Deja Kelly scored 23 points, 10 in a pivotal third quarter, Alyssa Ustby had a double-double with a career-high seven blocks, and No. 23 North Carolina hand No. 13 Louisville its first Atlantic Coast Conference loss 79-68.
FLORIDA STATE ON THURSDAY. LUIS HERNANDEZ, WRAL, SPORTS, RALEIGH. >> WELL, JUST UP THE ROAD IN CHAPEL HILL, A MASSIVE TOP. 25 SHOWDOWN BETWEEN NUMBER 13, LOUISVILLE AND THE NUMBER. 23 TAR HEELS DEJA KELLY HAS RETURNED TO FORM RECENTLY AVERAGING 26 POINTS A GAME. HER LAST 3 CONTESTS. >> BUT IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN JUST THE QUEEN. >> TO KNOCK OFF THE CARDINALS HIT TONIGHT. >> STILL A HIGH SCHOOL IN EXTRAORDINARY FOR CAROLINA ATTORNEY ELSE CAME OUT WITH INTENSITY IN THIS ONE, INDIANA BAR PHYSICAL IN THE PAINT. >> THE BASKET AND THE FOUL EXPIRING ORDER HERE WHO ELSE DEJA KELLY DEFENDED IS GOING TO BE DRAPED ALL OVER HER GAME HIGH. 23 BY BECAME CAROLINA WAS UP BY 9 TO ONE LITTLE CONTROL. THE 2ND QUARTER. SIDNEY TAYLOR. SHOWING ALL OF THE EMOTION HERE AFTER THE FINISH. IT WAS ALL TIED AT THE HALF. ALYSSA USTBY, THE STAT STUFFER. SHE IS DOING AND THEY HEAR CAREER-HIGH 7 BLOCKS WERE HUGE, ALMOST HAD A TRIPLE-DOUBLE AGAIN. HE WOULD SEE IF 11 AFTER 3, 4TH QUARTER, LEXI. THE NICE KING PUTS IT AWAY. ONE OF HER 3 TRIPLES USC PICKS UP A STATEMENT WIN. 79 68 TO TAKE FIRST PLACE IN THE CONFERENCE. >> THIS IS A GAME THAT REALLY COMES OFF A MOTION. YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS ARE THESE GUYS ARE FIGHTERS MEETING THE LOUISVILLE TEAMS FIGHTERS. AND SO WE KNOW IS GOING TO FIGHT LIKE A LITERALLY A ROCK FIGHT, RIGHT? AND SO WE ASKED OURSELVES ON TUESDAY WEDNESDAY TO JUST CONTAIN OUR EMOTIONS. JUST WALKING TO HOW WE WANT TO PLAY, BUT INTO THE GAMING IS GOING TO BE PHYSICAL. WE KNEW IS GOING TO BE FAST. PACE IS GOING TO BE SO KIND OF JUST STAYING PRETTY POISED ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR. >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT KIND AND KEPT THIS IS GOING. IT'S
