FSU men’s basketball (7-6), coming off back-to-back wins to wrap up non-conference play, will take on the North Carolina Tar Heels today on the road to kick off ACC action.
Florida State has yet to win a game against a power conference opponent (0-3) or away from home (0-5), a task that becomes tougher when factoring in the fact that the Seminoles haven’t won inside the Dean Smith Center since February 2010.
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The No. 12 Tar Heels (12-1) are battle-tested, having faced off against Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio State and Michigan State, with the matchup against the Spartans being UNC’s sole loss (74-58).
According to FanDuel, Florida State is a 14.5-point underdog, with the over/under set at 164.5.
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Florida State Seminoles vs. UNC Tar Heels: Notes to know
From FSU Sports Info:
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Today’s matchup marks the fifth time (1992, 1998, 2003, 2024) since the Seminoles joined the ACC for the 1991-92 season that Florida State will face North Carolina in their ACC opener. Florida State defeated No. 5 North Carolina, 86-74, at the Smith Center on December 15, 1992 in its first-ever ACC game
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Florida State senior point guard Robert McCray V enters Tuesday’s game against No. 12/13 North Carolina ranked as the ACC leader and tied for eighth nationally with his career-high 7.1 assists per game average
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McCray V, who set a Florida State single-game record 17 assists in the Seminoles’ season-opening win over Alcorn State, became the first player in school history with double-figure assists in four different games in a single season when he earned 10 assists in Florida State’s victory over Jacksonville.
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Florida State enters Tuesday’s game against No. 12/13 North Carolina as the ACC leader and ranked tied for 24th nationally with its 9.8 steals per game average.
From UNC Sports Info:
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The Tar Heels are 12-1 for the first time since going 12-1, 13-0 and 13-0 in consecutive seasons in 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.
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Carolina is 9-0 in Chapel Hill this season. The Tar Heels are averaging 86.3 points and have an average winning margin of 25.4 points at home this season. Carolina has won all nine games by 12 or more points.
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Per Jody Zeugner’s research, junior center Henri Veesaar and freshman forward Caleb Wilson are on pace to become the first pair in ACC history to average 16 points and nine rebounds and shoot 55% from the floor.
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The Tar Heels are tied for fourth in the country in field goal percentage defense, holding their opponents to a combined 36.2% from the floor. They’ve held six opponents below 35% and nine under 40%, including Georgetown, USC Upstate, ETSU, Ohio State and ECU in the last five games.
UNC Tar Heels: Players to know
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Freshman forward Caleb Wilson: Wilson has been a phenom for UNC through the first stretch of the season, scoring 20 points in the Tar Heels’ last five games — the most for a North Carolina freshman since 1974 — and has logged nine double-doubles on the season, leading the team in scoring, rebounding, steals and blocks.
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Junior center Henri Veesaar: A transfer from Arizona, Veesaar has made an immediate impact for the Tar Heels, already logging seven double-doubles. He’s been a perfect complement to what Wilson has brought to the table, with Wilson averaging 19.6 points and 10.8 rebounds while Veesaar is averaging 16.8 points and 9.2 rebounds. The 7-footer is also 17-34 from three.
