TONIE Morgan pumped in 23 points and reserve Dani Carnegie scored 22 points as No. 25 Georgia Tech remained unbeaten by defeating No. 14 North Carolina 82-76 on Sunday (Monday in Manila) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The Yellow Jackets (11-0, 1-0 ACC) were in control in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams, leading 66-45 after three quarters. Kara Dunn finished with 13 points, Kayla Blackshear posted 12 and Zoesha Smith had 10 for Georgia Tech, which shot 51.7 percent from the field and 16-for-18 on free throws.
Maria Gakdeng scored 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting from the field for North Carolina (10-2, 0-1), which only lost previously to No. 2 Connecticut. IndyaNivar had 16 points while Reniya Kelly and Lexie Donarski each added 15, but the Tar Heels had a 41-24 rebounding deficit.
North Carolina trailed by as many as 23 and made the result look closer with a 7-2 run in the final 13 seconds.
In other games, it was UConn 79, Georgetown 44; South Carolina 78, South Florida 62; LSU 85, Louisiana 57; Southern California 88, Elon 30; Texas 65, Richmond 54; Oklahoma 94, Oral Roberts 54; TCU 92, Louisiana Tech 41; Michigan State 68, Iowa 66; Iowa State 87, Eastern Illinois 55; North Carolina State 72, Louisville 42; Ole Miss 94, South Alabama 39; and Nebraska 66, Chattanooga 42.
UConn 79, Georgetown 44
The Huskies bounced back from a loss to Notre Dame by rolling in the Big East Conference opener for both teams in Hartford, Conn., behind Paige Bueckers’ 24 points.
Bueckers shot 11-for-16 from the floor. Sarah Strong added 17 points and 14 rebounds for UConn (9-1, 1-0), which led 40-19 at halftime.
Ariel Jenkins scored 12 points for Georgetown (6-5, 0-1), which made 26.3 percent (15-of-57) of its shots from the field and was charged with 22 turnovers.
