National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida St. 58, Virginia 55
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials: # Bernard Clinton, # Karl Hess, # Tim Kelly
Attendance: 11757

Okaro White scored 13 points off the bench as 21st-ranked Florida State won a school-record seventh straight ACC game, 58-55, over No. 16 Virginia.

Xavier Gibson added 10 points and Michael Snaer chipped in with eight second-half points as Florida State (16-6, 7-1) defeated Virginia (18-4, 5-3) for the ninth straight time in Tallahassee, Fla.

After the Cavaliers scored 14 consecutive points to erase a 13-point second-half deficit, Snaer responded with his first field goal of the game - a 3-pointer, no less - to reclaim the advantage with 4:28 remaining. Luke Loucks then promptly drained a nine-footer on Florida State's next possession to extend the cushion to four.

Mike Scott connected on 6-of-8 shots from the field and matched Joe Harris with a game-high 16 points for Virginia, which saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.

With Florida State nursing a 23-22 lead at the halftime, the Seminoles upped the intensity on their defense and used their transition game to secure a 41-34 advantage with 7:34 remaining.

The Cavaliers scored the next 14 points in a 2:51 span to take the lead for the first time since they held an 8-6 advantage early in the first half.
Top Game Performances
 
Virginia   Florida St.
Joe Harris 16 Scoring Okaro White 13
Jontel Evans 5 Assists Jeff Peterson 2
Mike Scott 11 Rebounds Xavier Gibson 5
Mike Scott 4 Free Throws Made Xavier Gibson 2
Akil Mitchell 3 Steals Jon Kreft 2
Akil Mitchell 1 Blocks Xavier Gibson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Virginia 55 46.7 6-18 7-8 11 23 1 10 20
Florida St. 58 47.8 5-12 9-16 7 24 5 10 19