No. 7 Florida built a 17-point first-half lead and weathered a furious second-half comeback from Carolina to defeat the Tar Heels 90-84 at the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte on Tuesday night. The Gators used red-hot three-point shooting to race ahead by double digits in the first half. Florida made six of its first nine threes, while UNC missed its first 11. That disparity helped Florida lead 20-10 less than eight minutes in and 35-18 less than 15 minutes in. The Tar Heels managed to trim the deficit to 46-34 at halftime, laying the groundwork for a rally. That rally came as UNC roared out to an 11-0 run to begin the second half, cutting the Florida deficit down to 46-45. Though the Gators steadied themselves and built the lead back to six points, Carolina finally nosed in front thanks to a layup from Seth Trimble with 7:50 remaining. A jumper from R.J. Davis increased the UNC lead to 72-68, and the teams would trade jabs from there. A layup from Elliot Cadeau gave Carolina an 84...