Florida State Beats Georgia Tech 80-71

0:00On March 4th, Florida State beat Georgia Tech 80-71 in Atlanta on Saturday. Robert McCray the 5th led the seminoles with 20 points, marking his 9th game this season hitting that mark. Florida State improved to 15 wins and 14 losses overall, 8-nate in the Atlanta coast conference. The seminoles held a 41-36 lead at halftime and pulled away after the break. This marked their first win in Atlanta in the last four trips there. After starting conference play 0-5, they've now won 8 of their last 11 games. Georgia Tech closed the first half strong, but struggled in the second, enduring an 8-minute feel-goal drought. The yellow jacket shot just 35% from the field and suffered their 10th straight loss, dropping to 11-18 overall. 2. And 14 in conference play. Thomas Bessong added 14 points in 12 rebounds for Florida State, while Chancy Wiggins chipped in 12. The seminoles dominated the boards, 44-34, and kept Georgia Tech off second chance points.

1:05For the jackets, Kawasi Reeves Jr scored 17. Jaden Mustav had 16 and 8 assists, and a Kai Fleming added 15. Georgia Tech sets last in the ACC, and needs to win its final two games for a shot at the conference tournament. Florida State heads to Pittsburgh on Wednesday, while the yellow jacket's host California, that same day.