CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Down by 25 early in the second fifty percent, Florida Point out resolved not to prevent playing.
And the Seminoles ended Miami’s hopes of a best residence period.
Matthew Cleveland’s 3-pointer as time expired capped Florida State’s comeback from a massive deficit and the Seminoles shocked No. 13 Miami 85-84 on Saturday.
“We showed a very little little bit about who we are,” Florida Condition coach Leonard Hamilton explained.
Jordan Miller experienced given Miami the lead on a 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds left. But Cleveland let fly from about 25 feet and the ball swished to give the Seminoles (9-20, 7-11 Atlantic Coastline Meeting) their finest minute of the period.
They ended Miami’s seven-video game successful streak, knocked the Hurricanes out of the outright direct in the ACC standings and denied the bid for a ideal household report. Miami was 15- at the Watsco Heart getting into Saturday.
“Miami’s a truly, seriously great basketball team. … I would detest to participate in them in the NCAA Tournament,” Hamilton stated.
Cleveland and Darin Inexperienced Jr. every single experienced 20 factors for Florida Condition, which received 13 from Caleb Mills and 11 from Jalen Warley.
Miller led Miami (23-6, 14-5) with 21 factors. Norchad Omier experienced 15, Isaiah Wong scored 14 and Bensley Joseph added 12 for the Hurricanes.
“We performed as perfectly as we could in the 1st 50 percent,” Miami mentor Jim Larrañaga reported. “But it appeared to me to commence the next half that our battery died. We did not have the power or juice and it showed most of all with our defense.”
Miami simply could not get stops in the second half. Florida Condition shot 68% in the last 20 minutes, misplaced the direct two times in the ultimate 40 seconds — then shocked its greatest rival anyway.
“Credit to them. They played difficult,” Miller reported. “I consider they just preferred it more. We came out unfocused. … We’ve just bought to come across a way to close out video games like this. There is no justification for us losing this game.”
Miami ran out to a 14-2 guide after 3 1/2 minutes, and Florida Point out chipped away to get in just 28-23 with 8:12 remaining in the half.
The subsequent seven minutes have been all Miami.
It appeared a 22-2 run would in essence set the sport absent just before halftime, pushing the Hurricanes’ guide to 50-25. Miami built 8 of its closing 10 photographs of the fifty percent.
“The first 50 %, we just weren’t ready,” Hamilton claimed.
And then arrived halftime. The Seminoles confident appeared all set.
“We did not tell them everything at halftime that we did not inform them right before the sport started out,” Hamilton claimed.
The Seminoles created 10 of their 1st 30 photographs of the video game — then produced 10 of their following 11, having Miami’s guide down to 61-49 with 14:45 left. That was portion of a 35-10 run that gave FSU the lead for the initially time on a layup by Mills with 5:56 remaining.
The direct would modify fingers 10 additional times down the extend, the very last of individuals off Cleveland’s desperation heave right after Miller’s go-ahead 3 at the other close.
“I realized they had been going to rejoice,” Cleveland said. “If we get down and force, we’d get a respectable shot.”
It was greater than decent. It was ideal.
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Florida Point out: The Seminoles have, for now, prevented tying a university history for losses. The only FSU staff to reduce 21 game titles was the 2000-01 club, which was component of a operate of five consecutive getting rid of seasons for the Seminoles. This 12 months will be the stop of what has been a extend of 17 consecutive successful seasons for Florida State.
Miami: The Hurricanes were without guard Nijel Pack, who was dominated out with a lower extremity harm. Miami is listing him as day to working day. He’s averaging 13.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists for each game, with 41% capturing on 3-tips.
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Miami will be in the AP Major 25 for the 12th consecutive 7 days when the latest rankings are launched Monday. But the Hurricanes will very likely slide a couple of places.
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Florida State: Host North Carolina on Monday in its residence finale.
Miami: Host Pittsburgh on March 4 in the common-period finale.
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