Chapel Hill, Caroline du Nord-Ta’niya Latson scored at the buzzer and finished with 25 points while the state of Florida continued to dominate the North Carolina at home with a victory of 86-84 on the Tar Heels, 13th, Sunday.
Latson, who leads the country with an average of 26.6, succeeded 10 of the 22 shots and 5 of the 6 free throws. She added eight assists for the Seminoles (16-4, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have not lost in Chapel Hill since 2015.
Sydney Bowles scored 18 out of six 3 -point baskets in nine attempts for Florida State. Makayla Timpson totaled 15 points and eight rebounds. Timpson, the country’s second fire blocker, has managed three to reach her average per game. Malea Williams scored new with 11 rebounds.
Maria Gakdeng collected 21 points to lead the Tar Heels (18-4, 6-3), who saw a sequence of five consecutive victories. Alyssa Ustby collected 14 points and 10 rebounds for its ninth double-double this season. Reniya Kelly added 16 points and six rebounds. Lanie Grant collected 13 points and Lexi Donarski scored 12.
Florida State took an advance of 65-62 in the fourth quarter, but Gakdeng scored the first eight points for the North Carolina and Donarski followed with a 3-point to give the Tar Heels an advance of 73-69 with 6:53 to play. Williams achieved baskets at both ends of a three-point basket in Bowles and Florida State led 78-76 with 2:54 to play.
The Gakdeng lay-up allowed the Tar Heels to lead 82-81 to 18 seconds from the end. Bowles buried his last 3-point basket, but Kelly equalized on a lay-up four seconds from the end.
There were 16 advance changes and four equalities in the first three quarters.
North Carolina will go on Thursday to face California, number 22. When Florida’s state goes to play Boston College.
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