NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Florida State Seminoles 70
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North Carolina Tar Heels 78
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Match Report

Kessler, Tar Heels rally from 16 down to upset No. 11 FSU

— Freshman Walker Kessler scored a season-high 20 points to help North Carolina upset No. 11 Florida State 78-70 on Saturday, earning a needed victory to boost its NCAA Tournament chances while giving coach Roy Williams his 900th career victory.

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Team Stats

FSU UNC
26-67
FG
23-60
39
Field Goal %
38
5-17
3PT
5-23
29
Three Point %
22
13-20
FT
27-30
65
Free Throw %
90
36
Rebounds
44
18
Offensive Rebounds
20
18
Defensive Rebounds
24
8
Assists
11
16
Steals
11
5
Blocks
9
17
Turnovers
21
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
21
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
36
Points in Paint
30
22
Fouls
18
17
Largest Lead
8

Top Performers

FSU

  • RaiQuan Gray F MIN 32 · PTS 17 · FG 5-12
  • Scottie Barnes G MIN 22 · PTS 12 · FG 5-11
  • MJ Walker G MIN 29 · PTS 9 · FG 3-9
  • Anthony Polite G MIN 26 · PTS 10 · FG 4-12

UNC

  • Walker Kessler C MIN 24 · PTS 20 · FG 9-10
  • Caleb Love G MIN 31 · PTS 12 · FG 3-13
  • Kerwin Walton G MIN 26 · PTS 13 · FG 3-10
  • Leaky Black F MIN 28 · PTS 6 · FG 1-5

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:05 70-78

    Caleb Love made Free Throw.

    4433144 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:05 70-77

    Caleb Love made Free Throw.

    4433144 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:05 70-76

    Foul on Scottie Barnes.

    4433134 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:10 70-76

    Scottie Barnes made Free Throw.

    4433134 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:10 69-76

    Scottie Barnes made Free Throw.

    4433134 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:10 68-76

    Foul on Andrew Platek.

    4277906 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:28 68-76

    Kerwin Walton made Free Throw.

    4567079 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:28 68-75

    Kerwin Walton made Free Throw.

    4567079 2nd Half
  9. PersonalFoul 0:28 68-74

    Foul on RaiQuan Gray.

    4277850 2nd Half
  10. LayUpShot 0:36 68-74

    RaiQuan Gray made Layup.

    4277850 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 0:42 66-74

    Armando Bacot made Free Throw.

    4431674 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 0:42 66-73

    Armando Bacot made Free Throw.

    4431674 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 0:42 66-72

    Foul on Scottie Barnes.

    4433134 2nd Half
  14. TipShot 0:43 66-72

    Scottie Barnes made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4433134 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 0:58 64-72

    Kerwin Walton made Free Throw.

    4567079 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 0:58 64-71

    Kerwin Walton made Free Throw.

    4567079 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 0:58 64-70

    Foul on Anthony Polite.

    4277852 2nd Half
  18. TipShot 1:01 64-70

    RaiQuan Gray made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4277850 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 1:18 62-70

    Foul on Walker Kessler.

    4433136 2nd Half
  20. TipShot 1:29 62-70

    Garrison Brooks made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4277908 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 2:15 62-68

    Caleb Love made Free Throw.

    4433144 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 2:15 62-67

    Caleb Love made Free Throw.

    4433144 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 2:15 62-66

    Foul on Malik Osborne.

    4279098 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 2:44 62-66

    Foul on Walker Kessler.

    4433136 2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 3:50 62-66

    RaiQuan Gray made Free Throw.

    4277850 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 3:50 61-66

    Foul on Day'Ron Sharpe.

    4432194 2nd Half
  27. DunkShot 4:04 61-66

    Armando Bacot made Dunk. Assisted by R.J. Davis.

    4431674 2nd Half
  28. JumpShot 4:38 61-64

    Scottie Barnes made Jumper.

    4433134 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 4:57 59-64

    Kerwin Walton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Love.

    4567079 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 5:03 59-61

    RaiQuan Gray made Free Throw.

    4277850 2nd Half
  31. PersonalFoul 5:03 58-61

    Foul on Caleb Love.

    4433144 2nd Half
  32. PersonalFoul 5:24 58-61

    Foul on RaiQuan Gray.

    4277850 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 6:19 58-61

    Anthony Polite made Jumper.

    4277852 2nd Half
  34. TipShot 6:50 56-61

    M.J. Walker made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4277854 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 7:23 54-61

    Walker Kessler made Jumper. Assisted by Leaky Black.

    4433136 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 7:25 54-59

    Foul on Balsa Koprivica.

    4432829 2nd Half
  37. TipShot 8:21 54-59

    Balsa Koprivica made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4432829 2nd Half
  38. DunkShot 8:58 52-59

    Walker Kessler made Dunk. Assisted by Leaky Black.

    4433136 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 9:16 52-57

    Walker Kessler made Layup.

    4433136 2nd Half
  40. DunkShot 9:34 52-55

    RaiQuan Gray made Dunk.

    4277850 2nd Half
  41. JumpShot 10:04 50-55

    R.J. Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerwin Walton.

    4433176 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 11:15 50-52

    Foul on Day'Ron Sharpe.

    4432194 2nd Half
  43. LayUpShot 11:45 50-52

    Armando Bacot made Layup.

    4431674 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 12:08 50-50

    R.J. Davis made Free Throw.

    4433176 2nd Half
  45. MadeFreeThrow 12:08 50-49

    R.J. Davis made Free Throw.

    4433176 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 12:08 50-48

    Foul on Balsa Koprivica.

    4432829 2nd Half
  47. JumpShot 12:25 50-48

    Sardaar Calhoun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Polite.

    4701239 2nd Half
  48. JumpShot 12:43 47-48

    R.J. Davis made Jumper.

    4433176 2nd Half
  49. MadeFreeThrow 12:55 47-46

    Malik Osborne made Free Throw.

    4279098 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 12:55 46-46

    Foul on Anthony Harris.

    4592208 2nd Half
  51. PersonalFoul 14:02 46-46

    Foul on Malik Osborne.

    4279098 2nd Half
  52. LayUpShot 14:37 46-46

    Malik Osborne made Layup. Assisted by Scottie Barnes.

    4279098 2nd Half
  53. DunkShot 15:20 44-46

    Walker Kessler made Dunk. Assisted by Caleb Love.

    4433136 2nd Half
  54. JumpShot 15:39 44-44

    Leaky Black made Jumper.

    4395650 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 16:09 44-42

    Foul on Caleb Love.

    4433144 2nd Half
  56. JumpShot 16:33 44-42

    Kerwin Walton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leaky Black.

    4567079 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 16:53 44-39

    Anthony Polite made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RaiQuan Gray.

    4277852 2nd Half
  58. PersonalFoul 17:00 41-39

    Foul on Caleb Love.

    4433144 2nd Half
  59. MadeFreeThrow 17:15 41-39

    Caleb Love made Free Throw.

    4433144 2nd Half
  60. MadeFreeThrow 17:15 41-38

    Caleb Love made Free Throw.

    4433144 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 70-78

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Dead Ball Rebound 0:02 70-78

    North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  3. TipShot 0:02 70-78

    Scottie Barnes missed Two Point Tip Shot.

    4433134 2nd Half
  4. Offensive Rebound 0:02 70-78

    Scottie Barnes Offensive Rebound.

    4433134 2nd Half
  5. JumpShot 0:02 70-78

    M.J. Walker missed Jumper.

    4277854 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:05 70-78

    Caleb Love made Free Throw.

    4433144 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:05 70-77

    Caleb Love made Free Throw.

    4433144 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 0:05 70-76

    Foul on Scottie Barnes.

    4433134 2nd Half
  9. ShortTimeOut 0:06 70-76

    North Carolina Timeout

    2nd Half
  10. Jumpball 0:06 70-76

    Jump Ball won by North Carolina

    2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 0:10 70-76

    Scottie Barnes made Free Throw.

    4433134 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 0:10 69-76

    Scottie Barnes made Free Throw.

    4433134 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 0:10 68-76

    Foul on Andrew Platek.

    4277906 2nd Half
  14. Offensive Rebound 0:11 68-76

    Scottie Barnes Offensive Rebound.

    4433134 2nd Half
  15. JumpShot 0:11 68-76

    Anthony Polite missed Three Point Jumper.

    4277852 2nd Half
  16. Steal 0:16 68-76

    M.J. Walker Steal.

    4277854 2nd Half
  17. Lost Ball Turnover 0:16 68-76

    Caleb Love Turnover.

    4433144 2nd Half
  18. Steal 0:23 68-76

    Caleb Love Steal.

    4433144 2nd Half
  19. Lost Ball Turnover 0:23 68-76

    Malik Osborne Turnover.

    4279098 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 0:28 68-76

    Kerwin Walton made Free Throw.

    4567079 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 0:28 68-75

    Kerwin Walton made Free Throw.

    4567079 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 0:28 68-74

    Foul on RaiQuan Gray.

    4277850 2nd Half
  23. Defensive Rebound 0:30 68-74

    North Carolina Defensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  24. LayUpShot 0:30 68-74

    Malik Osborne missed Layup.

    4279098 2nd Half
  25. Steal 0:34 68-74

    Malik Osborne Steal.

    4279098 2nd Half
  26. Lost Ball Turnover 0:34 68-74

    Armando Bacot Turnover.

    4431674 2nd Half
  27. LayUpShot 0:36 68-74

    RaiQuan Gray made Layup.

    4277850 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 0:42 66-74

    Armando Bacot made Free Throw.

    4431674 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 0:42 66-73

    Armando Bacot made Free Throw.

    4431674 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 0:42 66-72

    Foul on Scottie Barnes.

    4433134 2nd Half
  31. TipShot 0:43 66-72

    Scottie Barnes made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4433134 2nd Half
  32. Offensive Rebound 0:43 64-72

    Scottie Barnes Offensive Rebound.

    4433134 2nd Half
  33. LayUpShot 0:43 64-72

    RaiQuan Gray missed Layup.

    4277850 2nd Half
  34. Offensive Rebound 0:52 64-72

    Malik Osborne Offensive Rebound.

    4279098 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 0:52 64-72

    RaiQuan Gray missed Three Point Jumper.

    4277850 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 0:58 64-72

    Kerwin Walton made Free Throw.

    4567079 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 0:58 64-71

    Kerwin Walton made Free Throw.

    4567079 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 0:58 64-70

    Foul on Anthony Polite.

    4277852 2nd Half
  39. TipShot 1:01 64-70

    RaiQuan Gray made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4277850 2nd Half
  40. Offensive Rebound 1:01 62-70

    RaiQuan Gray Offensive Rebound.

    4277850 2nd Half

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