The No. 16 Florida State basketball team came back to earth on Saturday afternoon— and that earth happened to be in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, never a friendly locale for visiting basketball teams. On a dreary day, the No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels showed the Seminoles frigid hospitality, dealing FSU its first loss in nine games with a 77-59 defeat.
This one showed signs of getting out of hand early, as UNC extended to a 13-point advantage in the first half. The biggest reason for that initial gap was offensive rebounding, with which the Heels often excel.