North Carolina
St. John’s women can’t finish rally, fall to North Carolina in March Madness
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Deja Kelly had a go-ahead three-point play with 2 seconds left and No. 6 seed North Carolina held on for a 61-59 win over Eleventh-seeded St. John’s within the first spherical of the NCAA Match on Saturday.
The Tar Heels confronted their first deficit of the sport when Danielle Patterson sank a 3-pointer with 6:39 left to play.
The Purple Storm led for the following four-plus minutes till Paulina Paris was fouled in transition and made the following free throw to tie the sport at 54.
The rating tied twice within the closing minute as Mimi Reid made a layup with 6 seconds left to knot the sport at 58.
Kelly drove the left lane and made the free throw to finish the game-winning rating. Patterson then was fouled after a timeout taking pictures a 3-pointer with simply over a second left that gave the Purple Storm one final probability.
She missed the primary two free throws after which inexplicably made third one ending any probability the Purple Storm needed to tie the sport.
Kelly led North Carolina with 18 factors on 7-of-16 taking pictures, Kennedy Todd-Williams completed with 14 factors and Alyssa Ustby totaled 13. The Tar Heels shot 42.1% from the sector.
North Carolina guard Deja Kelly shoots the successful basket between St. John’s guard Mimi Reid and Rayven Peeples within the second half of an NCAA Match second-round sport Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
Credit score: AP/Paul Sancya
St. John’s started 1-of-14 from the sector. The Purple Storm trailed 12-3 however Jayla Everett scored 5 of her team-leading 17 factors throughout a 7-0 run that introduced them again late within the first quarter.
Patterson completed with 13 factors and Reid had 10.
BIG PICTURE
St. John’s: The season ends for the Purple Storm, who received off to the perfect begin in program historical past below Massive East Coach of the 12 months Joe Tartamella by successful the primary 13 video games of the season.
North Carolina: The Tar Heels allowed St. John’s to shoot 38% though the Purple Storm shot 57.9% within the second half. North Carolina has held opponents to 41.2% taking pictures or worse in 4 straight video games.
UP NEXT
North Carolina will play No. 3 Ohio State on Monday.