Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Wake Forest snaps 4-game skid against Florida State, 76-54
Wake Forest (12-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) avenged last season's 92-85 overtime loss against Florida State and beat the Seminoles for the first time since Jan. 31, 2018.
Khadim Sy added 16 points and a season-high 10 rebounds for the Demon Deacons.
LaRavia shot 6 of 9 from the field and made 9 of 11 free throws with a game-high five assists. Williams, who entered averaging 20.1 points and a conference-best 5.1 assists, finished 7 of 13 from the floor and added four assists.
Matthew Cleveland scored 13 points and Caleb Mills had 10 for Florida State (7-5, 1-2), which shot 24% (15 of 62) from the floor.
Wake Forest used a 17-0 run to help build a 35-22 halftime advantage. Sy sparked the surge with seven straight points and Isaiah Mucius scored eight of his nine points during the stretch. LaRavia's fast-break layup pushed the lead to 61-36 with about 10 minutes remaining.
The Deacons ended a two-game skid and hosts Syracuse on Saturday.
Florida State, which had three straight games either cancelled or postponed before it beat North Carolina State 83-81, will face Louisville at home on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Robert Mccray V Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:23 | RayQuan Evans missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Wyatt Wilkes Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 76 |
Statistics
 FSU |
 WAKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 15-62 | FG | 25-55 |
| 24 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 4-25 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 20-25 | FT | 21-27 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Assists | 15 |
| 16 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 4,762 | 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 |