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Florida State guard Michael Snaer (21) lifts a shot over top of Duke forward Miles Plumlee during the second half of Saturday&rsquo;s ACC tournament semifinals in Atlanta. Snaer scored 16 points.
 
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ATLANTA &mdash; Florida State lost a 10-point lead in the second half before recovering to beat Duke 62-59 on Saturday, sending the Seminoles to only the second ACC tournament championship game in the program&rsquo;s history. 
Michael Snaer scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer with 3:27 remaining that gave the Seminoles the lead for good. But No. 17 Florida State (23-9) had to survive some last minute scares &mdash; including missed 3-point attempts by Duke&rsquo;s Austin Rivers and Seth Curry in the final six seconds. 
Florida State will face fourth-ranked North Carolina, the top seed, in Sunday&rsquo;s championship game. 
The second-seeded Seminoles ended a run of three straight ACC tournament championships for Duke (27-6). Rivers led the Blue Devils with 19 points. Curry had 13. 
The Seminoles&rsquo; only other appearance in the championship game came in 2009, also in Atlanta, when it lost to Duke. 
Florida State led 58-57 when it lost Ian Miller, who was called for a charge, his fifth foul. Duke&rsquo;s Mason Plumlee also fouled out less than a minute later, and Florida State&rsquo;s Luke Loucks made two free throws to push the lead to three points. 
A layup by Rivers cut the lead to one point with 42 seconds remaining. 
Loucks then dribbled the shot clock down before sinking a long jumper from the left wing. Following a review of the replay, officials ruled the shot was a 2-pointer, pushing the lead to three points with 11.9 seconds remaining. 
No. 4 North Carolina 69, North Carolina St. 67
ATLANTA &mdash; Kendall Marshall banked in a shot with 10.2 seconds remaining and No. 4 North Carolina edged North Carolina State 69-67 Saturday in a rugged game with a disputed finish, advancing to the championship of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. 
C.J. Leslie, who led the Wolfpack with 22 points, fouled out with more than eight minutes remaining. North Carolina (29-4) lost its top scorer when Tyler Zeller picked up his fifth late in the game after scoring 23 points. 
But it was a couple of non-calls that sent N.C. State into a tizzy. 
Alex Johnson went flying on Marshall&rsquo;s drive, but there was no whistle from the officials. The Wolfpack (22-12) got one more crack with 1.2 seconds left, and Richard Howell thought he was fouled trying to get off a shot after getting his hand on a long pass. 
A frustrated Howell had to be pulled away by a couple of teammates to keep him from going after an official, while coach Mark Gottfried slapped his hands and argued vehemently for a foul. 
The regular-season champion Tar Heels will face either No. 6 Duke or No. 17 Florida State in the title game, looking to lock up a top seed in the NCAA tournament if they haven&rsquo;t already. 
N.C. State came to Atlanta figuring two wins would be enough to claim its first NCAA bid since 2006. The Wolfpack accomplished that goal, but it will still be a nerve-racking Sunday as they await the announcement of the 68-team field. 
The Tar Heels played without ACC defensive player of the year John Henson, who sprained his left wrist early in the quarterfinals.

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