Florida State officially announced on Monday that head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton and the University have agreed to a five-year contract extension.
FSU led by as many as 16 points in the first half after MJ Walker scored his 1,000th career point. UNC then outscored the Seminoles by 20 in the second half to win 78-70.
The Dawgs had plenty of bite to back up the bark against the Wildcats, concluding in a 64-53 victory that felt more lopsided than the scoreboard may have said.
FSU finds themselves at #11 in this week’s AP Top 25 and while some may complain they still aren’t in the top 10, it’s the Tribe’s highest ranking of the season.
Even with no offensive production from its best player, No. 16 Florida State (13-3, 9-2 ACC) still went on the road and beat Pitt (9-9, 5-8 ACC), 79-72, and led for 35:27 of game time.
The Atlantic Coast Conference says because of North Carolina state policies, no tickets for the 2021 ACC men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be sold to the public.
The first game of the series against UNF will now be played at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, and the doubleheader will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 21.
In a game that it needed to win to have a realistic chance at winning their second consecutive ACC regular-season title, No. 16 Florida State dominated No. 7 Virginia for its 24th straight conference victory at home.