March 27, 2005
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· improved to 30-3 on the year and 2-0 all-time against the Sun Devils. They also improved to 3-7 in Regional Semi-final games, earning their third birth in the Elite Eight. Previously, they won the NCAA title in 1994 and fell in the Regional Finals in 1998. The Tar Heels will face the Baylor Bears in the Regional Final on Monday night. Tip-off is at from Wells Fargo Arena in
· fell to 0-3 in the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament, also having reached the Regional Semi-final game in 1982 and 1983.
· has now won 16 straight games, the second longest winning streak in school history. The Tar Heels won 32 in a row spanning two seasons (1993-94 and 1994-95). Their last loss was on Jan. 20 at , falling in overtime, 79-73.
· became just the third team in the last 28 tries to win at Wells Fargo Arena against the Sun Devils. No. 1-ranked Stanford is the only other team this season to have beaten ASU at home.
· opened the game with a quick 6-0 run in the first 0:42, but countered right back, scoring 13 unanswered points over the next to take the lead at 13-6 with remaining in the first half.
· The Tar Heels took the lead, 27-26, on a pair of free throws by Ivory Latta with remaining in the first half and never trailed again in the half. ASU was able to tie it twice in the opening three minutes of the second half, but never got closer than within two following the mark.
· Erlana Larkins tied her career-high with 14 rebounds and her seventh double-double of the season. She also tied her career-high blocks with three on the night.
· tied a season-low, hitting only two three-pointers in nine attempts. They were two-of-seven against Lipscomb on Dec. 28 in .
· Ivory Latta became the 24th Tar Heel to score 1000 points, achieving the milestone on a free throw with to play. She scored 20 on the night, putting her career total at 1004. She became to the third Tar Heel this season to accomplish the feat and only the second player in history to do it before her junior season. The first was Marion Jones, who finished with 1122 after her sophomore season.
· The Sun Devil's Aubree Johnson recorded a double-double, scoring 12 points and hauling down 10 rebounds. It was the second double-double of the sophomore forward's career.
· Kylan Loney hit three-of-four three-pointers in the first half to lead the Sun Devils with 14 points at the break. However, the defense held her to just four points in the second half. Kristin Kovesdy was the second leading scorer on the Sun Devils at the half with 11 points. She had one field goal in the second half to finish with 13 points.