National Basketball Association
Florida St. 55, Miami-Florida 54
When: 12:30 PM ET, Sunday, February 1, 2015
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
# Tim Comer, # Lamar Simpson, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
7282
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Florida State 55, No. 23 Miami (Fla.) 54: Montay Brandon scored 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting to lead the host Seminoles to an upset win over the Hurricanes in ACC play.
Kiel Turpin added 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting off the bench for Florida State (12-10, 4-5 ACC), which has won three of its last four games. Jarquez Smith had nine points and Boris Bojanovsky finished with eight for the Seminoles, who erased a 16-point first-half deficit.
Sheldon McClellan totaled 13 points to lead the offense for Miami (14-7, 4-4), which lost its second consecutive game following a 4-1 run. Davon Reed added 11 points for the Hurricanes, who shot 42.6 percent from the field and a mere 6-of-11 from the free-throw line.
The Seminoles moved in front on a 3-pointer from Robbie Berwick to take a 13-11 lead just under 7 1/2 minutes into the game before Miami got hot, using a 19-1 run that featured a pair of 3-pointers from Manu Lecomte to establish a 30-14 advantage with 2:45 left until halftime. In the final two minutes of the half, Bojanovsky and Brandon converted three-point plays and Xavier Rathan-Mayes drained a 3-pointer to give Florida State some life, but the Hurricanes hit the locker room with a 36-25 edge.
After the break, the Seminoles opened the frame on a 15-4 run, led by nine points from Brandon, to pull within 40-36 in the opening 4:25 and after a McClellan 3-pointer and a Tonye Jekiri bucket stretched Miami's lead back to 45-36, a layup from Turpin capped a 7-1 spurt that brought Florida State to within 46-43 with just over 11 minutes to go. A bucket from Turpin put the Seminoles ahead 55-54 with 1:38 to play and, after a timeout, with the shot clock off on the final possession, McClellan's game-winning attempt at the buzzer wouldn't go, preserving the win for Florida State.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida State moved to 6-0 against in-state rivals this season and has wins over Miami and Florida in the same year for the first time since 2008-09. ... Hurricanes G Angel Rodriguez finished with just eight points on 3-of-11 shooting and has missed 16 of his last 19 attempts from the field overall. ... The Seminoles, who entered play ranking last in the ACC, averaging 3.95 3-point makes per game, shot 3-for-9 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
Miami-Florida |
|
Florida St. |
Sheldon McClellan 13 |
Scoring |
Montay Brandon 18 |
Manu Lecomte 4 |
Assists |
Devon Bookert 4 |
Davon Reed 6 |
Rebounds |
Montay Brandon 6 |
Sheldon McClellan 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Boris Bojanovsky 4 |
Angel Rodriguez 2 |
Steals |
Montay Brandon 3 |
Tonye Jekiri 1 |
Blocks |
Montay Brandon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Miami-Florida
|
54 |
42.6 |
8-24 |
6-11 |
15 |
19 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
Florida St.
|
55 |
53.7 |
3-9 |
8-12 |
9 |
23 |
3 |
5 |
16 |