Freshman point guard Devon Bookert had 15 points, five assists and five rebounds for the defending ACC champion Seminoles (2-1), who have won two straight since a stunning season-opening loss to South Alabama knocked them from the Top 25 rankings.
The Seminoles, who shot 58 percent (29-of-50) and hit 11 3-pointers, will face Saint Joseph's in the championship game. The Hawks defeated Notre Dame 79-70 in overtime Friday.
Brandon Davies and Tyler Haws each scored 19 points for BYU (2-1), which shot just 33 percent (25-of-75) and couldn't slow down a rejuvenated Seminoles' offense.
Florida State led 44-35 at the half and broke the game open with a 13-0 run to start the second half. The Seminoles extended the lead to 27 and then thwarted a late run after BYU cut the lead to 12.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Haws, who is back after serving a two-year Latter Day Saints mission, scored the Cougars' first 11 points. He finished the half with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting. The rest of his teammates were just 7-of-23 from the field. ... Florida State made six straight shots at one point in the first half.
Brigham Young | Florida St. | |
Tyler Haws 23 | Scoring | Okaro White 17 |
Tyler Haws 5 | Assists | Devon Bookert 5 |
Tyler Haws 9 | Rebounds | Michael Snaer 10 |
Brandon Davies 6 | Free Throws Made | Okaro White 6 |
Brock Zylstra 4 | Steals | Boris Bojanovsky 1 |
Brandon Davies 2 | Blocks | Boris Bojanovsky 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Brigham Young | 70 | 33.3 | 6-25 | 14-19 | 18 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
Florida St. | 88 | 58.0 | 11-20 | 19-27 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 20 |