National Basketball Association
Florida State 86, Virginia Tech 75
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
# Lamar Simpson, # Jamie Luckie, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
6353
By SportsDirect Inc.
Florida State 86, Virginia Tech 75: Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 22 points to lead the host Seminoles to their first ACC win.
Devin Bookert scored 16 points, including 4-of-7 3-pointers, Robbie Berwick finished with a career-high 13 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Montay Brandon added 10 points and eight rebounds for Florida State (9-6, 1-1). The Seminoles dominated inside, finishing with a 42-22 rebounding edge, and connected on 8-of-16 3-pointers.
Justin Bibbs scored 25 points and Adam Smith added 24 points, including 5-of-10 3-pointers, for Virginia Tech (8-7, 0-2). The Hokies lost despite forcing 14 Florida State turnovers and finishing with a 17-6 edge in points off turnovers.
Florida State, which came in shooting just 25.7 percent from 3-point range, tied its season high with seven 3-pointers in 10 attempts while building a 53-45 halftime lead. Bookert led the way, going 4-of-5 beyond the arc to tie his career high for treys, but Smith (17) and Bibbs (14) kept the Hokies, who shot 51.9 percent, close by combining to go 7-of-9 from 3-point range.
The Seminoles used an early 8-0 second-half run to extend their lead to 61-47, but a fast-break dunk by Bibbs cut the lead to 65-58 at the midway mark. Virginia Tech, which cooled off and shot just 32.3 percent in the second half, never got closer than seven points the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia Tech played for the second straight game without 6-foot-10 forward Joey van Zegeren, who is suspended indefinitely because Hokies coach Buzz Williams said he "demonstrated a lack of discipline and self-control at practice." ... The 53 first-half points were a season high for any half for the Seminoles. ... Bibbs has scored 20 or more points in four games this season.
Top Game Performances
Virginia Tech |
|
Florida State |
Justin Bibbs 25 |
Scoring |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 22 |
Devin Wilson 7 |
Assists |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 3 |
Malik Muller 4 |
Rebounds |
Montay Brandon 8 |
Justin Bibbs 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Montay Brandon 6 |
Justin Bibbs 1 |
Steals |
Devon Bookert 2 |
Shane Henry 1 |
Blocks |
Boris Bojanovsky 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Virginia Tech
|
75 |
41.4 |
11-28 |
16-23 |
14 |
20 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
Florida State
|
86 |
51.9 |
8-16 |
24-35 |
11 |
39 |
6 |
4 |
14 |