Epic comeback, 29 from Deja Kelly, send No. 8 UNC to incredible win over No. 5 Iowa State

Posted Nov 28, 2022
Coach Courtney Banghart’s UNC women’s basketball teams have always been resilient and unrelenting, but her Tar Heels outdid themselves on Sunday night. No. 8 North Carolina rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit with a 23-3 second-half run and withstood a late run by No. 5 Iowa State for a 73-64 victory for the Phil Knight Invitational championship. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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