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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida State 86, Virginia Tech 75
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials: # Lamar Simpson, # Jamie Luckie, # Mike Roberts
Attendance: 6353

Florida State 86, Virginia Tech 75: Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 22 points to lead the host Seminoles to their first ACC win.

Devin Bookert scored 16 points, including 4-of-7 3-pointers, Robbie Berwick finished with a career-high 13 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Montay Brandon added 10 points and eight rebounds for Florida State (9-6, 1-1). The Seminoles dominated inside, finishing with a 42-22 rebounding edge, and connected on 8-of-16 3-pointers.

Justin Bibbs scored 25 points and Adam Smith added 24 points, including 5-of-10 3-pointers, for Virginia Tech (8-7, 0-2). The Hokies lost despite forcing 14 Florida State turnovers and finishing with a 17-6 edge in points off turnovers.

Florida State, which came in shooting just 25.7 percent from 3-point range, tied its season high with seven 3-pointers in 10 attempts while building a 53-45 halftime lead. Bookert led the way, going 4-of-5 beyond the arc to tie his career high for treys, but Smith (17) and Bibbs (14) kept the Hokies, who shot 51.9 percent, close by combining to go 7-of-9 from 3-point range.

The Seminoles used an early 8-0 second-half run to extend their lead to 61-47, but a fast-break dunk by Bibbs cut the lead to 65-58 at the midway mark. Virginia Tech, which cooled off and shot just 32.3 percent in the second half, never got closer than seven points the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia Tech played for the second straight game without 6-foot-10 forward Joey van Zegeren, who is suspended indefinitely because Hokies coach Buzz Williams said he "demonstrated a lack of discipline and self-control at practice." ... The 53 first-half points were a season high for any half for the Seminoles. ... Bibbs has scored 20 or more points in four games this season.
Top Game Performances
 
Virginia Tech   Florida State
Justin Bibbs 25 Scoring Xavier Rathan-Mayes 22
Devin Wilson 7 Assists Xavier Rathan-Mayes 3
Malik Muller 4 Rebounds Montay Brandon 8
Justin Bibbs 5 Free Throws Made Montay Brandon 6
Justin Bibbs 1 Steals Devon Bookert 2
Shane Henry 1 Blocks Boris Bojanovsky 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Virginia Tech 75 41.4 11-28 16-23 14 20 2 4 6
Florida State 86 51.9 8-16 24-35 11 39 6 4 14