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McCray Leads Florida State’s 14-Point Rally to Defeat Boston College, 80-72

The comeback returned the Seminoles to .500 under first-year coach Luke Loucks, reinforcing a six-wins-in-eight surge.

Overview

  • Florida State trailed 59-45 with 11 minutes left and closed on a 32-13 run over the final 10 minutes to secure the win.
  • Robert McCray V scored 27 points, including 18 after halftime, with Alex Steen adding 13 points and eight rebounds, Chauncey Wiggins 11, and Lajae Jones 10.
  • Jones’ putback with 2:33 remaining gave FSU its first lead since early in the game, followed by a Wiggins three and a McCray driving layup to seal it.
  • Boston College led 42-32 at halftime after hitting 8 of 12 from three and finished 11 of 24 from deep, but went just 3 of 13 at the foul line as FSU made a season-high 27 free throws.
  • The Seminoles improved to 13-13 (6-7 ACC) after winning six of eight; Boston College fell to 9-17 (2-11 ACC) without guard Donald Hand Jr., with FSU visiting Clemson on Saturday and BC heading to SMU.