CHAPEL HILL - Jamie Cherry scored 20 points to lead North Carolina to a 65-60 victory over New Hampshire on Tuesday afternoon inside Carmichael Arena.
Cherry salted the game away with two free throws with five seconds left to give North Carolina (9-5) its third-consecutive victory and fourth in the last five games.
Destinee Walker chipped in with 17 points, and rookie classmate Stephanie Watts, the reigning ACC Rookie of the Week, had 11 points before fouling out late in the fourth quarter.
Elizabeth Belanger scored a career-high 28 points for New Hampshire (6-6), and none were bigger than the back-to-back three pointers that first tied the game at 53-all and later sent the Wildcats in the lead, 56-53, for the first time since the opening minutes of the game.