No. 4 UNC Dominant In Rebounding And Routs Florida State 92-67 In ACC Tournament Quarterfinals – News18

WASHINGTON: Armando Bacot scored 14 factors and grabbed 10 of his crew’s 48 rebounds to Florida State’s 22, and fourth-ranked North Carolina rolled into the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals with a 92-67 victory Thursday.

Bacot obtained the double-double with a rebound on his remaining play earlier than being pulled halfway by the second half, and unanimous ACC participant of the 12 months RJ Davis scored a recreation-excessive 18 factors.

Winning their sixth in a row, the Tar Heels flexed their muscle tissue on the boards, at one level grabbing 4 offensive rebounds on the identical possession late within the first half. By halftime, the Seminoles had simply six.

A mixture of rebounding domination and a few well timed capturing — as Florida State went ice chilly from the ground — helped UNC (26-6, 18-3 ACC) draw back. Shooting for a No. 1 seed within the NCAA Tournament, the ACC’s common-season champions face Wake Forest or Pitt on Friday night time with a spot within the remaining on the road.

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No. 11 Duke might be there for a rematch from final week and a 3rd assembly between the Tobacco Road rivals up to now two months. UNC has not reached an ACC Tournament remaining since 2018 and hasn’t gained it since 2016, when it was additionally in Washington.

Unlike the Blue Devils, FSU didn’t pose a lot of a problem to UNC, which additionally obtained 14 from Cormac Ryan, who went 3 of 4 from 3-level vary contemporary off his main efficiency at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Primo Spears led ninth-seeded Florida State (17-16, 10-11) with 17 factors. Spears did so in his previous house area after enjoying final season at Georgetown.

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Florida State: Missing the NCAA Tournament for a 3rd consecutive season might deliver some questions on how this system is trending beneath longtime coach Leonard Hamilton. The struggles got here after the Seminoles reached the Sweet 16 twice and made one journey to the Elite Eight sandwiched round a profitable 2019-20 season that may have introduced a excessive seed earlier than the match was canceled due to the pandemic.

North Carolina: The choice committee is watching, and there’s no rust on a crew that appears each bit like a nationwide championship contender. The Tar Heels had been sharp of their first recreation since Saturday, and even when they might want one other high crew to falter in its convention match, is on monitor to get a No. 1 seed in the event that they maintain enjoying like this the remainder of the week.

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UNC is once more anticipated to be a heavy favourite towards Pitt or Wake Forest, with way more Carolina blue anticipated within the stands because the weekend goes on.

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