UNC won its fourth-straight basketball game Monday night, beating Florida State to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive. We give you five reactions.

The North Carolina Tar Heels stayed on task in their push to make the NCAA Tournament, running their winning streak to four in a row with a win over the Florida State Seminoles.

Florida State plays the North Carolina Tar Heels after Jamir Watkins scored 23 points in Florida State's 89-81 loss to the Louisville Cardinals.

Jamir Watkins led FSU with 26 points on 7/12 shooting, followed by Jerry Deng's 16 points on 6/8 shooting. The offense played well, shooting 54% from the floor and 10/20 from three, and only seven turnovers, yet they still lost by 11.

Our North Carolina vs. Florida State predictions don't like Seth Trimble's chances of making an impact against the Noles.

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Virginia (13-13, 6-9 ACC) is set to take on North Carolina (16-11, 9-6 ACC) on Saturday at 4pm ET (ESPN2) at Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Follow

The Tar Heels pulled away in the second half of Monday's game against Florida State, beating the Seminoles 96-85 to extend their win streak to four games. Like the other three wins, North Carolina jumped out early with a strong start.

The FSU Seminoles lost to the North Carolina Tar Heels 96-85 Monday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida. FSU is now 16-12 on the season and 7-10 in ACC play. The Seminoles trailed 49-43 at halftime and the Tar Heels added some breathing room in the second half.