California Golden Bears at Florida State Seminoles
· NCAA Men's BasketballFlorida State builds big first-half lead, holds off Cal 63-61
Florida State had a 15-point advantage early in the second half before Cal used a 15-6 run to take its only lead of the second half, 59-58, with 3:45 remaining. It was knotted 60-all before Wiggins' jumper gave the Seminoles the lead for good with about three minutes left.
Milos Ilic's free throw ended the scoring for Cal with 2:27 to play. The Golden Bears then missed their last four shots that included a Justin Pippen 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
Wiggins shot 7 of 9 from the floor and made three of the Seminoles' six 3-pointers. Robert McCray V added 11 points for Florida State (9-12, 2-6 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Pippen made four 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead Cal (15-6, 3-5). Chris Bell added 13 points and Dai Dai Ames scored 10. Ilic grabbed 11 rebounds.
The Seminoles finished the first half on a 18-4 run for a 36-23 lead. Wiggins made 5 of 5 from the floor with three 3 pointers before the break. Bell was 4-of-5 shooting and scored 10 first-half points to pace Cal. McCray's layup to start the second half gave the Seminoles their largest lead, 38-23.
Florida State shot 36.5% (23 of 63) overall and Cal hit 34.5% (20 of 58) from the floor.
It was Cal's first game at Florida State.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Florida State Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Justin Pippen misses 25-foot three point jumper | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Lajae Jones makes free throw 2 of 2 | 61 - 63 |
Statistics
CAL |
FSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-58 | FG | 23-63 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 6-28 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 11-15 | FT | 11-21 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 14 | Percent Led | 78 |
Game Information
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Attendance: 4,867 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 9-0 | - | 20-1 |
| Clemson | 8-1 | 1 | 18-4 |
| Virginia | 7-2 | 2 | 18-3 |
| NC State | 7-2 | 2 | 16-6 |
| Miami | 6-3 | 3 | 17-5 |
| North Carolina | 5-3 | 3.5 | 17-4 |
| Louisville | 5-4 | 4 | 15-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-5 | 4.5 | 16-7 |
| SMU | 4-4 | 4.5 | 15-6 |
| California | 4-5 | 5 | 16-6 |
| Syracuse | 4-5 | 5 | 13-9 |
| Stanford | 3-6 | 6 | 14-8 |
| Florida State | 3-6 | 6 | 10-12 |
| Boston College | 2-6 | 6.5 | 9-12 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Notre Dame | 2-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Wake Forest | 2-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-7 | 7 | 9-13 |


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