Second Half Liveblogging

5:07 Larkins tops a 4-0 run with a three. The play-by-play crew is still worried about her foul situation, and I can't say that I disagree.
5:08 Good interior passing by Duke nets another two points but Larkins responds with a second three a good defense the next time down the court. A lack of offensive rebounds is still trouble for the Heels here.
5:10 Larkins grabs another steal and Latta cruises through the defense. The color commentator speculates UNC and Duke will always play twice a season. That's a bold prediction, there. 38-45.
5:12 First Rashad McCants reference, as his sister enters the game. An eight point Duke lead after another UNC transition basket.

5:15 The broadcast returns by covering the 1998 Men's UNC-Duke game? I need to eventually write about that game, but not during a women's 1-2 matchup.
5:17 Players are hitting the floor all over the place. And not in the obnoxious Redick floor-slap manner, either. It's tough to mount a comeback when Duke keeps getting third and fourth chances.
5:19 Two straight tosses out the baseline on Duke fastbreaks, and Larkins is taking advantage of that. Duke may be wearing itself thin, 42-48.
5:20 "TAR-HEELS" is being chanted quite audibly during a Duke free throw. So, it's a Duke sellout, but not necessarily overwhelmingly Duke fans.
5:21 Three of eight shooting from the line? Blech.
5:24 Duke's halfcourt defense is still stifling. Two freethrows make it 46-54.
5:25 That's the score going into the next timeout. Duke has had practically no rebounding presence on the last two trips down the court. If they don't correct that, it could get a good deal easier for the Heels.

I just realized the Boston College Lady Eagles are, like their male counterparts, off to a less than stellar conference start despite a Top 25 ranking. The UNC-Eagles mens' matchup last week didn't hold any surprises - UNC falls behind, their opponent has enough of a post presence to keep the game out of reach. That's how you beat the mens' team, it's just a question of how many squads can do it.

5:29 Duke regains their rebounding edge coming out of the timeout. The lead bounces back to 46-58, and Hatchell calls a timeout.
5:33 I have to admit, I'm not getting tired of seeing Ivory Latta's pull-ups after cutting down the nets in Greensboro.
5:34 Sloppy passes and near turnovers coming out of the timeout, but with enough second chances to get a bucket. Duke is really packing the inside now on defense. But another turnover gets UNC two more points. 50-58.
5:36 Duke is gassed. I don't think either team has faced this intense of a macthup this year, and UNC is physically better prepared for it. Duke takes a timeout once it becomes a six-point game at 52-58.
5:38 UNC's defense is suffocating, and Larkins is doing a great job on the taller, bigger Duke center without committing a foul.

5:41 Larkins makes it a four point game by sheer force of will.
5:42 Atkinson and Latta each get a bucket over slower Duke opponents and it's 58-60.
5:43 Fourth foul for Larkins, and she's on the bench. This is a crucial point, with UNC down 58-62.
5:45 Duke send a post player to the bench with four as well. Latta gets a timeout after being screened by the wall that is Misty Williams. Duke's regaining its rebounding presence with Larkins out, but UNC is holding it at two. Just under five minutes to play.

5:47 Tie ballgame off an offensive rebound. Duke's getting a second win, but limiting themselves to outside shots.
5:48 Larkins back in the game, and Duke's going at her hard for the fifth. Latta ties it up again at 64 apiece.
5:49 Latta's playing beautifully, passing over, around, and through tired Blue Devils. UNC will have a chance to take the lead from the line after the timeout.

Texas over OU. Arizona over UNC. Indiand over Minnesota. Use this timeout to second-guess Steh Davis.

5:52 66-64 UNC. Muggsey Bogues is in the house. I had no idea he was coaching the Charlotte Sting.
5:54 A man-to-man defense may not be the best recipe for an exhausted Duke to try. It's 68-64, and the speed difference between the two teams is remarkable.
5:55 Duke got a much needed defensive stop, and a three from Currie. They're not even trying to go inside right now. 68-67, one and a half minutes to play.
5:57 Everybody's tired but Ivory Latta, who took four defenders to the basket. Duke responds, and it's 70-69. 41.1 seconds to play.
5:59 Sloppy, sloppy play. UNC almost gave it away twice but Atkinson recovered for two points down low. 72-69, 20.1 seconds remaining.
6:00 Make that 21.3 seconds. Duke better go for three. And Currie does. Miss. Rebound. Misty Williams gets the foul, but not the bucket - my first fear.5.2 seconds left, 72-69.
6:02 Atkinson pulls down the second rebound. Big game from her late, as she goes to the line. The camera cuts to the Carolina fans. A lot of the right color blue, there. 72-70. 3.8 seconds.
6:04 One.
6:05 Two.
6:06 Ballgame. 74-70.

Four straight wins over Duke.
Only undefeated team in basketball.
First in-season Number One ranking ever.

Allen Iverson is the Ivory Latta of NBA basketball.