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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- No. 4 Notre Dame got back to winning in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament -- and also got some revenge on North Carolina.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 28 points, and the Fighting Irish beat the Tar Heels 95-77 on Friday in a quarterfinal.
Brianna Turner had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Jackie Young finished with 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to help the top-seeded Fighting Irish (28-3) win their seventh straight and avenge one of their two league losses. They didn't have Young for that 78-73 upset loss two months ago in Chapel Hill.
Notre Dame will play No. 18 Syracuse (24-7) on Saturday in its sixth straight trip to the semifinals. The Irish won four straight ACC tournaments from 2014-17 and were 14-0 in this event before they lost to Louisville in last year's title game.
Ogunbowale finished four points shy of her career high while hitting five 3-pointers. They shot 58 percent -- 65 percent in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Paris Kea scored 27 and Janelle Bailey finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for the eighth-seeded Tar Heels (18-14).
They never got closer than eight in the second half, but threatened to make things interesting late, pulling to 77-65 on Bennett's layup with just under eight minutes remaining.
That's when Ogunbowale took over with a brilliant 15-second span. She hit a 3-pointer, stole the ball from Kea and fed Young for a layup that put the Irish up 82-65 with 7½ minutes left.
GAME INFORMATION
Quarterfinals
Score: #1 Notre Dame 95, #8 North Carolina 77
Records: Notre Dame 28-3; North Carolina 18-14
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
Attendance: N/A
Notre Dame Starters: Mabrey, Young, Ogunbowale, Turner, Shepard
North Carolina Starters: Bennett, Koenen, Church, Kea, Bailey
NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale knocked down 5-of-9 three-pointers and was 11-of-23 from the field on her way to a game-high 28 points. It was the 21st 20-point game of the season and 54th of her career for Ogunbowale.
- Brianna Turner had a season-high 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds for the Irish. It marked the eighth double-double of the season for Turner and 29th of her career.
- Four of Notre Dame’s five starters had 14 or more points in the victory: Ogunbowale (28), Turner (24), Jackie Young (19) and Jessica Shepard (14).
- Young dished out a game-high nine assists and added seven rebounds in the win.
- Notre Dame and North Carolina both had three scorers in double figures at halftime: Ogunbowale (13), Turner (12) and Young (11) for the Irish; Shayla Bennett (12), Paris Kea (12) and Janelle Bailey (10) for the Tar Heels. Turner scored 10 of her 12 first half points in the opening quarter.
- Kea connected on 10-of-19 shots, including knocking down five three-pointers, on her way to 27 points for Carolina. It was her eighth 20-point game of the year.
- Bailey finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the year.
- Notre Dame improved to 15-1 all-time in the ACC Tournament and advanced to the semifinals for the sixth consecutive year. The Irish have reached the ACC Tournament semifinals every season since joining the league for the 2013-14 campaign.
- North Carolina slipped to 63-33 all-time in the ACC Tournament.
TEAM LEADERS
Notre Dame
Points: Ogunbowale 28
Rebounds: Turner 10
Assists: Young 9
North Carolina
Points: Kea 27
Rebounds: Bailey 10
Assists: Bennett, Koenen 5
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime: Notre Dame, 45-38
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 8
Largest Leads: Notre Dame 23 (4th - 4:28); North Carolina 2 (1st - 5:01)
Notre Dame led for: 36:26
North Carolina led for: 2:51
Game was tied for: 0:43
UP NEXT
No. 1 Notre Dame advances to face fifth-seeded Syracuse (24-7) in Saturday’s 12 p.m. semifinal game. The Irish defeated the Orange 98-68 in the teams’ only meeting this season on Feb. 25.