The UNC men’s basketball program traveled to Tallahassee for an ACC showdown against Florida State, and it got off to a fiery start.
From tip-off, the energy was oozing off the court onto social media, as college hoop fans reacted to the fast action. [autotag]Elliot Cadeau[/autotag] was receiving love early, showing another aggressive offensive attack to score the Tar Heel’s first four points.
UNC was able to create separation, leading by 11, before FSU surged back with a physical attack and got hot behind three. The physical play brought high emotions and one of the bigger moments in the first half with a near scuffle taking place between De’Ante Green and Armando Bacot.
As tempers flared up, so did social media with UNC being down 41-36 at the half, leaving fans hoping for deja vu from the first game.
UNC caught up quickly in the second half, snagging the lead back in the first five minutes.
Shortly after, FSU came crawling back, putting UNC on upset watch. FSU cut the lead to two, but the Heels were able to pull away thanks to…who else, but RJ Davis.
The Tar Heels showed their resilience once again, with a dominating second half to push UNC’s winning streak to 10. It was a great win, filled with emotion, as RJ Davis kept up his hot scoring finishing with 24 points while Harrison Ingram dominated the boards once again with 17 rebounds..
It was the ideal away game to prepare UNC for next week’s games against Georgia Tech and Duke. Before we get ahead, let’s take a look at the good, bad, and ugly social media reactions to UNC’s 75-68 win over FSU.