Florida State's winning streak ends with blowout loss to North Carolina

Posted Feb 23, 2019
All streaks come to an end. No. 17 Florida State's eight-game winning streak ended with a 77-59 loss to No. 9 North Carolina in front of 21,520 fans at the Dean Smith Center Saturday. The Seminoles shot just 31 from the field and 32 from three. The Tar Heels took away FSU's ability to drive to the basket and forced the Seminoles to shoot 31 threes. (Tallahassee Democrat)

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