Lucas: FSU Rapid Reactions

Quick takeaways from Carolina's visit to Tallahassee.

By Adam Lucas

1. Tough one in Tallahassee, as Carolina made some bad choices down the stretch and lost to a good Florida State team, 82-75.

2. Carolina missed several opportunities to take control of that game. The Tar Heels had a breakout with under eight minutes left in a three-point game, and had several occasions throughout the afternoon when they had the ball in a one-possession game and were unable to convert. You simply can't miss that many chances against a good team--especially a good team that is nearly perfect from the free throw line.

3. Those free throws were decisive. For one of the very few times in the Roy Williams era, an…