CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Freshman Alyssa Ustby had season-highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds to help North Carolina upset fourth-ranked rival North Carolina State 76-69 on Sunday.
Stephanie Watts added 17 points for the Tar Heels (9-8, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), who hit a season-high 11 3-pointers and led by as many as a dozen after halftime.
UNC had won just one game since shortly before Christmas, yet responded with a huge performance to upend a top-10 Wolfpack team for the third consecutive season.
Ustby went 4 for 4 from behind the arc to lead the Tar Heels' outside shooting. Elissa Cunane scored 14 points to lead the Wolfpack (12-2, 7-2), who shot the ball poorly until well into the third quarter as UNC gained confidence by hitting