The Miami Hurricanes went into Tallahassee on Tuesday night and beat Florida State 83-73, leaning on Malik Reneau's muscle inside and Tre Donaldson's shot-making late to snap the Seminoles' recent grip on the rivalry. It was a nice bounce back win for Miami after its last-second loss to Virginia.
Reneau finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season, while Donaldson added 21 points, six assists and six rebounds. Miami improved to 22-6 overall and 11-4 in the ACC, while Florida State fell to 14-14 and 7-8.
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Miami beat Florida State 83-73
Florida State beat Miami 65-63 on Jan. 20 at the Watsco Center on two late free throws by Robert McCray V, and that win extended the Seminoles' streak to six straight over the Hurricanes at the time.
For long stretches, it looked like Miami was going to win this comfortably. The Hurricanes controlled the first half without letting Florida State completely fall off the rope, then got a huge moment right before the break when Tru Washington drilled a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to send Miami into halftime up 38-32. Washington scored 10 of his 11 points in the first half and finished with four steals.
The Seminoles ripped off a 13-3 run to tie the game at 57 with 7:54 left, punctuated by a four-point play from Kobe MaGee.
The Hurricanes responded with a 16-5 run to build their biggest lead, 73-62, with 3:16 remaining. Donaldson put the exclamation point on it with a personal 7-0 run that effectively iced the game.
The Seminoles did cut it to four late, but Miami closed on an 8-2 finish.
The Hurricanes won the rebounding battle 42-23 and turned 16 offensive boards into 25 second-chance points. Miami also shot 53% from the field and hit 9 of 21 from 3-point range.
Miami committed 18 turnovers, and Florida State turned those into 26 points off turnovers.
For Florida State, Lajae Jones led the way with 21 points and Chauncey Wiggins added 14 points and five rebounds. The Seminoles hit 8 of 28 from 3-point range.
The Hurricanes host Boston College on Saturday, Feb. 28.