Boston University Terriers at Florida State Seminoles
· Jacksonville Classic - Campus GameCleveland saves Florida St. from Boston U in 81-80 OT win
Cleveland scored 14 in the second half and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench. Caleb Mills also scored 17 for the Seminoles (5-1) who were never safe against BU (4-3).
Terriers sophomore Anthony Morales made the first two foul shots of his career to bring Boston U within 71-68 with seconds left in regulation. After Florida State's Anthony Polite missed badly on the front end of a one-and-one, Morales took the rebound, dribbled the length of the floor and buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime.
Javante McCoy and Sukhmail Mathon each made two foul shots and Boston U led 75-71. With an 80-79 lead, in successive possessions, McCoy turned it over and Morales missed a 3 with 15 seconds left to setting up the Seminoles.
Mills drove right and put up a shot attempt that went over the rim which Cleveland collected. After a timeout and having to go the length of the floor, the Terriers’ inbounds pass was intercepted at half court.
McCoy scored 22 for Boston University.
Ethan Brittain-Watts’s three-point play with 8:51 before halftime capped a 10-0 Terriers run to give them their first lead at 20-18. Later, a 10-5 run to close the half brought BU to within 37-35 at intermission.
Florida State heads to West Lafayette, Indiana to play No. 3-ranked Purdue on Tuesday.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 80 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Matthew Cleveland Offensive Rebound. | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Matthew Cleveland Steal. | 80 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Anthony Morales Turnover. | 80 - 81 |
Statistics
BU |
FSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 30-63 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 17-20 | FT | 15-20 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Attendance: 6,670 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-7 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-16 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 28-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-8 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |


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