for georgia tech and through the basket and it is defended. shaylala has it. >> called for the travel. i think that individual matchup will be a good one to watch. don't you think so? >> she doesn't demand a double right now because she hasn't scored enough. ardosi physically can handle that extra size because she is strong. so she plays a lot bigger than her 6'2" friends. >> just one of six three total points the last two games. only took one shot from the tar heels last game against ncaa state. >> the ball will stay in

position of the yellow jackets. >> gets it off the inbounds. goes back towards ardosi. ossi. >> >> ardossi finds sherena taylor. ardossi trying to set a screener. >> best screener in the acc. ardossi. she sells it. >> that's all part of it. the second foul on pratt.

georgia tech again with the ball underneath their basket. >> foster off the inbounds. now a 9-point georgia tech lead as the north carolina tar heels are trying to break it up. and they do. >> we have been 9 minutes and 30 seconds between baskets for north carolina. >> on the break. back to broomfield. had the last bucket. she has two in a row for north carolina. >> transition twos not tough twos for north carolina. >> foster off the back door.

>> watch the strategy. trying to make north carolina keep them in front, make them work even to the shot clock. makes them execute. >> returns the corner and gets the basket and the foul. >> you have to make her go to her left. so quick going right. i'm not sure there is anybody in the league that can stop her when she goes to the right. watch this right here. nice drop off to broomfield, a player who averagees more rebounds than points and then the strong

>> yellow jackets doing a great job of shooting. >> better than 50%. taking good shots. execution has been good. north carolina has more possessions. they usually do because they are on the offensive glass but they just are turning georgia tech over and able to transition. that's how they get into it. >> this north carolina team so young and sylvia hatchell saying we are so close to being good and you've got to consider where would this team be if they had jessica, she of course

missing the season taking a red shirt as she had hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed last spring and preseason all-acc player could make a big impact but had some great news, debbie. fully cleared on thursday. she has been going to practice, putting on a show is what sylvia hatchell said and they are looking forward to getting her back again. >> it is great to see jessica healthy. she is up to 180 pounds. she has got to put some bulk on this year for next season. >> i know. this will be a much improved team with her on the floor. no question about it. she is an all american candidate. >> everybody down the floor. finds shayla white. bounces off the rim. mo bennett let's it bounce off the walls. >> north carolina is just trying to find their way and i

think a dangerous team when we get to the acc tournament. they love playing in greensbro and i don't think i would want to see them on my side of the bracket. i wouldn't want to see north carolina and i would not want to see maryland right now. a couple of sleeper teams leading into the tournament. >> should be an exciting tournament the way this has gone. bennett fighting for the rebound. she will get a second chance opportunity and it is good. >> 5'10" bennett mixing it up on the inside for the rebound. and it paid off. >> most defensive team machelle joseph has had at georgia tech. >> lucas has been quiet for north carolina. has that one tapped out. nice tap off the handoff. something that george tech worked on today. >> i have been impressed with

georgia tech's energy and attitude on the defensive end. everybody is active, great communication. you see everyone talking. doesn't matter who is on the floor i think they have done a good job of that. >> stepping back in now for georgia tech. five on the shot clock for north carolina. shot clock violation for the tar heels. >> eight turnovers for north carolina. >> good defense by georgia tech. that was an excellent defensive possession for machelle joseph'steam.. >> bennett. back to montgomery. she will take the shot. it is short. >> and going to get whistled for the foul going for the

rebound. >> her first, debbie. >> north carolina defends this play very well. what you'll see is off the bounce you'll see mo bennett reject the screen. sasha resetting the screen right here then montgomery who usually comes off that for a three. white was right there to defend. >> already in the bonus so north carolina had a chance to put a point on the board from the free-throw line but lucas couldn't get it to fall. a steal. >> picking the pocket and goes all the way to the hoop but no basket. >> ardossi. boy, she plays with so much energy. still bouncing around for the

rebound. hitting the deck. reagan doesn't get an awful lot of points but you know when she is in the game. >> offensively playing. got to be able to finish that. tying to tie up broomfield. >> so broomfield will go to the line. one on one opportunity. >> that one rolls around and in. north carolina not a great free throw shooting team. >> from the line. second one a miss for broomfield. >> foster taking her time.

four players for georgia tech averaging in double figures. >> two fouls picked up from that out-of-bounds earlier. she gets it this time. >> on the right side of the floor is two points. on the left side of the floor maybe. >> foster. finds goodlett. blocked by shay shegog. >> assessing options doing a nice job of finishing. she can put a defender on her left hip and can score.

a defender on her right hip a little tougher for her. >> robertson-warren checking back in for north carolina. >> has for the a match up she wants to take to the basket. she did take it to the basket but a little too strong. offensive foul. foul number 3 on foster. georgia tech retaining a 3- point lead although the tar heels are charging. &t c97% allcans

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>> machelle joseph was positive at the beginning of the sequence. she said she was going to be more positive. >> it is a matter of what you emphasize and she was pretty clear at today's shoot around exactly what she wanted from her team. >> had a good game plan in place. >> i think machelle joseph has done a great job as a head coach watching players develop and watch them become assistant coaches and watch them become head coaches. she does a really nice job with this program. four consecutive 21 seasons. and in the middle of february you're not worried about whether you're going to the ncaa tournament. you're going. you're just thinking about seating much that's a very nice feeling for any coach. >> montgomery. with shegog on the defense. a foul. >> when you have a bum knee it is hard to make a play. alex montgomery, second charge

in a row that warren has drawn. montgomery had to see the rotation coming. she has to knock that one off the window. >> montgomery takes a seat on the bench. >> how about the back row play of warren doing a nice job of rotating twice to draw charges on dribble penetration. >> 16 turnovers now for yellow jackets as she cont drive. >> letting her get all the way to the second level and when that happens you put pressure

the ballgame. >> under control off your defense and converting quickly reversed over here. watch goodlett slash. comes across wide open. where is the defense for north carolina. see they are not getting back in transition and it is tough when you turn it over to be able to get back quickly enough to match up. >> alex montgomery running the floor hard. >> there have been times when georgia tech has just beaten north carolina down the floor. >> alex montgomery had her team's first seven points in this game but those were her first points since. >> turnovers certainly playing a part in this game so far. >> a good time out by coach hatchell to settle her team

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the greensboro, carolina. begins on thursday at 11:00 a.m. and we will have semifinals and final game televised nationally. should be another great acc tournament. so be sure you join us for that one. >> i can't wait. >> you are already excited. >> i have been ready for a couple of weeks. if you haven't got your tickets, this tournament is outstanding. very entertaining and it is played at a very high level. >> i think a little unpredictable right now. things have been shuffled up a little bit from what we have been used to seeing in recent years in the acc. this game is a perfect example georgia tech hanging on to one of those top four spots right now. north carolina not in the top. >> of course duke has been the

most dominant team all season. they have just taken over the acc. only one loss and that was to boston college. as you look and if the brackets were today and the play was to finish right now you see boston college, who beat the best team in the league, north carolina has not been playing on day 1 since 2001. it has been a long time for them. looking to see georgia tech would hold on to a top 4 seed and very important to machelle joseph. >> you look at our game here, three-point ballgame. george tech in 4th, north carolina in 8th. >> it is unpredictable and fun. coaches, there are no secret. they dump everything they have. quality of play outstanding. some of the best players in the entire country that are playing in the acc. it should be really fun. >> should be a great tournament. excited to have that one just around the corner. first, we have to wrap up this one. more from the half here at georgia tech when we come back. [ ] 7 halcalo

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neither team getting their post- play going. north carolina, degraffenreid. ardossi has got to come alive leading them if rebounding and scoring. >> guards no surprise's we talked about. the leading scorers for both these teams wearing number 2 in this game. >> montgomery had a fantastic first half. four goals in the first half against north carolina which is more than combined. florida state and duke here in the last two outings. doing a nice job of knocking down triples and finding some back door opportunity. then degraffenreid playing when she is running down hill you are not going to catch her. you can't get in front of her. committed to going all the way to the rim. >> nine points each

taking better two-point opportunities. i think they have taken a lot of tough twos which takes them out of offensive rebounding position. >> and there you get a look at the leading scorers. we already told you about degraffenreid and montgomery. degraffenreid second for georgia tech. six points well below what we are used to seeing. averages 15.7 points per game, 19 in conference play. right off the bat a turnover. >> nice trap by north carolina. terrific way for them to start the second half and right away machelle joseph will get a player to come in off the bench. >> mo bennett with a shoot for

the jackets. goodlett trying to get the rebound. she will draw the foul. >> machelle joseph is upset with her backcourt. poor decision making. thought that was a tough shot for bennett to take. usually doesn't take that shot. >> third shot for the three for north carolina. montgomery. >> finds ardossi. taking a long jumper. back to montgomery in the corner and she has it. >> very willing ardossi. >> lucas hands it off. >> you want her to make a play facing up. that's her 12th three-point made basket of the reason. i think machelle joseph will

show that here. >> degraffenreid in rhythm. >> tie ballgame now. 29 a piece for the jackets and tar heels. a turnover. it will be lucas leading the way for north carolina. >> shegog running the floor hard. i think sometimes they forget about their big 6'5" center in the middle. >> walthour. now to goodlett. off the glass. a little off the mark. ardossi with the rebound. bennett now has a rebound with the jackets. three in a row for georgia tech but they lose the ball and turn it over again. >> our geico play of the game, debbie, came a few minutes ago.

>> look at italee lucas drop it off there, drawing the d. that's the second tim time she made a catch that led to a basket. north carolina only three assists in the first half. italee lucas has two in the first minute and a half. >> shayla whyte. broomfield coming forward much gets it. doesn't get to finish. >> north carolina is looking to the paint. an important adjustment we see sylvia hatchell made out of the locker roovment so has georgia tech. remember we talked about post- play. needed to come alive in the second half. we are seeing both teams look for higher percentage shots by going inside. >> ardossi at the free-throw line for georgia tech. >> no one has played in more basketball games in a georgia

tech uniform than ardossi. look at her improvement from last year. bridgett ardossi. better basketball player inside the system. >> you and i have got a chance to see her a couple times recently and we always say it is hard to take your ice off her because she affects so many different parts of the game. >> she has got back-to-back buckets. >> if you awake the sleeping giant watch out. >> this is where i believe north carolina could be dangerous in the acc tournament. >> ardossi. little high low with goodlett. back to ardossi. >> i think if you broke down ardossi and goodlets assists, they are so well connected with their interior passing ability.

>> degraffenreid trying to work against a little trap by the jackets. manages to get out of it. turnover. she walked. >> interior passes, post play. so important. look at goodlett looking for ardossi who gets in her vision. again, same play. this time putting it on the floor. >> and a trip to the free-throw line not a bad thing for bridgett ardossi. she certainly can make teams play. picking up a foul. >> watch the entry pass goes in. look at degraffenreid with her back turned and doesn't even see ardossi. no pressure on the ball. looked like she was taking a little bit of a break there. i don't think the coach will like it in film session. >> no. degraffenreid was not happy with the play when she was trapped a few moments ago.

you didn't call it. maybe a little bit of that frustration coming over. >> bridgett's ardossi's parents in the stands. >> first they have been here. their first trip to the states in her four years. >> again caught up in the trap and sylvia hatchell will have to call a time out. >> georgia tech has come back to take a two-point lead. back and forth affair in the second half in atlanta.

f omedtrok >> georgia tech yellow jackets leading it by two. their defense really giving the north carolina tar heels some problems. degraffenreid calling the time- out for her team just a few minutes ago, debbie and they only have two left. >> that was a tough time for her to call that. went into a trap and picked it up. north carolina is a team that likes that but they have really backed off this year and

concentrated on their four corner defense. >> fining broomfield off the mark. has the rebound. >> montgomery. walthour. it will roll. a tremendous shot blocker on that roll. nice pass inside. little pump fake. >> 6'6" is hard to shoot over the top of it. >> ardossi will try again with the same result. >> she turned into the shot clock that time instead of going over her left shoulder which is what her strong move would be. see if she drops it the other way she turns right into the shot blocker. close in on that fake. has those two blocks. averaging 2.3 a game for the

season. broomfield goes up for the rebound. >> 6'10".5 wing span. >> foster did her job. the rest of the georgia tech defense has to contend. >> and the north carolina defense forces a jump ball here. it will be north carolina possession. >> watch degraffenreid get right into the middle of the floor. this is foster. keep her in front. she does her job. alex montgomery gets turned around and doesn't match up with shayla white. >> so after the time-out the tar heels getting things going and they have ñññññññññ

>> north carolina taking a one- point lead. here is what the coach had to say about this. she is micked up. >> you've got to execute. and you've got to screen her. you understand that? okay, now we got to execute. right now we got to relax and focus on what we got. we have got to focus on what we understand. second, third effort. you've got to rip it. >> i think machelle joseph can

make a cup of coffee nervous. she is all fired up over there and that's the kind of passion she played with. it is obviously the passion she coaches with. >> taking the shot for north carolina. >> shoot around today machelle joseph was trying to get her team fired up even then. >> she had game face on early today. >> we have been here for the florida state and duke games two top ten teams in the building. today you could sense a different sense of urgency for machelle joseph. the pressure is different at home. they are expected to win this game. >> ardossi adding to her point total. she now has 14. >> what a tremendous last five minist minutes she has had.

>> north carolina quickly down the floor. good recovery. >> ardossi scored 10 points in less than five minutes in the second half. goodlett. that's the way you defend the basket in transition. >> white driving baseline. off the finger tips of sasha goodlett and the yellow jackets. >> look at goodlett. palms that ball and sends it over to the official. right hand and chucks it over there. >> you can do that, can't you? >> yeah, i can do that, sure. >> puts it in to roll. reaches up above everybody to get the ball. >> foster with the ball driving to the basket.

draws the foul. >> nice take in transition by foster. >> watch her switch hands right here. gets to the middle. no one stops the ball. you take it all the way in and was off balance really buried in the rim. couldn't block that shot. >> fifth foul on the tar heels in this half. >> foster is one of those athletes who is really under the radar. best passer on this team. leads in assists. one of four players in double figures. >> six points in the game for foster. degraffenreid makes it through the wall of defenders gets to the second wall and draws the foul. >> you can see with machelle joseph asked her team not to let her catch the ball because right now they can't stop her. look at her go through the middle of the defense.

that's two white jerseys. here is a third. she will get by foster. four all the way to goodlett. >> degraffenreid has been perfect in this game from the free-throw line. >> you can't keep putting pressure on your back row. you've got to stop the ball because you are going to get your post players into foul trouble when they have to rotate. >> goodlett just picked up her third foul on that play.

>> look at foster's body position. degraffenreid still with the ball. >> rolls. draws the foul on the rebound. >> watch the cushion that foster is going to give right here. look at her body position. degraffenreid with the ball in her right hand. look at that cushion. about 4 feet. determined not to let her get around her. unfortunately for georgia tech she is capable of a lot. >> degraffenreid has it again and again earns a trip to the free-throw line. >> you have got to love the

determination to keep attacking. playing like she is downhill. getting a running start. >> north carolina had five. georgia tech none. now they have picked up four quick ones. >> i'm sure coach hatchell pointed that out over there on the sideline. >> tends to keep track of that. >> coaches look at that number more than most on that board. >> one-point lead for the jackets. >> adams in the game. goodlett on the bench in foul trouble. >> white racing down the floor. she has degraffenreid with her. and she gets the basket and the

foul. that is a perfect set up for our wendy's fast break play and hand this one off to white and degraffenreid. >> two on one. doesn't matter who is back defending. forget about it when it is white and degraffenreid. too committed to getting two points. >> north carolina has now taken a one-point lead as the yellow jackets have called a time-out. 20 fast break points for north carolina. half of their scoring, debbie coming on the break. georgia tech has just two. >> that's north carolina's game right there. fast fake for transition. remember we talked about transition twos versus tough twos. they have done a much job executing in the second half. >> north carolina's upcoming schedule. you think they finish up their regular season with duke this sun but then they do have that

one game march 14th. you said that is something sylvia hatchell has done before? >> she did the same thing. they played the acc tournament then in that off court before post season they had a game and she really liked it because it kept her team in rhythm. kept them on the same schedule. because you've got two weeks before the ncaa tournament rolls around. >> 17 points in the game for degraffenreid. >> alex montgomery handling the ball. she is playing with three fouls. ardossi nice pass to foster. back out to montgomery. and ardossi was helped quickly down the court to get back on

defense. >> senior for the tar heels back out. > >> robertson-warren with the ball. nice move by the freshman. >> terrific footwork by the big girl. >> took a hit for it afterwards but has two points to show for it. her first two points in this game. >> nice pass. foster can't finish. adams tries to get the rebound roll. had it and looks like that one is going to go off north carolina. georgia tech ball. >> watch ardossi cut off the baseline but warren doesn't give up on the play. a little up and under. nice.