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USA Today
28-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to watch Duke vs. North Carolina in women's March Madness: Time, TV channel, streaming
How to watch Duke vs. North Carolina in women's March Madness: Time, TV channel, streaming A women's Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament matchup features the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils (28-7) and No. 3 North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7) to determine which of the squads is heading to the regional final when it tips off on Friday at Legacy Arena at BJCC, beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN. Duke is coming off of a 59-53 win over Oregon in its last game on Sunday. North Carolina took care of business in its most recent game 58-47 against West Virginia on Monday. In the win, Ashlon Jackson paced Duke with 20 points. Alyssa Ustby's team-high 21 points paced North Carolina in the win. Duke vs. North Carolina TV channel NCAA Tournament Location: Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama Date: Friday, March 28, 2025 Friday, March 28, 2025 Time: 2:30 p.m. ET 2:30 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPN (watch on Fubo) ESPN (watch on Fubo) Stream: Fubo What time is Duke vs. North Carolina basketball today? Duke and North Carolina play at 2:30 p.m. ET. Watch North Carolina vs. Duke with Fubo Duke vs. North Carolina odds, lines, spread Spread: Duke -5.5 Duke -5.5 Total: 124.5 124.5 Moneyline: Duke -244, North Carolina +198 Duke has been putting up 67.3 points per game in its last 10 times on the court, an average that's slightly lower than the 73.8 it has scored over the course of the 2024-25 season. While North Carolina is putting up 70.5 points per game in 2024-25, it has fallen short of that in its past 10 games, amassing 66.2 points per contest. March Madness Sweet 16 schedule Duke Blue Devils (2) vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (3): Friday, 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Friday, 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN South Carolina Gamecocks (1) vs. Maryland Terrapins (4): Friday, 5 p.m. ET on ESPN Friday, 5 p.m. ET on ESPN NC State Wolfpack (2) vs. LSU Tigers (3): Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN UCLA Bruins (1) vs. Ole Miss Rebels (5): Friday, 10 p.m. ET on ESPN Friday, 10 p.m. ET on ESPN TCU Horned Frogs (2) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3): Saturday, 1 p.m. ET on ABC Saturday, 1 p.m. ET on ABC Texas Longhorns (1) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (5): Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC UConn Huskies (2) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (3): Saturday, 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Saturday, 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN USC Trojans (1) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (5): Saturday, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN Duke Blue Devils basketball schedule North Carolina Tar Heels basketball schedule Watch North Carolina vs. Duke with Fubo
USA Today
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
This UNC women's basketball star is trying every other Tar Heels sport. Here's why
This UNC women's basketball star is trying every other Tar Heels sport. Here's why Show Caption Hide Caption Games to watch in the women's March Madness Sweet Sixteen The women's March Madness tournament is heating up, and Meghan Hall gives some of the best matchups to watch in the Sweet Sixteen. Sports Seriously UNC basketball player Alyssa Ustby is trying out different sports with other UNC athletes and posting the videos to Instagram. Ustby was a multi-sport athlete in high school and wants to use her platform to highlight other sports besides basketball. She has made videos with 15 different teams at UNC, including gymnastics, soccer, tennis, swimming, field hockey, wrestling and fencing. Her videos have been well-received by the other athletes, who enjoy laughing at her attempts to learn their sports. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – University of North Carolina senior Alyssa Ustby may be breaking Tar Heels women's basketball records during March Madness, but she also wants to 'shine light on other sports at UNC, because UNC is known as a basketball school and we get a lot of attention.' Her idea to get eyes on other UNC sports? In 2022, she began trying another sport for a day, then posting videos on Instagram. She asks her fellow UNC athletes to showcase their skills in their respective sports. Then, she mimics them herself — or at least she tries to. Watch UNC vs. Duke on Fuco (free trial) Ustby has done this with 15 different teams, but she's not stopping there. After the basketball season is over, she has scheduled times to test her skills on the baseball field and the track. 'Football was super fun because I got to make the video with one of our best wide receivers and our quarterback, so that was pretty cool,' Ustby said. 'And my brothers played football, so I'm versatile in catching and throwing.' In addition to basketball, Ustby also excelled in soccer and softball in high school, allowing her to maneuver through many of the skills thrown at her easily. 'In high school I was a multi-sport athlete and a big advocate for younger kids to play multiple sports,' Ustby said. 'Anytime we have camps, I always encourage girls: 'If you're not interested in choosing basketball, it's OK, there are so many other sports, so many other things you can do.' And that's kind of where the thought came from.' For her first test, Ustby put her basketball jersey aside and hopped on the beam and bars, trying to replicate the movements of the UNC gymnastics team. 'I want to show how talented the other girls are,' Ustby said. After gymnastics, Ustby continued the trend with soccer, tennis and swimming before branching out to sports such as field hockey, wrestling and fencing. Sometimes Ustby demonstrates her athleticism, while other times she makes a fool out of herself. But the real goal is just to have fun. 'I think in the volleyball one, I continued to try to save the ball and it took me five or six takes, and it was pretty ridiculous,' Ustby said. 'The girls were having a blast just laughing at me. So that's the whole point, is just to bring joy.' The sport that brought her the least amount of joy? 'I hated swimming,' Ustby said. 'I didn't grow up swimming, so that one was really difficult.' For now, her focus is on the basketball court, where No. 3 UNC is set to take on its biggest rival, No. 2 Duke, in the Sweet 16 on Friday – the first time the teams have met in the women's NCAA Tournament. Ustby has had a stellar tournament so far: She became UNC's all-time leader in career rebounds (1,260) in a first-round game against Oregon State, and she scored a career-high 21 points in the second round against West Virginia. Ansley Gavlak is a student in the University of Georgia's Sports Media Certificate program.
NBC Sports
25-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
North Carolina's Alyssa Ustby missed senior day due to injury. March Madness offered her another home finale
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — There was less than a minute left in the final home game of Alyssa Ustby's North Carolina career. Victory was in hand, along with a ticket to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. And she was eyeing that scorer's table. 'Jumping on a scorer's table has always been like a dream of mine to do,' Ustby confessed. So that's how the Tar Heels' fifth-year forward ended a 58-47 win against West Virginia, standing atop the scorer's table and yelling toward the cheering home fans and applauding from above the court. It was the perfect send-off for a player who had missed her scheduled home finale due to injury, then made good on a second shot in March Madness. Two days after setting the program's career rebounding record, Ustby had 16 of her 21 points after halftime for the third-seeded Tar Heels (29-7), who advanced to the tournament's second week for the first time since 2022. And that set up the first tournament meeting with rival Duke on the women's side in the Birmingham 2 Region semifinals. The focus was just as much on the 6-foot-1 Ustby, who was capping a career that began with playing in front of essentially no fans in Carmichael Arena due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ustby made 7 of 11 shots to go with seven rebounds and four steals. She also drew a game-high eight fouls, including one withering stretch in which Ustby drew three on the same possession — twice by driving the baseline — in a show of her keep-her-feet-moving grind. 'Alyssa, thank you,' UNC coach Courtney Banghart said during the news conference, turning to her veteran forward on her right. 'Thank you for how you've handled your career, how you've worn Carolina on your chest and who you've brought along with you. 'I know people are going to be talking about that being your legacy game, and you deserve everything you felt tonight.' It was, in fact, a delayed home finale for Ustby, who injured her left knee in mid-February against N.C. State and missed roughly three weeks. The injury happened in subtle fashion, with Ustby checking out of the game in the opening minutes with no dramatic collision or collapse and quickly heading to the locker room. Her status hung over the Tar Heels as she didn't play again until the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, which meant she missed her senior day against Virginia — a game in which the Cavaliers rallied from a huge deficit and topped the Tar Heels. At the time, the Tar Heels were coming down the stretch hoping to do enough to secure a chance to host opening-week games in the NCAA Tournament. And Banghart had publicly mentioned the hope that there would be another chance for Ustby to play in Carmichael. 'I was mainly just focusing on my health and trying to get back because I knew that was what was going to be best for the team,' Ustby said. 'I could worry as much as I want to, but that wouldn't change anything. So I tried to channel all of that energy into my recovery process and make sure i got back as fast as I could. It turned out well.' The Tar Heels ultimately got Ustby another shot to play at home, first with a first-round win against Oregon State when she set the rebounding mark. Then came the West Virginia game, with the Tar Heels locking down in a defense-first game and holding the Mountaineers to 24.1% shooting. Ustby checked out a final time with 47.7 seconds left, greeting Banghart with an emphatic slap of the hands and a big hug. Moments later, Ustby started asking associate head coach Joanne Aluka-White whether she thought it would be OK for her to scale the scorer's table at the horn. 'I was like, 'Is it crazy if I do this?'' Ustby said. 'She was like 'No-no-no-no, do it, do it, do it.' So obviously I had her support but it still took a little bit of courage to go jump up there.' It ended up offering Ustby a signature moment of celebration, as well as what she described as a tribute to the fans who had backed the Tar Heels through her career. 'This is what she deserves, playing five years here,' said Lexi Donarski, a fellow fifth-year senior. 'This community supports her and us so much. 'Her being able to take in the moment and play in Carmichael again is everything that we could have wanted for her. To be here with her doing that is just so much fun.'
Washington Post
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Alyssa Utsby and North Carolina beat West Virginia 58-47 to set up Sweet 16 meeting with Duke
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Alyssa Ustby scored 16 of her 21 points after halftime to help North Carolina beat West Virginia 58-47 on Monday night in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament. The fifth-year senior's big night included 10 third-quarter points for the third-seeded Tar Heels (29-7), who reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2022. North Carolina will face Duke in a regional semifinal in Birmingham, Alabama — the first meeting between the rivals in the women's March Madness bracket.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UNC's Alyssa Ustby missed senior day due to injury. March Madness offered her another home finale
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — There was less than a minute left in the final home game of Alyssa Ustby's North Carolina career. Victory was in hand, along with a ticket to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. And she was eyeing that scorer's table. 'Jumping on a scorer's table has always been like a dream of mine to do," Ustby confessed. So that's how the Tar Heels' fifth-year forward ended Monday night's 58-47 win against West Virginia, standing atop the scorer's table and yelling toward the cheering home fans and applauding from above the court. It was the perfect send-off for a player who had missed her scheduled home finale due to injury, then made good on a second shot in March Madness. Two days after setting the program's career rebounding record, Ustby had 16 of her 21 points after halftime for the third-seeded Tar Heels (29-7), who advanced to the tournament's second week for the first time since 2022. And that set up the first tournament meeting with rival Duke on the women's side in the Birmingham 2 Region semifinals. But for Monday night, the focus was just as much on the 6-foot-1 Ustby, who was capping a career that began with playing in front of essentially no fans in Carmichael Arena due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ustby made 7 of 11 shots to go with seven rebounds and four steals. She also drew a game-high eight fouls, including one withering stretch in which Ustby drew three on the same possession — twice by driving the baseline — in a show of her keep-her-feet-moving grind. 'Alyssa, thank you,' UNC coach Courtney Banghart said during the news conference, turning to her veteran forward on her right. "Thank you for how you've handled your career, how you've worn Carolina on your chest and who you've brought along with you. "I know people are going to be talking about that being your legacy game, and you deserve everything you felt tonight." It was, in fact, a delayed home finale for Ustby, who injured her left knee in mid-February against N.C. State and missed roughly three weeks. The injury happened in subtle fashion, with Ustby checking out of the game in the opening minutes with no dramatic collision or collapse and quickly heading to the locker room. Her status hung over the Tar Heels as she didn't play again until the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, which meant she missed her senior day against Virginia — a game in which the Cavaliers rallied from a huge deficit and topped the Tar Heels. At the time, the Tar Heels were coming down the stretch hoping to do enough to secure a chance to host opening-week games in the NCAA Tournament. And Banghart had publicly mentioned the hope that there would be another chance for Ustby to play in Carmichael. 'I was mainly just focusing on my health and trying to get back because I knew that was what was going to be best for the team," Ustby said. "I could worry as much as I want to, but that wouldn't change anything. So I tried to channel all of that energy into my recovery process and make sure i got back as fast as I could. It turned out well.' The Tar Heels ultimately got Ustby another shot to play at home, first with Saturday's first-round win against Oregon State when she set the rebounding mark. Then came the West Virginia game, with the Tar Heels locking down in a defense-first game and holding the Mountaineers to 24.1% shooting. Ustby checked out a final time with 47.7 seconds left, greeting Banghart with an emphatic slap of the hands and a big hug. Moments later, Ustby started asking associate head coach Joanne Aluka-White whether she thought it would be OK for her to scale the scorer's table at the horn. 'I was like, 'Is it crazy if I do this?'' Ustby said. 'She was like 'No-no-no-no, do it, do it, do it.' So obviously I had her support but it still took a little bit of courage to go jump up there.' It ended up offering Ustby a signature moment of celebration, as well as what she described as a tribute to the fans who had backed the Tar Heels through her career. 'This is what she deserves, playing five years here,' said Lexi Donarski, a fellow fifth-year senior. "This community supports her and us so much. 'Her being able to take in the moment and play in Carmichael again is everything that we could have wanted for her. To be here with her doing that is just so much fun.' ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. Aaron Beard, The Associated Press
