Jan. 22, 2004
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Freshman Ivory Latta scored 18 points, including two free throws to put to the game out of reach, and No. 13 North Carolina beat Georgia Tech 63-56 Thursday night.
The Tar Heels (15-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who led by many as 10 points in the second half, were in front 57-56 with 2:17 left in the game after Megan Isom hit a 3-pointer for Georgia Tech (10-8, 1-5). Isom led the Yellow Jackets with 16 points.
Freshman Camille Little hit a follow shot with 42 seconds left to give the Tar Heels a three-point lead before Latta came back with a pair of free throws with 22.6 seconds to go. Little made a pair of free throws with five seconds left and finished with 10 points.
The Tar Heels won their fourth straight over Georgia Tech, which has lost five ACC games in a row.
Georgia Tech took advantage of poor North Carolina shooting in the first half. The Tar Heels shot 7-of-24 (29.2 percent) from the field, but went 10-of-14 from the free-throw line during the half while Georgia Tech had no attempts.
North Carolina led by as many as seven points in the first half, but the Yellow Jackets battled back to a 25-25 tie at the break.
Latta opened the second half with the first of her four 3-pointers. Then, with 13:09 left, she hit another to give the Tar Heels a seven-point lead. Her final 3-pointer pushed the lead to 57-53 with 5:11 left.
North Carolina benefited from free throws, going 24-of-30 from the line. Georgia Tech was 3-of-6.
Each team had 34 rebounds.
