The No. 24 UNC Tar Heels watched as the No. 3 Louisville Cardinals’ final shot lingered on the back of the rim for nearly a full second before falling to the left of the basket at the buzzer, giving UNC the upset win, 66-65, Thursday night at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Louisville’s Kianna Smith missed a deep three with three seconds left and Chelsie Hall pulled down the rebound with nobody in front of her. But as she came down with the ball, Hall started to fall backwards and had to awkwardly fling it up toward the basket. That was the last opportunity the Cards got.
A 7-0 Tar Heel run from 5:55 in the fourth to 4:19 in the fourth featuring five points from Kennedy Todd-Williams gave UNC a one-point lead. Louisville’s Emily Engstler then made 1-of-2 free throws at 4:07 remaining to tie the game at 59. Engstler and UNC’s Eva Hodgson then exchanged jumpers, leaving the score tied at 61 with 2:47 to play.
Deja Kelly went 1-of-2 at the line with 2:27 remaining…
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