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FSU (14-11, 8-7 ACC) vs. No. 23 North Carolina (20-5, 10-5)
When/Where: Sunday, noon, Tucker Civic Center
TV/Radio: ACC Network Extra /96.5 FM
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Three-pointers: At No. 51 in the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings, FSU would continue to improve its chances of making the NCAA Tournament by defeating UNC (No. 5 in NET). … The Seminoles have won four of their last five games and now hold three victories over top 60 NET teams in Notre Dame (18), Duke (43) and Boston College (56). … The Tar Heels have also won four of their last five games, including a 66-65 victory over No. 3 Louisville on Thursday. … UNC’s stingy defense nationally ranks No. 6 in field-goal percentage (34.3%), No. 16 in three-point percentage (26%), No. 18 in scoring (54.6 points allowed per game) and No. 33 in turnovers forced (19.56 per game). … FSU will have to shoot better outside, as it ranks No. 183 nationally from three-point range (30.42%). … The Seminoles boast a six-game winning streak over the Tar Heels, which began with a 94-63 victory on Feb. 14, 2016. … This “Paint it Pink” game is dedicated to breast cancer awareness, with proceeds being donated to the Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center.
What FSU needs to do to win: UNC has not lost this season to a team that is currently unranked, so the margin of error should be slim for FSU. And the Seminoles may not have the stamina with this being their fourth game in eight days and fifth in 11. They started slow against Boston College on Thursday, scoring only four points in the opening 7:26. So FSU cannot afford to be sluggish in the first quarter against UNC. In the close games they have played in recently, the Seminoles have pulled away. Their last four wins were by single digits. FSU is outscoring ACC opponents 276-220 in the third quarter.
Reach Carter Karels at ckarels@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @CarterKarels.
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