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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Eva Hodgson scored 14 of 21 points with a ferocious fourth-quarter shotmaking as No. 8 North Carolina rallied repeatedly in the second half to beat No. 18 Oregon in the semifinals. 85-79 outperformed. Phil Night Invitational on Thursday.

Hodgson scored 10 points in 90 seconds of the fourth quarter after the Ducks seemed about to pull away. Hodgson’s four-point play with 5:12 left gave North Carolina a 72–68 lead. Oregon tied at 74-73, but Hodgson hit Destiny his four free throws in the stretch sandwiched between Adams’ baskets and tar his heels were able to hold on.

Alyssa Ustby added 19 points for North Carolina (5-0) and Tar Heels made five players into double digits. Deja Kelly scored 17, Anya Poole scored 11 and Kennedy Todd-Williams scored 10.

Te-Hina Paopao led Oregon (4-1) with 18 points, Grace VanSlooten added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Jennah Isai scored 15 points. However, the Ducks lamented the chances they had to put the game away, leading by 11 in the first minute of the second half, starting the fourth quarter with an 11-2 run before leading 66-58 with 7:34 remaining. maintained.

That’s when Hodgson got hot all around. Her back-to-back 3-point shots stopped Oregon’s run, and her 4-point play put the Tar Heels all the way forward.

Guest of Honor

Nike founder Knight sat courtside next to former Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu. Also in the stands was Roy Williams, a former men’s coach from North Carolina. The Tar Heels were across town to face Portland in Thursday’s men’s tournament.

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North Carolina: The Tar Heels started the week in their highest standings since the 2014-15 season, when they reached No. 6 in the AP Top 25. The win over Oregon State was his 20th consecutive non-conference win for North Carolina.

Oregon: The Ducks will lament the struggle at the free-throw line. Oregon came into the game from the line he was 6th out of 14 and from the free throw line this season he made 72{ea2cba5bdf6fe62bbe85e24807814144a71e77d3ae7311fbc27a008558d1372c}.

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North Carolina: The Tar Heels will face No. 5 Iowa or Michigan in Sunday’s championship.

OREGON: The Ducks will face No. 5 Iowa State or Michigan State in Sunday’s third-place play-off.

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