Indya Nivar had 16 points and six assists, Nyla Harris had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five steals as No. 16 North Carolina beat California 71-55 on Sunday.
Ciera Toomey also scored 13 and finished with nine rebounds and three blocks for North Carolina (13-3, 2-1 ACC).
The Tar Heels have won four in a row.
Cal led 17-14 after one quarter and 34-32 at halftime, but North Carolina went ahead for good in the third quarter.
Lanie Grant hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer that sparked a 10-2 run that culminated when Reniya Kelly made another 3 that made it 50-45 with 1:05 left in the third quarter.
Nivar scored six points before Kelly converted a three-point play that capped a 16-4 run to open the fourth that pushed UNC’s lead to 16 points with 3:56 to play.
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North Carolina scored 19 points off 22 Bears turnovers and outscored Cal 50-26 in the paint.
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