No. 19 North Carolina picked up an enormous 53-46 additional time win at house in opposition to No. 14 Duke on Thursday evening regardless of a sloppy offensive efficiency.
The Tar Heels by some means discovered a solution to win regardless of turning the ball over 26 occasions and taking pictures 32.1% from the ground. North Carolina additionally solely went 2-for-8 from past the arc.
With the shortage of offensive manufacturing, senior guard Alyssa Ustby was the one Tar Heels participant in double figures with 10 factors (4-for-11 FG). Senior Lexi Donarski, who solely had 4 factors within the recreation, hit her solely three-pointer with 1:15 left to place North Carolina in entrance, 46-43, within the additional body.
The Tar Heels would maintain the lead the remainder of the way in which.
It was a lot of the identical for Duke. The Blue Devils had 21 turnovers and shot 23.5% from the ground. Apart from junior guard Ashlon Jackson’s 10 factors, scoring was additionally onerous to come back by for Duke.
The poor taking pictures continues to be an issue for the Blue Devils. Of their most up-to-date loss to South Florida, Duke shot 38.9% total and solely 23.5% from deep. That could be a regarding pattern that must be improved, given Duke allowed 65 factors or fewer in each losses.
Whereas Thursday evening was sloppy, North Carolina picked up its second win over a ranked crew this season. If the Tar Heels can get some extra pictures to fall, the protection continues to do its half, having allowed 60 factors or fewer 14 occasions this season.
Duke (12-4, 3-1 ACC) will look to rebound on the street at Virginia on Sunday whereas North Carolina (14-3, 2-2 ACC) stays house to face Boston School on Sunday.
