Joel Berry carried North Carolina in the second half but Florida State had the final answer.
No. 24 FSU bothered Berry’s shot with 1.7 seconds left just enough to hold on for an 81-80 win on Wednesday night over the 12th-ranked Tar Heels.
Berry scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half and led the Tar Heels (12-3, 1-1 ACC) back from an 11-point halftime deficit.
But FSU got 20 points from guard Braian Angola and used a key 14-4 run after UNC took a 65-63 lead in the second half to end a seven-game losing streak to the Tar Heels.