Still, the Tar Heels managed to push past the Wolfpack, who led twice led by six in the final 3 minutes — the last coming on Madison Hayes' corner 3-pointer to make it 63-57 with 1:50 left.

Kelly had a career-high 23 points to lead the Tar Heels, while James had all 16 of her points after halftime to lead the Wolfpack. Takeaways N.C. State: The Wolfpack's surge had included winning 16 of ...