NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- Lanie Grant scored a career-high 15 points, Alyssa Ustby had a double-double and No. 16 North Carolina beat Ball State 63-52 in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Saturday night.
North Carolina (4-1) scored the last nine points of the first quarter for a 19-10 advantage and led the rest of the way. Madelyn Bischoff's 3-pointer pulled Ball State to 39-34 with 7:31 left in the third, but the Cardinals didn't get closer.
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