Duke vs. North Carolina - Sweet 16 NCAA tournament extended highlights

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Watch the highlights from No. 2 Duke and No. 3 North Carolina's matchup in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament.
And she's a force inside on the defensive end.
Melissa Ospie going inside to Maria Gotteng.
And she is blocked by Jaden Donovan.
You got to harness that motivation, though.
You don't want to put too much pressure on yourself.
Continue to do what got you here.
India Navar driving into the paint for North Carolina.
Maria Gotteng underneath for the putback.
At 6'3", sometimes players take that,
take their height for granted.
Not Gotteng.
She knows she's got a battle against Duke.
She's in her second season at North Carolina.
Cutting to the basket, Lexi Donarski.
In the free-throw line area,
she sees the defensive pressure denial.
And credit to Lexi Donarski.
Smooth.
Oh.
Intercepted by Gotteng.
Jordan Wood fought for it and got it back.
Wood can shoot it.
Too much on that.
More experience.
Gotteng inside.
She'll be able to create,
put some points on the board for Duke.
All right, Lexi Donarski.
So much traffic in the paint.
So many North Carolina jerseys.
Alyssa Usby tiptoed.
Look at the points in the paint.
Ten of North Carolina's 11 points have come in the paint.
North Carolina went for high-percentage shots
to start this game out
because you know there's going to be nerves in the Sweet 16.
Duke, on the other hand, they were 0 for 4.
Regan Richardson back to Fournier.
Yeah, we're looking at Duke's offense
over the last three years.
Alucia Kanawa.
They needed that, the extra effort.
Wolf, get the ball inside.
Test the waters with Fournier.
Thomas.
A little pick-and-roll action, a 7-0 run,
just like that for Duke.
Vanessa DeJesus cutting through that North Carolina defense.
The winner of this game
will face the winner of South Carolina, Maryland.
That'll be our next game here in Birmingham today.
Jayden Donovan.
A little quarter court, 1-2-2 pressure,
now sitting in a zone.
Duke 0 for 6 from 3.
DeJesus.
This one right here, number 5,
Alucia Kanawa can get going,
speed up things for the Blue Devils.
Got it over to Thomas, and that pays.
Four seconds.
The pressure, the heat has turned up for the Blue Devils.
This is the Duke defense you're used to seeing,
and it's turning into points.
DeJesus, so patient.
Right now, Duke on a 17-2 run.
Eight seconds here, Ashlyn Jackson
looking for her first points, and she...
Duke was 0 for 5 when Maria Gauteng
was on the floor contesting their shots,
and now they're just eating up North Carolina.
Donarski, in and out.
Acrobatic putback from India Navar
ends the field goal drought that was over 10 minutes.
That's the matchup right now
as Huskie's trying to get around her in the paint.
Wonya comes over to help the kick out to Donarski.
Jackson off the screen.
Kanawa.
And just like that, we have our first two threes
of the ballgame back-to-back.
Lucia Kanawa, the ACC Tournament MVP,
not an all-conference selection on the season,
but she got that MVP title.
They're not coming as easy
with this smaller lineup for North Carolina.
Lucia Kanawa!
India Navar working against Cable.
Forced her way to a bucket.
Ashlyn Jackson, just two points for her in the first half,
and Delaney Thomas cutting the basket on the pass.
Duke was prepared for this zone of North Carolina,
and you see Delaney Thomas on that backside,
just wide open to slip.
North Carolina will look to try to test Maria Gauteng inside.
Ball got tipped up into the air by DeJesus.
Bouncing around and dropping down for India Navar.
Calling for the basketball,
posting up against Jaden Donovan.
Donovan's defense has been on point.
Bringing four offensive players over to one side,
making the zone have to go with a cutter.
For Nya Kelly, steps into the three.
Another block by Donovan.
Corning flashing into the paint, calling for it.
It bounces out to Richardson.
Eight seconds for Duke.
Richardson.
Nine seconds.
Five seconds.
Navar.
Osby, swatted away by Fournier.
Ball security is going to be key with these two teams,
the defense that they are playing.
And Carol Lawson was yelling at Mayer
to come get the basketball.
Couldn't before Duke turned it over,
and India Navar turned that into points.
Duke is three of ten.
Osby saves it into the hands of Donarski.
For Nya Kelly, catch and shoot.
Osby just all over the place.
That Swiss Army knife for North Carolina.
Laney Grant trying to break down Mayer.
That's a 17-year-old freshman.
Laney Grant with the razzle-dazzle
and the finish through contact.
It doesn't matter that it's the sweet 16.
Kelly pulls up and misses.
Ashland Jackson with a little mic drop.
North Carolina choosing to go without Goktang on the floor.
What advantage is that for Duke?
Well, everything's evened out now.
For Nya Kelly, one-on-one with Ashland Jackson,
and Ashland Jackson wins that defensive battle.
Up ahead to Okonawa.
Got her own rebound.
Twelve offensive boards.
Much better catch and shoot right in the pocket.
North Carolina hasn't hit a field goal in this quarter.
Oh, beautiful.
Thomas, the dump off from Ashland Jackson.
I think that you've got to get Alyssa Osby
in the middle of the floor.
I think that she can operate
and she can get isolated with Delaney Thomas.
That would be good.
Operating in the middle of the floor.
The ball screen action there.
Being able to find Thomas.
Up and in for Alyssa Osby.
And Alyssa Osby, her final game for North Carolina.
It is Duke.
