CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Jamie Cherry hit a jumper with 0.6 seconds left and North Carolina beat Ohio State 86-84 on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Tar Heels (26-8) advance to face top-seeded South Carolina (32-2) on Friday night in Greensboro.
Stephanie Mavunga had a career-high 27 points and 14 rebounds, Allisha Gray added 20 points and Brittany Rountree had 15 for the fourth-seeded Heels. They blew a 23-point lead before Cherry’s latest big shot sent them to the Sweet 16.
Ameryst Alston had 30 points for the fifth-seeded Buckeyes (24-11), who never led but tied it twice in the final minute – the last coming when Kelsey Mitchell’s free throws made it 84-all with 5.1 seconds left.
Gray inbounded to Cherry, who raced down the right sideline through the Ohio State pressure and pulled up for an 18-footer that swished through. The Buckeyes didn’t get a shot off before the horn.
