National Basketball Association
Florida State 67, Wake Forest 60
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 15, 2014
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials:
# Jamie Luckie, # William Humes, # Sean Casady
Attendance:
10043
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Florida State 67, Wake Forest 60: Ian Miller scored 25 points off the bench as the visiting Seminoles shook off a rough start to fend off the Demon Deacons in ACC play.
Aaron Thomas added 19 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for Florida State (15-10, 6-7 ACC), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Montay Brandon chipped in with eight points and Okaro White notched six, while Boris Bojanovsky rejected six Wake Forest shots.
Coron Williams' 18 points off the bench led the offense for the Demon Deacons (14-11, 4-8), who lost their fifth straight game. Tyler Cavanaugh and Travis McKie each recorded 14 points and seven rebounds while McKie added three assists, two steals and a block for Wake Forest.
The Demon Deacons had control of the game early, jumping out to a 24-8 lead, led by nine points from Williams. Florida State answered by riding five points from Miller and four apiece from Thomas and White to hit intermission down 29-23.
The Seminoles pulled even for the first time with a layup from Miller, capping six straight points to kick off the second half. Florida State took its first lead with 12:18 to play on a jumper from Devon Bookert and after Wake Forest battled back from a nine-point deficit to tie the game at 55 with 3:48 remaining, Brandon and Miller combined for six points in a row as part of a 10-1 charge to put the game away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida State has won seven of the last nine meetings against Wake Forest. ... The Demon Deacons shot just 6-of-21 from 3-point range. ... The Seminoles outrebounded Wake Forest 41-27.
Top Game Performances
Florida State |
|
Wake Forest |
Ian Miller 25 |
Scoring |
Coron Williams 18 |
Aaron Thomas 3 |
Assists |
Travis McKie 3 |
Aaron Thomas 14 |
Rebounds |
Tyler Cavanaugh 7 |
Aaron Thomas 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyler Cavanaugh 6 |
Aaron Thomas 4 |
Steals |
Madison Jones 2 |
Boris Bojanovsky 6 |
Blocks |
Tyler Cavanaugh 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida State
|
67 |
45.1 |
5-17 |
16-25 |
5 |
37 |
7 |
7 |
15 |
Wake Forest
|
60 |
37.7 |
6-21 |
14-20 |
12 |
25 |
4 |
6 |
11 |