UNC BASKETBALL:How we Excelled Over Florida State In Acc.
There have been years, let’s be honest, when the ACC Tournament hasn’t exactly been the greatest of priorities for North Carolina. The Tar Heels have never been opposed to winning it but they’ve sometimes approached it as though they might not mind a bit of rest and recovery time before the start of the NCAA Tournament.
Nonetheless, it’s different now. The Tar Heels haven’t won the ACC Tournament since 2016, and they have approached it this year with a “desperate” feeling, Armando Bacot, the fifth-year senior forward, said earlier this week. UNC ambled along for a bit early here on Thursday, but eventually played with a sense of desperation in its 92-67 quarterfinals victory against Florida State
The win sends UNC, the tournament’s No. 1 seed, to the semifinals on Friday night against Pitt, a team with its own sense of desperation given its precarious positioning for an NCAA Tournament bid. For the Tar Heels, the difference on Thursday came during the final six minutes of the first half.
It was then when their lead grew from three points to 19, before an FSU 3-pointer at the buzzer cut UNC’s halftime lead to 46-30. From there the onslaught continued. By the time Seth Trimble brought the Tar Heels friends and family section to its feet, UNC led by 24 with 10 minutes to play, and all that was left to be decided was the final score.
RJ Davis, recently named the ACC Player of the Year, led UNC with 18 points. Armando Bacot and Cormac Ryan scored 14 apiece. Six UNC players finished with at least eight points. The Tar Heels are now 22-0 in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals as the No. 1 seed