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UNC | 20 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 59 |
Spearman helps lead Miami women to 60-59 win over North Carolina in ACC Tournament
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Miami Hurricanes - Game Highlights
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- — Lazaria Spearman had 12 points and 10 rebounds and scored the go-ahead points as ninth-seeded Miami erased a 14-point deficit to beat eighth-seeded North Carolina 60-59 on Thursday in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
The Hurricanes (19-11) will play top seed and No. 11-ranked Virginia Tech in Friday’s quarterfinals.
Shayeann Day-Wilson scored 13 points with five assists, Latasha Lattimore had 12 points and Ja’Leah Williams 11, including three 3-pointers for Miami.
Deja Kelly scored 15 points, though on just 6-of-20 shooting, and grabbed nine rebounds for the Tar Heels (19-12). Alyssa Ustby also scored 15 points and Lexi Donarski added 12.
Spearman scored on consecutive follows during a 10-0 run to give Miami the lead with 2:40 to go — its first lead since the opening minutes. Lattimore added a three-point play during which Spearman was called for an intentional foul for unnecessary contact. Donarski converted the awarded free throws and Kelly got the Tar Heels within a point on a drive with 1:54 left.
Neither team scored again, both turning the ball over twice, Spearman missing two free throws and Kelly missing two shots, including a final one in traffic that didn’t reach the rim at the buzzer.
Trailing by seven at halftime, Miami used a 9-1 run midway through the third quarter to catch the Tar Heels before Kelly's bucket in the last minute gave UNC a 47-45 edge heading into the fourth quarter that the Tar Heels extended to six with eight minutes to go.
After shooting 50% in the first half, UNC finished at 36%, the same as the Hurricanes. Miami outrebounded the Tar Heels 41-32, including 13-7 edge on the offensive glass for a 16-5 advantage on second-chance points. The Miami bench outscored UNC's 15-3.
UNC led 37-30 at halftime behind 11 points and eight rebounds from Kelly. The Tar Heels led 20-13 after one quarter and then used an 11-2 run early in the second to extend its lead to 14. Williams took an inbounds pass with 5.5 seconds remaining and nearly fell dribbling through defenders before heaving a near-halfcourt shot that went in to get Miami within seven.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Eric Brewton
- Dee Kantner
- Karen Preato
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Duke | 1-0 | - | 9-2 |
Florida State | 1-0 | - | 9-2 |
Notre Dame | 1-0 | - | 7-2 |
Boston College | 1-0 | - | 7-4 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-0 |
California | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-1 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-1 |
Miami | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-1 |
Stanford | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-2 |
Clemson | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-3 |
NC State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-3 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
Louisville | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-4 |
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
Virginia | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
SMU | 0-1 | 1 | 5-5 |
Syracuse | 0-1 | 1 | 4-6 |