2/23/2019 basketball Edit

Locker Room Report

Nassir Little and some other Tar Heels discuss their 77-59 victory over No. 16 Florida State on Saturday at the Smith Center. (THI)

Andrew Jones • TarHeelIllustrated

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Andrew Jones has covered sports for 26 years, including all major college & professional sports for daily newspapers & national sites. He's done radio and TV & is entering his seventh year at THI.

CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina got a huge boost off the bench from Nassir Little and used a 16-1 run midway through the second half Saturday to pull away from No. 16 Florida State, 77-59, at the Smith Center.

Little finished with 18 points and eight rebounds while Luke Maye (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Cam Johnson (18 and 10) had double-doubles as the Tar Heels backed up Wednesday’s win at No. 1 Duke with a solid win.

UNC improved to 22-5 overall and 12-2 in the ACC, FSU dropped to 21-6 and 9-5.

Here is what some of the Tar Heels had to say after the win: