California Golden Bears vs North Carolina Tar Heels
NCAA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP PRES. BY CAPITAL ONE - WACO REGION - 1st ROUND
72
18-15
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 72 | |
CAL | 11 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 92 |
92
20-12
North Carolina Tar Heels
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 36 | 15 | 7-15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | 14 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | 13 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 39 | 22 | 8-20 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
72 | 27-63 | 8-15 | 10-14 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | |
43% | 53% | 71% |
California Golden Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 39 | 18 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3 |
| 28 | 16 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | 19 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
92 | 33-63 | 11-26 | 15-16 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 12 | |
52% | 42% | 94% |
Game Information
Waco, TX

Referee:Ed Sidlasky
Referee:Michol Murray
Referee:Nicholas Cappel

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |
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