North Carolina wins 3rd straight, 77-66 over Florida State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) R.J. Davis scored 19 points, Leaky Black had 18 points and nine rebounds and North Carolina eased by Florida State 77-66 on Monday night for its third straight victory.
North Carolina pulled away in the first half with 11 3-pointers in building a 43-25 lead. Davis and Caleb Love each made three 3-pointers in the first half. The Tar Heels cooled off in the second half and finished 14 of 29 from distance.
North Carolina led by double figures for the first 15 minutes of the second half before Florida State went on a 9-0 run to get within 64-60 with 2:45 left. The Tar Heels made their final three field goals and went 7 of 8 from the stripe in the final 26 seconds to secure it.
Love scored 15 points and Pete Nance had 15 points and 10 rebounds for North Carolina (19-11, 11-8 ACC). Armando Bacot, averaging a team-high 17 points, missed his first four shots and didn't score until making 1 of 2 free throws with 26.1 seconds remaining in the game.
North Carolina closes its regular season on Saturday at home against Duke in a game featured on ESPN's College GameDay.
Caleb Mills scored 19 points and Matthew Cleveland had 12 points and nine rebounds for Florida State (9-21, 7-12), which plays at Virginia Tech on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Pete Nance vs. Cameron Corhen (Seminoles gains possession) | Â | |
19:46 | Â | Jalen Warley misses two point dunk | Â | |
19:44 | Â | Caleb Love defensive rebound | Â | |
19:25 | Â | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:23 | Â | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
19:02 | Â | Darin Green Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Leaky Black defensive rebound | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Cameron Corhen personal foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul) | Â | |
18:50 | Â | Caleb Love misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Armando Bacot offensive rebound | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Matthew Cleveland shooting foul (Leaky Black draws the foul) | Â | |
18:45 | +1 | Leaky Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
18:45 | Â | Leaky Black misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Pete Nance defensive rebound | Â | |
18:05 | Â | Armando Bacot misses two point layup | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Leaky Black offensive rebound | Â | |
17:58 | +3 | Pete Nance makes three point jump shot (Leaky Black assists) | 4-0 | |
17:44 | +2 | Caleb Mills makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
17:22 | +3 | Leaky Black makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists) | 7-2 | |
17:06 | Â | Armando Bacot personal foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul) | Â | |
16:52 | +2 | Jalen Warley makes two point jump shot | 7-4 | |
16:28 | Â | RJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Cleveland steals) | Â | |
16:22 | +2 | Caleb Mills makes two point dunk | 7-6 | |
15:57 | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point layup | 9-6 | |
15:41 | Â | Leaky Black blocks Naheem McLeod's two point layup | Â | |
15:39 | Â | RJ Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
15:31 | Â | Naheem McLeod blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup | Â | |
15:29 | Â | Jalen Warley defensive rebound | Â | |
15:21 | Â | Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Armando Bacot defensive rebound | Â | |
14:56 | +3 | Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Pete Nance assists) | 12-6 | |
14:28 | Â | Armando Bacot shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul) | Â | |
14:28 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:28 | +1 | Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-7 | |
14:28 | +1 | Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-8 | |
14:11 | Â | Leaky Black turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Puff Johnson shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul) | Â | |
13:57 | +1 | Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 | |
13:57 | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Leaky Black defensive rebound | Â | |
13:28 | Â | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Tar Heels turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
13:11 | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:09 | Â | RJ Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Caleb Love turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Puff Johnson personal foul | Â | |
12:52 | Â | Darin Green Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:50 | Â | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | Â | |
12:32 | Â | Dontrez Styles turnover (traveling) | Â | |
12:23 | Â | Chandler Jackson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:04 | Â | RJ Davis turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
11:40 | +3 | Chandler Jackson makes three point jump shot (Caleb Mills assists) | 12-12 | |
11:18 | Â | Pete Nance misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:16 | Â | Tar Heels offensive rebound | Â | |
11:14 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:14 | Â | Chandler Jackson personal foul | Â | |
11:03 | Â | Leaky Black turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
10:50 | Â | Caleb Mills misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:48 | Â | Caleb Love defensive rebound | Â | |
10:38 | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Leaky Black assists) | 15-12 | |
10:11 | Â | Pete Nance blocks Chandler Jackson's two point layup | Â | |
10:09 | Â | RJ Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
10:05 | Â | Caleb Love turnover (traveling) | Â | |
9:40 | Â | Caleb Love shooting foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul) | Â | |
9:40 | +1 | Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-13 | |
9:40 | +1 | Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-14 | |
9:15 | +3 | Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Seth Trimble assists) | 18-14 | |
9:01 | Â | Baba Miller turnover (traveling) | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Cameron Corhen personal foul (Pete Nance draws the foul) | Â | |
8:40 | Â | Seth Trimble turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
8:35 | Â | Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:33 | Â | RJ Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
8:25 | +2 | RJ Davis makes two point jump shot | 20-14 | |
8:03 | +3 | De'Ante Green makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists) | 20-17 | |
7:39 | Â | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:37 | Â | De'Ante Green defensive rebound | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Jalen Warley misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Pete Nance defensive rebound | Â | |
7:09 | Â | Caleb Love misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:07 | Â | De'Ante Green defensive rebound | Â | |
6:56 | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot | 20-19 | |
6:26 | Â | Pete Nance misses two point layup | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Darin Green Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Seth Trimble steals) | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Baba Miller personal foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul) | Â | |
6:23 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Seth Trimble misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Seth Trimble misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Armando Bacot offensive rebound | Â | |
6:16 | +3 | Pete Nance makes three point jump shot (Leaky Black assists) | 23-19 | |
5:59 | Â | Jalen Warley misses two point layup | Â | |
5:57 | Â | Pete Nance defensive rebound | Â | |
5:38 | +3 | Caleb Love makes three point jump shot | 26-19 | |
5:17 | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:15 | Â | Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Pete Nance defensive rebound | Â | |
4:53 | +3 | Leaky Black makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists) | 29-19 | |
4:42 | Â | Seminoles 30 second timeout | Â | |
4:36 | Â | De'Ante Green misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:34 | Â | Leaky Black defensive rebound | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Seth Trimble offensive foul (De'Ante Green draws the foul) | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Seth Trimble turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup | Â | |
3:53 | Â | Pete Nance defensive rebound | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Jalen Warley personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul) | Â | |
3:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:50 | +1 | Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-19 | |
3:50 | Â | Caleb Love misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
3:38 | +2 | Caleb Mills makes two point jump shot | 30-21 | |
3:16 | Â | Pete Nance misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:14 | Â | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
3:08 | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Naheem McLeod offensive rebound | Â | |
3:05 | +2 | Naheem McLeod makes two point layup | 30-23 | |
3:05 | Â | Leaky Black shooting foul (Naheem McLeod draws the foul) | Â | |
3:05 | Â | Naheem McLeod misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:05 | Â | Pete Nance defensive rebound | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Caleb Mills personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul) | Â | |
2:56 | +1 | Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-23 | |
2:56 | +1 | Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-23 | |
2:42 | +2 | Caleb Mills makes two point layup | 32-25 | |
2:23 | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Washington assists) | 35-25 | |
2:05 | Â | Jalen Washington personal foul (Naheem McLeod draws the foul) | Â | |
2:05 | Â | Naheem McLeod misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
2:05 | Â | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
1:48 | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Pete Nance assists) | 38-25 | |
1:31 | Â | Caleb Mills misses two point layup | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Leaky Black personal foul (Naheem McLeod draws the foul) | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Naheem McLeod misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Matthew Cleveland personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
1:15 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-25 | |
1:15 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-25 | |
0:58 | Â | Caleb Mills turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals) | Â | |
0:49 | +3 | Caleb Love makes three point jump shot | 43-25 | |
0:29 | Â | Caleb Mills turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals) | Â | |
0:24 | Â | Tar Heels 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Jalen Washington misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Baba Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |