WOMENS BASKETBALL
Florida State 86, North Carolina 84
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Ta'niya Latson scored at the buzzer and finished with 25 points as Florida State continued to
dominate North Carolina on its home floor with an 86-84 victory over the 13th-ranked Tar Heels on Sunday.
Latson, who leads the nation with a 26.6 scoring average, sank 10 of 22 shots and 5 of 6 free throws.
She added eight assists for the Seminoles (16-4, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have not lost in Chapel Hill since 2015.
Sydney Bowles scored 18 on six 3-pointers in nine attempts for Florida State. Makayla Timpson totaled 15 points and eight rebounds.
Timpson, the nation's second-leading shot blocker, had three to reach her per-game average. Malea Williams scored nine with 11 rebounds.
Maria Gakdeng had 21 points to lead the Tar Heels (18-4, 6-3), who saw a five-game win streak end. Alyssa Ustby had 14 points and
10 rebounds for her ninth double-double this season. Reniya Kelly added 16 points and six rebounds.
Lanie Grant had 13 points and Lexi Donarski scored 12.
Florida State took a 65-62 lead into the fourth quarter, but Gakdeng scored the first eight points for North Carolina and Donarski
followed with a 3-pointer to give the Tar Heels a 73-69 lead with 6:53 remaining. Williams had baskets on both ends of a Bowles’
3-pointer and Florida State led 78-76 lead with 2:54 left.
Gakdeng's layup put the Tar Heels up 82-81 with 18 seconds left. Bowles buried her final 3-pointer, but Kelly tied it on a layup with
four seconds left.
There were 16 lead changes and four ties through the first three quarters.
January 26, 2025