Hot-Shooting Hoos Bury Noles, Virginia Basketball Wins at Florida State 67-58

When Virginia and Florida State first met this season six weeks in the past in Charlottesville, the Cavaliers shot simply 26.3% from three and barely escaped with a 62-57 win. It was a a lot totally different story within the rematch. 

Armaan Franklin scored 20 factors, together with 4 three-pointers, and the Cavaliers knocked down 11 threes on 50% taking pictures from past the arc as No. 13 Virginia rolled to a 67-58 victory over Florida State on Saturday night on the Donald L. Tucker Heart in Tallahassee, Florida. 

After scoring 17 factors in UVA’s win over North Carolina on Tuesday, Ben Vander Plas acquired the beginning for simply the second time this season and rewarded Tony Bennett for that call, recording 15 factors, seven rebounds and three assists, with 11 of these factors coming within the first half, together with three three-pointers. 

The Seminoles, who had gained their final 4 video games at dwelling, struggled towards the Cavalier protection and shot a mere 26% from three. Cam Corhen led the way in which for Florida State with 15 factors, taking pictures 6/8 from the ground in an try to salvage a troublesome recreation for the Seminoles, who opened the season with a 1-10 document and have handled a great deal of accidents.

Florida State jumped out to an early 7-3 lead, however Virginia roared again with an enormous 17-2 run, powered by Vander Plas and Armaan Franklin, who hit a mixed 5 threes throughout that run. So as to add, the Seminoles suffered a scoring drought of over three minutes, courtesy of Virginia’s lockdown protection, to make the rating 20-9.

The Cavaliers led by as many as 13 factors at 24-11, however Virginia and Florida State each suffered a scoring drought of over three minutes halfway by way of the primary half earlier than the Seminoles offense got here to life with eight straight factors to chop the UVA benefit to 5. Virginia shortly responded with a 5-0 run and continued to regulate the tempo of the sport. Franklin and Vander Plas mixed to attain 24 of Virginia’s 33 first-half factors and the Cavaliers led 33-25 at halftime. 

Virginia’s backcourt duo of Kihei Clark and Reece Beekman stored the prepare rolling for the Cavaliers within the second half. Clark completed with 9 factors, six assists, 5 rebounds, and a steal in 36 minutes, whereas Beekman flexed his offensive prowess from the perimeter within the second half, hitting a pair of threes and tallying eight factors, 4 assists, and three rebounds. Constant shot-making from Virginia, taking pictures 5/8 from three early within the second half, allowed the Cavaliers to maintain a big benefit that turned as giant as 16. 

Off the bench, Ryan Dunn contributed with seven second-half factors, which included two dunks. A kind of dunks was assisted by Isaac McKneely, who added three factors and a steal for Virginia. Florida State made a few photographs late to attract again inside single-digits, however Virginia had no drawback sealing the 67-58 win, finishing the season-sweep over the Seminoles and increasing UVA’s present successful streak to a few video games. 

The Cavaliers, now 13-3 and 5-2 in ACC play, will proceed to chase Clemson for the highest spot within the ACC as they tackle Virginia Tech within the Commonwealth Conflict on Wednesday at 7pm at John Paul Jones Enviornment. 

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