Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Nate Calmese hits winner with 6.8 left, Wake Forest rallies to beat Florida State 69-68
The Demon Deacons used an 11-4 run to pull to 68-67 with 24 seconds left. Florida State called timeout after Calmese's floater ended the scoring, and the Seminoles' Robert McCray V missed a potential winning shot that hit the front of the rim to end it.
Calmese finished 8-of-19 shooting. Juke Harris and Myles Colvin added 15 points apiece for Wake Forest (11-7, 2/3 Atlantic Coast Conference), which trailed 65-54 with 4:26 remaining.
Chauncey Wiggins scored 15 points to lead Florida State (7-11, 0-5). McCray finished with 12 points and five assists but committed 11 turnovers. Thomas Bassong chipped in with 11 points for the Seminoles.
Florida State scored the last four points of the first half to go up 34-31 at the break. Martin Somerville scored seven of his nine points in the first half for the Seminoles. Calmese scored 10 first half-points to pace Wake Forest.
Florida State: At Miami on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Florida State Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Martin Somerville misses 11-foot jumper | 69 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Sebastian Akins subbing in for Wake Forest | 69 - 68 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
 FSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-63 | FG | 22-58 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 8-34 | 3PT | 7-31 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 9-12 | FT | 17-19 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 16 | Percent Led | 70 |
Game Information
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Attendance: 6,047 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 6-0 | - | 17-1 |
| Clemson | 6-1 | 0.5 | 16-4 |
| Virginia | 5-1 | 1 | 16-2 |
| Miami | 4-2 | 2 | 15-4 |
| NC State | 4-2 | 2 | 13-6 |
| Syracuse | 3-2 | 2.5 | 12-6 |
| Stanford | 3-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| SMU | 3-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| Virginia Tech | 3-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| Louisville | 3-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| North Carolina | 2-3 | 3.5 | 14-4 |
| California | 2-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-4 | 4 | 11-8 |
| Wake Forest | 2-4 | 4 | 11-8 |
| Notre Dame | 1-4 | 4.5 | 10-8 |
| Boston College | 1-4 | 4.5 | 8-10 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-4 | 4.5 | 8-10 |
| Florida State | 1-5 | 5 | 8-11 |