North Carolina is moving on to the ACC Tournament Semifinals after beating Florida State in a 92-67 blowout.

Carolina defeated FSU by single digits twice in the regular season (78-70, 75-68). Thursday was different.

The Tar Heels and Seminoles were in a back-and-forth game early. FSU had a 13-11 lead at the 11:49 mark of the 1st half. UNC had just a 3-point lead 26-23 with 6:02 to go.

Carolina dominated the final minutes of the half, establishing a 46-30 lead at the break. In the 2nd half, the Tar Heels kept their foot on the gas, and the Noles could not keep up.

The Tar Heels had an obscene rebounding advantage of 48-22. In the box score, UNC also dominated points in the paint (46-24), fast break points (26-6), assists (18-10) and 3-point shooting percentage (42-25).

Hubert Davis was able to empty his bench and give his starters some rest with more tournament action ahead. ACC Player of the Year RJ Davis was the only UNC starter to log 30 minutes of playing time.

RJ Davis finished with a team-high 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the field, going 2-of-5 from beyond the arc.

UNC seed watch

Carolina entered the day No. 7 in the NET rankings that will help decide the NCAA Tournament seeds on Selection Sunday. Ahead of Thursday’s game, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi wrote, “UNC stays in the hunt for a 1-seed with a win.”

Florida State entered the game at No. 91 in the NET rankings, giving UNC a Quad 2 victory at the neutral site of Washington D.C. Heading into Friday, the Tar Heels’ records break down as: 8-3 Quad 1, 7-3 Quad 2, 6-0 Quad 3 and 5-0 Quad 4.

The Tar Heels will play either Wake Forest (No. 36 NET) or Pittsburgh (No. 45). Both teams’ current rankings would qualify as Quad 1 wins on a neutral court.

Lunardi has Tennessee as the fourth No. 1-seed. The Volunteers won’t play until Friday in the SEC Tournament. The Vols will play either Mississippi State (NET No. 42) or LSU (NET No. 95). UT is No. 5 in the NET with a resume of 7-6 Quad 1, 6-1 Quad 2, 6-0 Quad 3 and 5-0 Quad 4.

Carolina and Tennessee played on Nov. 29 in Chapel Hill, a 100-92 win for the Tar Heels.