | |
| 7:48 | Maria Gakdeng made Layup. Assisted by Deja Kelly. | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:29 | Foul on Moira Joiner. | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:29 | Moira Joiner Turnover. | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:11 | Alyssa Ustby made Layup. | 2 | 7 | |
| 7:10 | Tory Ozment missed Layup. | 2 | 7 | |
| 7:10 | Alyssa Ustby Block. | 2 | 7 | |
| 7:09 | Alyssa Ustby Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 7 | |
| 6:16 | Foul on Indya Nivar. | 2 | 7 | |
| 6:16 | Indya Nivar Turnover. | 2 | 7 | |
| 5:57 | Moira Joiner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeeDee Hagemann. | 5 | 7 | |
| 5:41 | Indya Nivar missed Layup. | 5 | 7 | |
| 5:41 | Teonni Key Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 7 | |
| 5:41 | Teonni Key missed Layup. | 5 | 7 | |
| 5:41 | Jocelyn Tate Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 7 | |
| 5:29 | Theryn Hallock missed Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 7 | |
| 5:29 | Indya Nivar Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 7 | |
| 5:19 | Alyssa Ustby made Layup. Assisted by Indya Nivar. | 5 | 9 | |
| 5:06 | Moira Joiner Turnover. | 5 | 9 | |
| 5:06 | Lexi Donarski Steal. | 5 | 9 | |
| 4:57 | Indya Nivar made Layup. Assisted by Alyssa Ustby. | 5 | 11 | |
| 4:38 | Foul on Jocelyn Tate. | 5 | 11 | |
| 4:38 | Jocelyn Tate Turnover. | 5 | 11 | |
| 4:38 | Official TV Timeout | 5 | 11 | |
| 4:35 | Alyssa Ustby made Layup. | 5 | 13 | |
| 4:15 | Abbey Kimball missed Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 13 | |
| 4:15 | Teonni Key Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 13 | |
| 4:07 | Lexi Donarski missed Layup. | 5 | 13 | |
| 4:07 | Teonni Key Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 13 | |
| 4:07 | Teonni Key made Layup. | 5 | 15 | |
| 3:39 | Foul on Julia Ayrault. | 5 | 15 | |
| 3:39 | Julia Ayrault Turnover. | 5 | 15 | |
| 3:36 | Alyssa Ustby Turnover. | 5 | 15 | |
| 3:36 | Jocelyn Tate Steal. | 5 | 15 | |
| 3:32 | Moira Joiner missed Jumper. | 5 | 15 | |
| 3:32 | Deja Kelly Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 15 | |
| 3:21 | Deja Kelly Turnover. | 5 | 15 | |
| 3:21 | Abbey Kimball Steal. | 5 | 15 | |
| 3:15 | Foul on Sydney Barker. | 5 | 15 | |
| 3:15 | DeeDee Hagemann made Free Throw. | 6 | 15 | |
| 3:15 | DeeDee Hagemann made Free Throw. | 7 | 15 | |
| 2:52 | Alyssa Ustby made Jumper. | 7 | 17 | |
| 2:34 | Tory Ozment Turnover. | 7 | 17 | |
| 2:34 | Indya Nivar Steal. | 7 | 17 | |
| 2:31 | Foul on Moira Joiner. | 7 | 17 | |
| 2:31 | Indya Nivar missed Free Throw. | 7 | 17 | |
| 2:31 | North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound. | 7 | 17 | |
| 2:31 | Indya Nivar made Free Throw. | 7 | 18 | |
| 2:14 | Tory Ozment missed Layup. | 7 | 18 | |
| 2:14 | Alyssa Ustby Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 18 | |
| 2:07 | Deja Kelly missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 18 | |
| 2:07 | Maria Gakdeng Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 18 | |
| 2:01 | Lexi Donarski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maria Gakdeng. | 7 | 21 | |
| 1:42 | Tory Ozment Turnover. | 7 | 21 | |
| 1:29 | Foul on Maria Gakdeng. | 7 | 21 | |
| 1:29 | Maria Gakdeng Turnover. | 7 | 21 | |
| 1:11 | Julia Ayrault missed Jumper. | 7 | 21 | |
| 1:11 | Maria Gakdeng Block. | 7 | 21 | |
| 1:11 | Alyssa Ustby Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 21 | |
| 1:02 | Maria Gakdeng made Layup. Assisted by Lexi Donarski. | 7 | 23 | |
| 0:47 | Foul on Alyssa Ustby. | 7 | 23 | |
| 0:47 | Theryn Hallock made Free Throw. | 8 | 23 | |
| 0:47 | Theryn Hallock missed Free Throw. | 8 | 23 | |
| 0:47 | Teonni Key Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 23 | |
| 0:20 | Deja Kelly Turnover. | 8 | 23 | |
| 0:20 | Theryn Hallock Steal. | 8 | 23 | |
| 0:16 | Theryn Hallock made Layup. | 10 | 23 | |
| 0:02 | Teonni Key missed Jumper. | 10 | 23 | |
| 0:02 | North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound. | 10 | 23 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st Quarter | 10 | 23 | |
MSU vs UNC Videos
Deja Kelly heaves a long pass to Alyssa Ustby for UNC bucket
- 0:17
Julia Ayrualt's steal leads to a Michigan State bucket
- 0:19
Deja Kelly sinks the trey
- 0:16
Game Information
Columbia, SC

Referee:Rod Creech
Referee:Gina Cross
Referee:Mark Berger

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 10-0 | - | 20-1 |
| Iowa | 9-1 | 1 | 18-3 |
| Michigan | 9-1 | 1 | 18-3 |
| Michigan State | 8-2 | 2 | 19-2 |
| Ohio State | 8-2 | 2 | 19-3 |
| Washington | 7-3 | 3 | 17-4 |
| Minnesota | 6-4 | 4 | 15-6 |
| Nebraska | 5-5 | 5 | 16-5 |
| Illinois | 5-5 | 5 | 15-6 |
| Maryland | 5-6 | 5.5 | 17-6 |
| Oregon | 5-6 | 5.5 | 17-7 |
| Wisconsin | 5-6 | 5.5 | 13-9 |
| USC | 4-6 | 6 | 12-9 |
| Purdue | 3-7 | 7 | 11-10 |
| Northwestern | 2-8 | 8 | 8-13 |
| Rutgers | 1-9 | 9 | 9-12 |
| Indiana | 0-10 | 10 | 11-11 |
| Penn State | 0-11 | 10.5 | 7-15 |
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 10-0 | - | 20-3 |
| Duke | 10-0 | - | 15-6 |
| NC State | 8-2 | 2 | 15-6 |
| Syracuse | 7-3 | 3 | 17-4 |
| Virginia Tech | 7-3 | 3 | 17-5 |
| Virginia | 7-3 | 3 | 15-6 |
| North Carolina | 6-3 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Clemson | 6-4 | 4 | 15-7 |
| Notre Dame | 5-5 | 5 | 13-8 |
| Stanford | 4-5 | 5.5 | 15-7 |
| California | 4-5 | 5.5 | 13-9 |
| Miami | 4-6 | 6 | 12-9 |
| Georgia Tech | 4-6 | 6 | 9-13 |
| Florida State | 2-7 | 7.5 | 7-14 |
| Wake Forest | 2-8 | 8 | 12-10 |
| SMU | 1-9 | 9 | 8-14 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-9 | 9 | 8-15 |
| Boston College | 0-10 | 10 | 4-19 |
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