Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles
· NCAA Men's BasketballFlorida State beats Miami for 8th straight time, 65-64
Anthony Polite had 12 points and eight rebounds and Evans finished with 11 points for Florida State (9-5, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Malik Osborne hit a 3-pointer late in the shot clock to give FSU a 63-61 lead with 27 seconds left. Moore missed a driving layup on the other end, but Jordan Miller grabbed the offensive rebound off his own missed put-back attempt and kicked it out to Moore in the corner for a 3 to give Miami a one-point lead with 7 seconds to go. Evans was fouled by Moore on a driving lay-up attempt and made the winning free throws.
The 6-foot-7 Cleveland — one of the top recruits in his class — scored seven consecutive Seminoles points before Alexander hit a 3-pointer — his first made 3 in ACC play this season — to give FSU a 52-50 lead with 8 minutes remaining. There were six lead changes and two ties from there.
The Hurricanes (13-4, 5-1), who were picked 12th in the 2021 preseason ACC poll, had won nine consecutive games, including a 76-74 win at then-No. 2 Duke last Saturday.
Moore finished with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and six assists for Miami. Kameron McGusty 17 points and nine rebounds.
McGusty made a layup and, 47 second later, hit a jumper about 6 minutes into the game to crack the 1,500-point plateau. The sixth-year senior, who scored 593 points in two seasons at Oklahoma before transferring to Miami in 2018, has 1,514 career points.
Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton coached at Miami from 1990 to 2000.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Miami Timeout | 64 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | RayQuan Evans made Free Throw. | 64 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | RayQuan Evans made Free Throw. | 64 - 64 |
Statistics
MIA |
FSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 23-54 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 7-10 | FT | 13-16 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Attendance: 10,339 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 22-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-19 |
| 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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