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North Carolina looks for more success vs. Florida State
Feb 3, 2008 - 2:30 PM No. 4 North Carolina (20-1) at Florida St (13-9) 2:00 pm ESTTALLAHASSEE, Florida (Ticker) - Tyler Hansbrough and No. 4 North Carolina aim to continue their dominance over Florida State in a Atlantic Coast Conference showdown on Sunday.
Hansbrough helped North Carolina avoid consecutive home losses by scoring 18 points in a 91-69 victory over Boston College on Thursday.
North Carolina has won 17 of the last 20 meetings with Florida State - including 11 of 15 here. In addition, the Tar Heels (20-1, 5-1 ACC) own a 36-8 edge in the all-time series.
In the last meeting, North Carolina eliminated Florida State from the quarterfinals of ACC Tournament with a 73-58 victory on March 9.
The Seminoles (13-9, 2-5), who are coming off a 89-80 loss to Virginia Tech on Thursday, have not beaten the Tar Heels since a 90-81 win here on January 22, 2004.
Jason Rich scored 22 points and leading scorer Toney Douglas added 17 against the Hokies, but the Seminoles fell behind 18-4 and never recovered despite a 56-point second half.
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FINAL IN 1ST OT 1ST 2ND 1OT TOTAL
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NORTH CAROLINA (4) 31 36 17 84
FLORIDA ST 29 38 6 73 FINAL IN 1ST OT
Feb 3 4:27 PM - 227
roots - NCAA BB
(4) NORTH CAROLINA 67
FLORIDA ST 67 END 2ND HALF, GOING INTO OVERTIME
Feb 3 4:06 PM - 259
rootsRUWTbot Added 73 roots (Close Finish, Overtime, Upset)
North Carolina(4) vs. Florida StateFeb 3 4:06 PM - 181
roots - 197
roots - 151
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(4) NORTH CAROLINA 31
FLORIDA ST 29 HALFTIME
Feb 3 2:58 PM
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