2012 ACC Tournament - Final
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Venue: Phillips Arena (18,371)
Tip-off: Sunday, March 11 at 1:00 PM
TV: ACC Network/ESPN/ESPN3 [Watch Online]
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network | SiriusXM Ch. 85
Current Records (Last Game):
Florida State: 23-9, 12-4 ACC (Beat No. 6 Duke 62-59)
North Carolina: 29-4, 14-2 ACC (Beat N.C. State 69-67)
2011-12 FSU-UNC Matchup:
January 14: FSU 90, UNC 57 (Tallahassee)
FSU-UNC Series: Carolina leads the all-time series with Florida State, 42-11. The Tar Heels have won 12 of the last 15 meetings with the Seminoles. In the ACC Tournament, Carolina holds a 4-1 advantage over Florida State. The last time Carolina and Florida State met in the ACC Tournament was also in Atlanta on March 14, 2009. The Tar Heels were the No. 1 seed that year, too, but were missing PG Ty Lawson who was sitting out with the infamous injured toe. The Seminoles won 73-70 to advance to the championship where they lost to Duke.
Rankings:
Florida State: AP #17, ESPN #17
North Carolina: AP #4, ESPN #4
Coaches:
Leonard Hamilton: 176-124 at FSU; 376-334 Overall
Roy Williams: 254-66 at UNC; 672-167 Overall
Florida State Web Sites: Official Site | Rivals Site
Statistical Leaders:
Florida State:
Scoring: Michael Snaer 14.4 ppg, Ian Miller 11.0 ppg
Rebounding: Bernard James 8.2 rpg, Xavier Gibson 4.5 rpg
Assists: Luke Loucks 4.0 apg, Michael Snaer 2.0 apg
North Carolina:
Scoring: Harrison Barnes 17.2 ppg, Tyler Zeller 16.4 ppg
Rebounding: John Henson 10.1 rpg, Tyler Zeller 9.2 rpg
Assists: Kendall Marshall 9.7 apg
Coverage of Semifinal Saturday by Tar Heel Illustrated & Warchant.com