Jan. 18, 2006
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Elana Larkins scored 22 points, including 14-for-14 free-throw shooting, and Ivory Latta had 17 points Wednesday night in No. 4 North Carolina’s 85-56 victory over Georgia Tech.
La’Tangela Atkins added 10 points with six assists and four steals for North Carolina (17-0, 4-0 ACC), which moved within one win of matching its best start.
Janie Mitchell and Jill Ingram each scored 12 points to lead Georgia Tech (11-6, 0-4), which lost its fifth straight.
Larkins was 8-for-8 on free throws in the see-saw first half to help North Carolina take a 32-25 lead at the break. Trailing 15-11 midway through the first half, North Carolina used a 13-0 run to retake the lead for good.
The Tar Heels opened the second half with 10 straight points and Georgia Tech never threatened again.
North Carolina went 7:27 of the first half without a basket, while Janie Mitchell scored seven consecutive points for Georgia Tech. Mitchell’s free throw at the 9:44 mark put the Yellow Jackets up 13-9.
Georgia Tech led for the last time, 19-17, after Stephanie Higgs’ 3-pointer with 7:00 left in the half. The Yellow Jackets proceeded to miss six of their next eight shots.
Larkins hit four free throws during North Carolina’s 13-0 run in the first half.
The win was North Carolina’s seventh straight over the Yellow Jackets, who last won against the Tar Heels in 2002. North Carolina won its first 18 games to open the 1994-95 season before losing at Duke.
