The No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels outlasted the No. 10 NC State Wolfpack in a classic Tobacco Road basketball battle, 66-65. It was a back-and-forth game throughout that saw 7 lead changes. Reniya Kelly led all scorers with a career-high 23 points on 9-18 shooting, including 5-9 from three-point range in the win while Lexi Donarski and Maria Gakdeng each scored 10 points for the Tar Heels. Alyssa Ustby left the game early in the first quarter and did not return. Aziaha James led the Pack with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists while Saniya Rivers added 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in a losing effort.