Purdue guard Jodi Howell (00) and North Carolina forward Rashanda McCants (32) try to chase down the ball (AP Photo/Bill Waugh).
Purdue upsets North Carolina 85-70
Tar Heels had won past 3 games vs. Boilers
Updated: Monday, 23 Mar 2009, 10:19 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 23 Mar 2009, 6:14 PM EDT
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Purdue finally figured out how to beat North Carolina when it matters most.
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton and Brittany Rayburn led five Boilermakers in double digits with 18 points apiece, and sixth-seeded Purdue beat third-seeded North Carolina 85-70 Monday night in the second round of the Oklahoma City Regional after losing to the Tar Heels in two of the past three NCAA tournaments.
The Boilermakers (24-10) will play Rutgers, an 80-52 winner over Auburn, on Sunday in their third trip to regional semifinals in the last four years.
North Carolina (28-7) had dominated the series between these teams coming in and had won the past three overall. The Tar Heels failed to reach the regional semifinals for the first time in five years.
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