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Though, 17th Ranked North Carolina Was Down 35-29 At Halftime Saturday To Florida State In Inaugural Meeting Of 2023-2024 Season In Chapel Hill North Carolina Came Back To Win 78-70

17th ranked North Carolina was down 35-29 at halftime to Florida State Saturday in inaugural meeting of 2023-2024 season.

Though, 17th ranked North Carolina was down 35-29 at halftime to Florida State in inaugural meetin in inaugural meeting of 2023-2024 season in Chapel Hill North Carolina came back to win 78-70 . As North Carolina came back to win 78-70 Harold Ingram was 3-11 on field goals, 0-4 on 3 pointers to go along 6 rebounds , 2 assists, 2 steals , 11 points. Armando Bacot was 4-8 on field goals to go along with 13 rebounds , 4 blocks, 13 points. Elliott Cadeau was 3-5 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 3 assists , 1 steal, 7 points. R.J. Davis was 8-17 on field goals, 3-9 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals , 27 points. Cormac Ryan was 2-9 on field goals, 2-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals , 8 points. Jalen Washington was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 3 rebounds , 1 block, 2 points. Seth Trimble was 3-3 on field goals to go along 1 assists , 9 points.

According to espn app

Following 17th North Carolina being down 35-29 at halftime to Florida State Saturday in Chapel Hill in inaugural meeting of 2023-2024 season following North Carolina coming back to win 78-70 following switching to pressure defense where they were picking up steals while forcing deflections North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say!

When it went to the press, the Tar Heels picked up much-needed steals and forced deflections.

According to Jadyn Watson Fisher article on https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article282412578.html

North Carolina is now to play Uconn in the Jimmy V Classic Tuesday at Madison Square Garden home of the New York Knicks of the NBA.

Tip off is set for 9:00pm from Madison Square Garden

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with former Duke center Jay Bilas, Angel Gray, Dan Shulmen commentating!

Jay Bilas played for former Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski from 1982 -1986 playing 127 games averaging 8.4 points 5.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists before drafted 5th round of 1986 15th pick 108th pick overall in the 1986 NBA Draft. Though, Jay Bilas would never set foot on the hardwood for Dallas because he instead he would play professionally in Italy where he was among the leagues top scores in 1987-1988 seasons before playing professionally in Spain for part of the 1989 season before returning to Duke in 1990 to serve as an assistant coach on Krzyzewski’s staff, while also earning his law degree from Duke Law School. While Bilas was an assistant coach under Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship Gem three times, winning back-to-back National Championships in 1991 and 1992.

According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/bilas_jay/

Though, North Carolina, Florida State are going to oppose each other again when North Carolina heads to Tallahassee for rematch on January 27, 2023.

Tip off is set for 2:00pm from Donald L. Tucker Center!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN or ESPN2!

Though,

Who is commentating is to be determined!