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ACC Final – Seminoles vs Tar Heels

You have to hand it to NC State for pushing the Tar Heels about as far as possible.  Sure North Carolina was without John Henson, but that was an inspired effort by the Wolfpack – maybe it earned them a bid.   

ACC Final
North Carolina Tar Heels vs Florida State Seminoles
Sunday March 11
Philips Arena – Atlanta, GA
1:00PM
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North Carolina

Now Carolina gets another shot at FSU, a team that embarrassed them earlier in the season.  Henson’s status is still unknown but I would wager that he doesn’t play given this game doesn’t really matter all that much – other than for pride.

With Henson out senior center Tyler Zeller was the best player on the floor for UNC.  He shot 8 for 11 from the field and finished with 23 points and 9 rebounds.  The bulk of Henson’s minuted went to freshman forward James McAdoo.  He was alright but the best things you could say about his play was that he didn’t try and be Henson.  He let the game come to him and scored 9 points.  He just isn’t the defensive presence Henson is. [soliloquy id=”82219″]

Florida State

The Florida State Seminoles won yet another close game, beating Duke by three points to earn a birth in the ACC Championship game.  Their win over UNC earlier in the season put this team on the national landscape and another one will run them up the seedings.  Right now they are probably a 4 but an ACC Championship, their first ever in hoops, should get them at least a three, which is huge because they get to avoid a #1 seed for longer.

Not that these guys are afraid of them.  It was another strong defensive effort by FSU that got them here.  The ‘Noles held Duke to just 30% from the field for the game, making their own 32% look like vintage UCLA efficiency.  They rely on two players to get them points, guard Michael Snaer and center Bernard James.  Both came through leading the team to victory.  I think they still have one more in them.

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Score Prediction:  Florida State 69 – North Carolina 67

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