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2 North Carolina Cruises Past Florida State
Rashad McCants' dunk
ignited a 25-6 run down the stretch and No.
2 North Carolina beat Florida State 81-60 on
Sunday.
Florida State (11-11, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference)
clawed back from an 18-point first-half deficit
to within 49-48 on Diego Romero's 3-pointer
with 14:16 left. But McCants, who led all scorers with 16 points,
dunked a pass from Raymond Felton 20 seconds
later. Within 9 minutes the Tar Heels were
up 74-54 as Florida State went scoreless for
more than 7 minutes.
A year ago North Carolina blew a 24-point lead
at Florida State, losing 90-81 in overtime.
McCants capped a 16-2 run in the first half
with a layup that helped North Carolina to
a 38-20 lead before Florida State closed out
the half with nine straight points. Felton added 14 points while Sean May and Marvin
Williams each had 13 for the Tar Heels.
North Carolina (19-2, 8-1) shot just 40 percent,
but committed only nine turnovers for the second
straight game while Florida State had 22. Von Wafer led Florida State with 14 points
and Adam Waleskowski added 13.
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