Johnson scores 25 to lead Miami to 80-69 win over No. 9 North Carolina

Miami snaps skid with win over No. 9 N. Carolina

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Shenise Johnson had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Miami snapped a three-game losing streak with an 80-69 victory over No. 9 North Carolina on Thursday night.

The Hurricanes broke a 61-61 tie with 10 consecutive points late in the second half. Johnson scored seven points during the spurt and her two free throws with 3:18 remaning capped the run.

Riquna Williams finished with 19 points for the Hurricanes (15-7, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Waltiea Rolle scored 20 points for North Carolina (16-5, 4-3), which lost its second straight.

Trailing 34-21, the Tar Heels outscored Miami 13-5 in the final 4:16 of the first half.

The Hurricanes led most of the first half after a 18-4 run capped by Shanel Williams’ field goal with 10:19 remaining. Miami increased its lead to 29-16 on Charmaine Clark’s short jumper with 7:40 remaining.