North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
North Carolina wins 3rd straight, 77-66 over Florida State
North Carolina pulled away in the first half with 11 3-pointers in building a 43-25 lead. Davis and Caleb Love each made three 3-pointers in the first half. The Tar Heels cooled off in the second half and finished 14 of 29 from distance.
North Carolina led by double figures for the first 15 minutes of the second half before Florida State went on a 9-0 run to get within 64-60 with 2:45 left. The Tar Heels made their final three field goals and went 7 of 8 from the stripe in the final 26 seconds to secure it.
Love scored 15 points and Pete Nance had 15 points and 10 rebounds for North Carolina (19-11, 11-8 ACC). Armando Bacot, averaging a team-high 17 points, missed his first four shots and didn't score until making 1 of 2 free throws with 26.1 seconds remaining in the game.
North Carolina closes its regular season on Saturday at home against Duke in a game featured on ESPN’s College GameDay.
Caleb Mills scored 19 points and Matthew Cleveland had 12 points and nine rebounds for Florida State (9-21, 7-12), which plays at Virginia Tech on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Florida State Deadball Team Rebound. | 77 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Darin Green Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Pete Nance made Free Throw. | 77 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Pete Nance made Free Throw. | 76 - 66 |
Statistics
 UNC |
 FSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 25-60 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 14-29 | 3PT | 3-15 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 17-24 | FT | 13-21 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Attendance: 7,791 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |