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No. 21 Tar Heels Outshoot Virginia, 79-64
January 27, 2002 | Women's Basketball
Jan 27, 2002
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Coretta Brown hit four 3-pointers and had 22 points as No. 21 North Carolina ended a three-game losing streak with a 79-64 victory over Virginia on Sunday.
North Carolina (15-6, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) scored the final 11 points of the first half to take a 40-29 lead. Brown hit all three of her 3-point attempts and had 13 points in the first half.
Virginia (11-9, 4-5) pulled to 51-46 with 12:19 left after Telisha Quarles scored 10 straight points, but Brown had a 3-pointer during a 9-0 run that put the Tar Heels up by 12 with nine minutes left.
Candace Sutton had 14 points and a career-high six blocks for North Carolina. Nikki Teasley had 10 points and seven assists. Brown was 4-for-6 from 3-point range.
Quarles led Virginia with 23 points. Brandi Teamer and Anna Prilliman had 11 each.
