GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
North Carolina 71, Wake Forest 58
Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Deja Kelly had 24 points, five rebounds and six assists to lead No. 19 North Carolina to a 71-58 victory over Wake Forest.
Destiny Adams added 11 points off the bench and Kennedy Todd-Williams scored 10 for the Tar Heels (19-8, 10-6 ACC).
North Carolina went up by 20 midway through the fourth quarter and cruised from there, making just two field goals and three free throws over the final 6 1/2 minutes.
Wake Forest shot 3 for 14 in the third quarter and was outscored 16-6. The shooting slump came after the Demon Deacons shot 50% in the first half and trailed just 40-36 at halftime.
Jewel Spear scored 19 points, Elise Williams 11 and Olivia Summiel 10 for the Demon Deacons (14-13, 5-11).
Kelly scored 17 points in the first half, including North Carolina's final five of the second quarter. Her three-point play with five seconds left put the Tar Heels up by four at the break.
February 19, 2023
| Wake Forest | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| O. Summiel | F | 32 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| D. Hinds | F | 22 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| J. Spear | G | 38 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| E. Williams | G | 36 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| K. Harrison | G | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| A. Scruggs | 27 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| A. Andrews | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| N. Becker | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| R. Conley | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 19-48 (.396) |
12-18 (.667) |
8-28 (.286) |
7-26 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 58 | |
| North Carolina | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Poole | F | 22 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| A. Zelaya | F | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| D. Kelly | G | 38 | 10-20 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| K. Todd-Williams | G | 38 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| K. McPherson | G | 15 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| D. Adams | 29 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| P. Paris | 29 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| T. Key | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| M. Tshitenge | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 30-59 (.508) |
5-11 (.455) |
6-17 (.353) |
9-34 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 71 | |
Officials: Bruce Morris, Saif Esho, Ashlee Goode
