Florida State Seminoles at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Love's 18, Tar Heels' blistering start sinks Seminoles 94-74
Amando Bacot had his 19th double-double with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 14 rebounds for the Tar Heels (18-7, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). RJ Davis and Brady Manek both added 16 points.
North Carolina made 7 of 10 shots, including three 3s and a three-point play, while FSU missed its first nine shots with three turnovers before making a free throw at the 13:03 mark. Love had two 3s and Leaky Black the and-one.
Cam'Ron Fletcher made Florida State's first basket at 11:32, making the score 24-3. The Seminoles missed 10 shots and had four turnovers, while only grabbing three rebounds, although UNC didn't provide many opportunities on the boards, shooting 11 of 14 through the first 10 minutes.
It was 62-24 at the half, the largest lead the Tar Heels ever had in a league game. They did it shooting 74.2% (23 of 31), their best half shooting in four years, including 9 of 12 from 3-point range. Love had a career-high five 3s and finished 6 of 8 from distance.
Meanwhile the Seminoles shot 30% with eight turnovers and were outrebounded by 11.
Fletcher scored 16 points with 10 rebounds and RayQuan Evans scored 13 for Florida State (13-11, 6-8), which lost its sixth straight after winning five straight, including an overtime win over Duke. FSU has been struggling with injuries and lost leading scorer Caleb Mills (13.3) to an ankle injury 7 1/2 minutes into the game.
Bacot's basket to open the second half produced the biggest lead at 64-24. FSU outscored the Tar Heels 50-32 in the second half, when UNC went 3 of 16 behind the arc and shot 39%.
Florida State is home against Clemson on Tuesday and North Carolina is home against Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Cam'Ron Fletcher Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jackson Watkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Ryan McAdoo Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Creighton Lebo missed Jumper. | 74 - 94 |
Statistics
 FSU |
 UNC |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-67 | FG | 37-67 |
| 38.8 | Field Goal % | 55.2 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 47.4 | Three Point % | 42.9 |
| 13-20 | FT | 8-13 |
| 65.0 | Free Throw % | 61.5 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 40 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 20,348 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 15-1 | - | 24-3 |
| Clemson | 14-2 | 1 | 22-5 |
| Louisville | 14-2 | 1 | 21-6 |
| SMU | 11-5 | 4 | 20-7 |
| Wake Forest | 11-5 | 4 | 19-8 |
| North Carolina | 11-6 | 4.5 | 18-11 |
| Stanford | 9-7 | 6 | 17-10 |
| Pittsburgh | 7-9 | 8 | 16-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-9 | 8 | 13-14 |
| Virginia Tech | 7-9 | 8 | 12-15 |
| Florida State | 7-10 | 8.5 | 16-12 |
| Virginia | 6-10 | 9 | 13-14 |
| Notre Dame | 6-10 | 9 | 12-15 |
| California | 5-11 | 10 | 12-15 |
| Syracuse | 5-11 | 10 | 11-16 |
| Boston College | 4-12 | 11 | 12-15 |
| NC State | 4-12 | 11 | 11-16 |
| Miami | 2-14 | 13 | 6-21 |