Slowed by injury, Kayla McPherson hasn’t played in a game for UNC women’s basketball since 2023, but she’s added another voice to the Tar Heels’ bench as the NCAA Tournament begins.

The No. 2 seed Duke Blue Devils meet the No. 3 seed North Carolina Tar Heels in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Friday.

The Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels scored 85 points in the Sweet 16 on Friday, the lowest scoring game in tournament history.

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The Blue Devils rode their stifling defense and crashed the boards en route to a 47-38 win against the Tar Heels, reaching the Elite Eight for the first time since 2013 and retiring several longtime foes in the process.

Kim Mulkey and the LSU Tigers return to the Sweet 16 with a matchup against the North Carolina State Wolfpack set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday night in Spokane (Wash.). Mulkey and Co. will look to survive and advance once again with an Elite Eight berth on the line against a fiery Wolfpack squad.

Oluchi Okananwa had her third double-double of the season and Duke beat Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina 47-38 in a grind-it-out defensive battle, sending the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai have revealed their picks for Duke vs. South Carolina in the Elite Eight of the 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday

NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels women with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.