Top 10 teams have been thwarted by unranked teams on the road left, right, and center this season, but UNC has remained immune to it to this point. Tallahassee is always a difficult place to go play, and FSU definitely made it tough on the Tar Heels for the vast majority of the 40 minutes on Saturday. In the end, UNC was able to play just enough defense and get just enough offense to hang on for a 75-68 win.
Carolina trailed 41-36 at halftime thanks in part to 19 Florida State points off turnovers. The Heels were careless with the ball and the Seminoles were making them pay for it.