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UNC Women's Basketball Beats Clemson In Double OT
February 8, 2001 | Women's Basketball
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Feb. 8, 2001
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Juana Brown hit a running one-hander with 0.8 seconds left in the second overtime to give North Carolina a 100-99 win over No. 25 Clemson on Thursday night.
Brown finished with 24 points, Coretta Brown had 22, and LaQuanda Barksdale added 20 points and 12 rebounds for North Carolina (13-9, 7-5 ACC).
Leah Sharp added 19, including a put-back basket with eight seconds left in the first overtime to send the game into a second overtime tied at 92.
Clemson led by four points early in the second extra session despite having Erin Batth and Nuria Forns fouled out in the last minute of regulation.
The Tigers led 99-98 after Krystal Scott made one of two free throws with 6.2 seconds left.
Brown drove the length of the court with the ensuing inbound pass and split two Tiger defenders under the basket as she tossed in the game-winner.
Clemson's Krystal Scott threw a final inbound pass across half-court to Chrissy Floyd, whose 35-footer at the horn fell well short.
"It's a shame anybody has to lose a great game like this," UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. "I'm very proud of our team for being tough and playing with heart. Every game is so important now, and tonight's game was extremely big for us."
Batth and Floyd led the Tigers (15-8, 6-6) with 19 points each. Forns had 16, Lakeia Stokes 13, Krystal Scott 12 and Julie Aderhold 11 points.
The loss was the fourth straight for Clemson since it peaked at No. 15 in the Associated Press poll on Jan. 22. The Tar Heels' win was their third straight.
Batth scored eight points in the second half to help Clemson lead by as much as 56-43. The Tigers were ahead until the last 2:26 of regulation.
North Carolina rallied to lead 84-80 with 30 seconds to play with the help of five 3-pointers in the second half.
North Carolina missed its last two shots of the second half, while Clemson's Scott hit a layup with 25 seconds left and then fed Aderhold for another layup with 8.7 seconds remaining to tie 84-84 at the end of regulation.
UNC's next game is Sunday at Virginia. The matchup, which tips off at 4 p.m., will be televised by espn2.
