National Basketball Association
Florida St. 69, Boston College 66
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 16, 2013
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Bernard Clinton, # Ray Natili
Attendance:
6557
By SportsDirect Inc.
Florida State 69, Boston College 66: Michael Snaer scored 21 points as the host Seminoles edged the Eagles to snap a two-game ACC losing streak.
Snaer added six rebounds and made all four of his free throws while Okaro White chipped in 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds for Florida State (14-11, 6-6), which shot 53.8 percent from beyond the arc. Freshman Devon Bookert logged a career-high eight assists.
Freshman Olivier Hanlan led Boston College (11-14, 3-9) with 19 points. Ryan Anderson added 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, but missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the final buzzer.
After Florida State ran out to a 15-12 lead, back-to-back Snaer buckets sparked a 9-0 Seminoles run that pushed the advantage to 24-12 with 6:11 left in the first half. Boston College responded with 10 straight points, ultimately cutting its deficit to 31-26 at halftime.
A Patrick Heckmann 3-pointer gave Boston College a 45-42 edge with 13:11 left before five Florida State players scored on a 12-2 response to put the Seminoles ahead 54-47 with 8:06 to go. The Eagles cut their deficit to two three times, but Snaer, Bookert and Terry Whisnant II went 5-for-6 from the foul line in the final 2:04 to seal the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida State has now won four of the last five meetings in the head-to-head matchup. … The Seminoles improve to 6-1 in games decided by five points or fewer this season. … Heckmann finished with 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting.
Top Game Performances
| Boston College |
|
Florida St. |
|
Olivier Hanlan 19 |
Scoring |
Michael Snaer 21 |
|
Joe Rahon 5 |
Assists |
Devon Bookert 8 |
|
Ryan Anderson 11 |
Rebounds |
Okaro White 8 |
|
Olivier Hanlan 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Snaer 4 |
|
Ryan Anderson 1 |
Steals |
Okaro White 2 |
|
Ryan Anderson 1 |
Blocks |
Kiel Turpin 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston College
|
66 |
44.4 |
9-16 |
9-12 |
12 |
24 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
| Florida St.
|
69 |
51.0 |
7-13 |
12-14 |
14 |
23 |
5 |
2 |
10 |