North Carolina N. Carolina/Clemson Clemson Women's College Basketball recap on ESPN

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Juana Brown scored North Carolina's last six points, including the game-winning basket with 19.1 seconds left as the Tar Heels beat Clemson 71-70 Monday night.

After Brown's 12-foot jumper gave North Carolina a 69-67 lead, Coretta Brown, not related to Juana, stole the ball on Clemson's following possession. Juana Brown was fouled and hit both free throws for the Tar Heels (8-5, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Chrissy Floyd hit a long 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds for the Tigers (11-4, 2-2; No. 19 ESPN/.USA Today; No. 16 Associated Press). But North Carolina inbounded to ball to close it out.

Clemson ended 2000 with a nine-game winning streak, but in its last three games has lost to unranked ACC opponents Maryland and the Tar Heels.

Juana Brown, a senior, led North Carolina with 20 points and LaQuanda Barksdale, the ACC's leading scorer, had 19 points and 15 rebounds, her seventh double-double.

Floyd finished with 24 points. Krystal Scott scored a career-high 19 for the Tigers.

Erin Batth, the team's second-leading scorer, finished with 14 points, but was just 4-for-17 from the field.

Barksdale and Leah Sharp had six points each as North Carolina went on a 16-4 run to lead 51-39 with 13:24 to go.

But with Scott and Floyd sparking the comeback, Clemson tied it at 63 on Floyd's basket.

Floyd hit a short bank shot to put the Tigers ahead 67-65 with 1:45 to go.

But Juana Brown stole a crossing pass from Scott and went in for a tying layup. She pulled up for the game-winning shot after Floyd missed from a similar distance.

The Tar Heels won the rebounding battle 49-32.

The Tigers looked ready to pull away for good after a 10-1 run made it 30-21 late in the first half. But Juana Brown hit three consecutive 3-pointers to bring the Tar Heels back for a 32-32 tie at the break.

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