No. 21North Carolina Tar Heels

16thin Atlantic Coast · 25-6

YES!

North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Duke Blue Devils

Ranked #12 · 21-8 69 – 74

Ranked #21 · 25-6

Final · Sun, Mar 1

Game Details

Carmichael Arena (Chapel Hill) · 6,319 fans · ESPN

Highlights

Aarnisalo, Harris help No. 21 UNC beat No. 12 Duke 74-69 in rivalry rematch

Elina Aarnisalo scored a career-high 22 points while Nyla Harris had 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 21 North Carolina beat No. 12 Duke 74-69 on Sunday, though the Blue Devils ultimately finished as the outright regular-season...

Recap via ESPN

0:17 Nyla Harris gets nice layup for UNC

0:21 Elina Aarnisalo's jumper beats the buzzer for UNC

0:16 Nyla Brooks drills corner 3 for UNC

0:16 Riley Nelson splashes a 3 for Duke

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DUKE	14	17	16	22	69
UNC	13	16	23	22	74

Game Flow

DUKE UNC

Q1Q2Q3Q4

7-0Biggest Run9-0

7Largest Lead8

7 lead changes · tied 2 times

Win Probability · North Carolina Tar Heels

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Game Leaders

Duke Blue Devils

Ashlon Jackson · 17Points
Taina Mair · 5Assists
Taina Mair · 7Rebounds

North Carolina Tar Heels

Elina Aarnisalo · 22Points
Elina Aarnisalo · 4Assists
Ciera Toomey · 8Rebounds

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team	GB
Duke	-
Louisville	1
North Carolina	2
NC State	3
Syracuse	4
Virginia Tech	4
Notre Dame	4
Virginia	5
Clemson	5
California	7
Stanford	8
Miami	8
Georgia Tech	8
Florida State	11
Wake Forest	12
SMU	14
Pittsburgh	15
Boston College	15

Team Stats

Duke Blue DevilsNorth Carolina Tar Heels

Shooting

25-65, 38% Field Goals 23-57, 40%

9-18, 50% 3-Pointers 8-23, 35%

10-15, 67% Free Throws 20-27, 74%

Possessions

33 Rebounds 45

9 Offensive Rebounds 13

15 Assists 10

8 Steals 9

6 Blocks 2

12 Turnovers 18

20 Fouls 17

Scoring

28 Points in Paint 28

10 Fast Break Points 16

7 Largest Lead 8

Box Score

Duke Blue Devils ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. FournierF	12	6	2	31	5-11	1-2	1-4	3	1	1	3	3	5
D. ThomasF	12	5	1	28	5-13	0-0	2-3	1	1	0	2	3	5
A. JacksonG	17	2	4	38	5-13	5-9	2-2	1	3	1	0	2	3
T. MairG	4	7	5	31	2-7	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	7	1
R. NelsonG	13	3	3	37	4-8	3-4	2-2	1	1	1	1	2	4
Bench
J. WoodF	4	3	0	22	1-4	0-2	2-2	1	1	2	0	3	0
A. RobersonC	7	4	0	13	3-9	0-1	1-2	3	0	1	1	3	2
A. WikstromG	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. SkinnerG	DNP: Did not play
O. MartinG	DNP: Did not play
J. DonovanG	DNP: Did not play
H. JohnsonG	DNP: Did not play
E. KoabelG	DNP: Did not play
Team	69	33	15		25-65	9-18	10-15	12	8	6	9	24	20

North Carolina Tar Heels ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. ToomeyF	6	8	2	28	1-7	1-5	3-4	2	0	2	2	6	3
N. HarrisF	19	7	0	35	5-7	0-1	9-10	3	0	0	2	5	3
E. AarnisaloG	22	7	4	38	7-13	4-5	4-4	4	2	0	1	6	3
L. GrantG	10	3	1	25	3-7	2-4	2-5	2	0	0	1	2	1
I. NivarG	9	7	2	32	4-11	0-3	1-2	4	5	0	2	5	3
Bench
T. QueirozG	2	3	1	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	2	4
N. BrooksG	4	2	0	13	1-4	1-1	1-2	0	1	0	1	1	0
T. HendersonG	0	1	0	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
S. BarkerG	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. HullG	2	4	0	15	1-5	0-4	0-0	0	1	0	1	3	0
B. ThomasC	DNP: Did not play
L. AstakhovaG	DNP: Did not play
J. ZubichG	DNP: Did not play
R. KellyG	DNP: Did not play
Team	74	45	10		23-57	8-23	20-27	18	9	2	13	32	17

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