No. 22 Louisville Stuns No. 12 North Carolina in Overtime for First Ranked Win
The road victory, sealed by a shutout in the extra period, gives the Cardinals momentum heading into a showcase versus No. 17 Tennessee.
Overview
- Louisville closed overtime with a 10-0 burst after Imari Berry forced the extra session by hitting one of two free throws following two missed by Indya Nivar with five seconds left.
- Laura Ziegler led the Cardinals with 17 points and eight rebounds, Elif Istanbulluoglu added 16, and Berry supplied 13 points and seven boards off the bench.
- Reserves powered the finish as Skylar Jones scored four of her eight points in overtime and Louisville’s bench totaled 24 points.
- The result moved Louisville to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in the ACC while North Carolina fell to 9-3 and 0-1 in its conference opener.
- North Carolina suffered its first home loss of the season and went 0-for-7 in overtime as Louisville limited the Tar Heels to 38% shooting for the game.