National Basketball Association
Florida State 63, Miami-Florida 53
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Tim Nestor, # Raymond Styons, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
7413
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Florida State 63, Miami 53: Aaron Thomas scored 12 points off the bench and fellow reserve Ian Miller scored seven of his 10 in the final five minutes as the visiting Seminoles won a defensive struggle for their third straight ACC victory.
Boris Bojanovsky and Devon Bookert each scored 11 points for Florida State (12-4, 3-1 ACC), which has won seven of its last eight. The Seminoles, who went 7-for-15 from 3-point range, have won three straight in conference play for the first time since February 2012.
Donnavan Kirk scored a career-high 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting and Rion Brown matched him with 21 for Miami (9-7, 1-3), which has led in the final five minutes in five of its seven losses. The rest of the team combined for just 11 points on 4-of-31 shooting.
Brown's 3-pointer with 4:07 left put the Hurricanes up 51-50 - the game's 13th lead change - but it was all Florida State from there. The Seminoles hit four straight free throws before Miller's 3-pointer made it 57-51 in the midst of a 13-0 run.
Miami beat Florida State at its own game in the first half, holding the Seminoles to 8-of-25 from the field while taking a 28-24 lead into the break. The Seminoles heated up after the break, going 13-for-21 to finish at 45.7 percent.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Seminoles have won eight of the last 11 meetings. … Florida State held a 37-29 edge on the boards. … Kirk and Brown combined to go 8-of-13 from 3-point range while the rest of the team was 1-for-15.
Top Game Performances
Florida State |
|
Miami-Florida |
Aaron Thomas 12 |
Scoring |
Rion Brown 21 |
Ian Miller 4 |
Assists |
Manu Lecomte 6 |
Montay Brandon 6 |
Rebounds |
Tonye Jekiri 7 |
Aaron Thomas 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Garrius Adams 1 |
Montay Brandon 1 |
Steals |
Garrius Adams 2 |
Aaron Thomas 1 |
Blocks |
Donnavan Kirk 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida State
|
63 |
45.7 |
7-15 |
14-17 |
10 |
33 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
Miami-Florida
|
53 |
35.6 |
9-28 |
2-6 |
12 |
27 |
4 |
5 |
4 |