National Basketball Association
Florida St. 76, Wake Forest 62
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Tony Greene, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
6589
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Florida State 76, Wake Forest 62: Michael Snaer scored a game-high 24 points to lead three players in double figures as the host Seminoles took care of the Demon Deacons.
Okaro White added 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds for Florida State (15-13, 7-8 ACC), which never trailed after the 2:23 mark of the first half. The Seminoles outrebounded Wake Forest 44-21 and Kiel Turpin registered four of their 12 blocked shots.
Travis McKie scored a team-high 15 points for the Demon Deacons (12-15, 5-10), who failed to build any momentum off an upset of then-No. 2 Miami last week. C.J. Harris, Wake Forest's leading scorer, finished with nine points, but did not hit his first and only field goal until 4:04 into the second half.
Boris Bojanovsky tied a career high with 10 points for Florida State, which opened the game with a 19-2 run, capped by a dunk from Michael Ojo with 7:54 to play.
The Demon Deacons shot 32.7 percent, with Harris shooting just 1-of-7 from the field.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida State improved to 13-6 as the home team in the series against Wake Forest but still trails 24-21 overall. ... The Seminoles entered the game averaging a conference-worst 3.6 fewer rebounds. ... Harris, the ACC's leading free throw shooter, was 6-of-6 from the charity stripe for Wake Forest.
Top Game Performances
Wake Forest |
|
Florida St. |
Travis McKie 15 |
Scoring |
Michael Snaer 24 |
Arnaud William Adala Moto 2 |
Assists |
Ian Miller 4 |
Travis McKie 6 |
Rebounds |
Okaro White 9 |
C.J. Harris 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Snaer 8 |
Aaron Rountree III 2 |
Steals |
Devon Bookert 1 |
Travis McKie 2 |
Blocks |
Kiel Turpin 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Wake Forest
|
62 |
32.7 |
8-21 |
18-23 |
8 |
17 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
Florida St.
|
76 |
48.9 |
4-14 |
26-30 |
10 |
41 |
12 |
4 |
16 |