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NCAA Tournament: Noles survive and advance past UNC-Greensboro

SUNRISE, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 21: Head coach Leonard Hamilton of the Florida State Seminoles looks on against the South Florida Bulls during the second half of the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at BB&T Center on December 21, 2019 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

No. 4 seed FSU basketball survived a scare by No. 13 seed UNC-Greensboro, winning 64-54, and will advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament to face No. 5 seed Colorado.

The Noles started the game about as well as one could hope for, building a 16-point lead in the first 10 minutes of the first half.