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North Carolina, Florida State Are Opposing Each Other Twice During 2023-2024 Regular Season! Their Inaugural Meeting Is Today In Chapel Hill As The Teams Tip Off Atlantic Coast Conference Play

North Carolina, Florida State are opposing each other twice during 2023 -2024 regular season!

Their inaugural meeting is today in Chapel Hill as the teams tip off Atlantic Coast Conference play!

Where?

On the hardwood!

North Carolina is ranked 17th in this weeks AP Top 25 Poll comes into the inaugural meeting with record of 6-1 because they beat 10th Tennessee Wednesday by score of 100-92 as Harrison Ingram was 6-12 on field goals, 4-8 on 3 pointers to go along 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 20 points. Armando Bacot was 6-8 on field to go along with 11 rebounds , 3 assists , 22 points. Elliott Cadeau was 5-8 on free throws 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal, 5 points. R.J. Davis was 8-17 on field goals, 5-11 on three pointers, 6-6 from free throw line to go along 4 rebounds, 2, 27 points . Jalen Washington was 3-3 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 1 assists 1 steal, 7 points. Seth Trimble was 2-5 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 4 points. Cormac Ryan was 3-9 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 15 points.

According to espnapp

Following 17th ranked North Carolina beating 10th ranked Tennessee 100-92 in inaugural ACC/ SEC Challenge Wednesday in Chapel Hill North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say about his team performed offensively in the 1st half!

From an offensive stand point it was one of the better halves since I’ve been here for 12 years as an Assistant Coach and a Head Coach.

According to article by Associated Press on espn app

Unlike North Carolina,

Florida State isn’t ranked comes into the inaugural meeting with record of 4-2 because unlike 17th North Carolina Florida State was knocked off by Georgia in the inaugural ACC/ SEC Challenge Wednesday in Tallahassee Florida.

As Florida State was knocked off by Florida State 68-66 in ACC/ SEC Challenge Baba Miller was 3-6 on field goals, 3-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 9 points. De’Ante Green was 4-9 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers 9 rebounds , 1 assists , 14 points. Jamir Watkins was 2-10 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 7 points. Jalen Warley was 0-7 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 3 assists. Darin Green Jr. was 8-16 on field goals, 4-8 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists , 21 points. Cam Corhen was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 1 rebound, 3 points. Taylor Bol Bowen 1-1 on field goals to go along 1 rebound, 2 points. Chandler Jackson was 1-5 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along 1 rebound, 1 assists, 1 steal. Cam’Ron Fletcher was 2-4 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 6 points.

According to espn app

Following Florida State being knocked by Georgia in the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge 68-66 Darin Green Jr. who Darin Green Jr. was 8-16 on field goals, 4-8 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists , 21 points had this to say!

I think we have some kind of record in winning close games but today we have to give Georgia credit because they drove to the basket, made layups, kicked, and made some threes.

According to Brooke Spreitzer article on seminoles.com

Tip off is set for 2:00pm from Dean E. Smith Center!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Cory Alexander, To Be Determined.

Cory Alexander is a former Virginia guard, shooting guard who played from 1991-1995 where he played in 85 games averaged 15.1 points , 3.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists per game before drafted in the 1st round of the 1995 NBA Draft by San Antonio Spurs.