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North Carolina Tar Heels vs Louisville Cardinals, Ally ACC Tournament Semifinal

Women's College Basketball
#16North Carolina
26-7
57-65
Final
#12Louisville
27-6
Gas South Arena

Lead tracker

UNC leadsBiggest lead UNC 4, LOU 10
Q1Q2Q3Q4
LOU leads
Team1234T
UNC1017131757
LOU1612172065

Who won: Louisville 65-57

The Louisville Cardinals beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 65-57 in Ally ACC Tournament Semifinal on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Gas South Arena. Imari Berry led the Louisville in points (22). Elina Aarnisalo led the North Carolina in points (17).

Player of the game

Imari Berry

LOU · 22 PTS, 10 REB

7.9

Win probability

100%LOU final
UNCLOU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 0:01Imari Berry

    Defensive rebound

    Imari Berry Defensive Rebound.

  4. Q4 0:04Indya Nivar

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Indya Nivar misses 26-foot three point jumper

    I. Nivar · 10 PTS

  5. Q4 0:07Indya Nivar

    Defensive rebound

    Indya Nivar Defensive Rebound.

  6. Q4 0:08Laura Ziegler

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Laura Ziegler misses free throw 2 of 2

    L. Ziegler · 13 PTS

  7. Q4 0:08Laura Ziegler
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Laura Ziegler makes free throw 1 of 2

    L. Ziegler · 13 PTS

    UNC 57 - 65 LOU
  8. Q4 0:08Elina Aarnisalo

    Foul on Elina Aarnisalo

    Foul on Elina Aarnisalo.

    E. Aarnisalo · 17 PTS

  9. Q4 0:08Laura Ziegler

    Defensive rebound

    Laura Ziegler Defensive Rebound.

  10. Q4 0:09Elina Aarnisalo

    Misses 10-foot pullup jump shot

    Elina Aarnisalo misses 10-foot pullup jump shot

    E. Aarnisalo · 17 PTS

  11. Q4 0:17Reyna Scott
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Reyna Scott makes free throw 2 of 2

    R. Scott · 8 PTS

    UNC 57 - 64 LOU
  12. Q4 0:17Reyna Scott
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Reyna Scott makes free throw 1 of 2

    R. Scott · 8 PTS

    UNC 57 - 63 LOU
  13. Q4 0:17Elina Aarnisalo

    Foul on Elina Aarnisalo

    Foul on Elina Aarnisalo.

    E. Aarnisalo · 17 PTS

  14. THREEQ4 0:21
    Nyla Brooks

    Three! Jumper, 22 ft

    N. Brooks · 13 PTS · ast E. Aarnisalo

    Nyla Brooks makes 22-foot three point jumper (Elina Aarnisalo assists)

    UNC 57 - 62 LOU
  15. Q4 0:25Reyna Scott
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Reyna Scott makes free throw 2 of 2

    R. Scott · 8 PTS

    UNC 54 - 62 LOU
  16. Q4 0:25LOU

    Dead ball rebound

    Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.

  17. Q4 0:25Reyna Scott

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Reyna Scott misses free throw 1 of 2

    R. Scott · 8 PTS

  18. Q4 0:25Nyla Brooks

    Foul on Nyla Brooks

    Foul on Nyla Brooks.

    N. Brooks · 13 PTS

  19. Q4 0:31Elina Aarnisalo
    +2

    Pullup jump shot, 6 ft

    Elina Aarnisalo makes 6-foot pullup jump shot

    E. Aarnisalo · 17 PTS

    UNC 54 - 61 LOU
  20. Q4 0:39Elif Istanbulluoglu
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Elif Istanbulluoglu makes free throw 2 of 2

    E. Istanbulluoglu · 11 PTS

    UNC 52 - 61 LOU
  21. Q4 0:39Elif Istanbulluoglu
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Elif Istanbulluoglu makes free throw 1 of 2

    E. Istanbulluoglu · 11 PTS

    UNC 52 - 60 LOU
  22. Q4 0:39Lanie Grant

    Foul on Lanie Grant

    Foul on Lanie Grant.

    L. Grant · 11 PTS

  23. Q4 0:46LOU

    Shorttimeout

    Louisville Timeout

  24. Q4 0:46UNC

    Regulartimeout

    North Carolina Timeout

  25. Q4 0:51Nyla Harris
    +2

    Layup

    Nyla Harris makes layup (Elina Aarnisalo assists)

    N. Harris · 6 PTS · ast E. Aarnisalo

    UNC 52 - 59 LOU

Leaders

UNCLOU
Points
Elina Aarnisalo
17
Imari Berry
22
Assists
Elina Aarnisalo
5
Elif Istanbulluoglu
4
Rebounds
Nyla Harris
8
Imari Berry
10

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