BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Oluchi Okananwa recorded her third double-double of the season to lead ACC tournament champion Duke past North Carolina 47-38 Friday and into the Elite 8 of the women's NCAA tournament.
The Blue Devils will make their 12th Elite 8 appearance in program history and will play either No. 1 seed and defending champion South Carolina or fourth-seeded Maryland, who were scheduled to play later Friday in Birmingham.
Okananwa scored 10 of her 12 points in the first half along with 10 rebounds off the bench for Duke, which got 26 points from its bench compared to North Carolina's six.