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No. 4 North Carolina tops UNLV 78-68 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Italee Lucas scored 24 points and Cetera DeGraffenreid added 22 to help No. 4 North Carolina beat UNLV 78-68 on Sunday. Lucas, who hails from Las Vegas, scored seven of the Tar Heels' first 11 points during the second half. Then, after missing two free throws with 1:19 left, the junior scored off her own offensive rebound to give North Carolina a 74-66 lead.