
Florida State Seminoles at California Golden Bears
Jan 23, 2025, 2:00 AM · NCAA Men's BasketballWilkinson scores 18 points and Cal defeats Florida State 77-68
Sissoko had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Petraitis added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Cal (10-9, 3-5 ACC). Reserve forward Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 14 points and DJ Campbell added 11.
A dunk by Sissoko gave Cal a 69-59 lead with three minutes remaining before Daquan Davis and Jamir Watkins scored in the paint to get Florida State within six points with 1:20 remaining. The Golden Bears then closed out the win, going 8 for 8 from the free-throw line.
Earlier in the second half, a dunk by Jerry Deng gave the Seminoles a 51-49 lead with about 12 minutes remaining but the Seminoles were held to eight points in the next nine minutes, at one point missing 11 shots in a row. Cal scored 18 points during FSU's cold stretch and the Golden Bears led 67-55 with 4 1/2 minutes remaining.
All five starters scored in the first seven minutes for the Golden Bears and their 13-0 run gave them a lead of 15-6. Florida State eventually took a 29-27 lead with about four minutes left in the half before Cal finished with a 10-4 run and a 37-33 lead at the break. The Bears shot only 39% but had advantages of 25-15 on the glass and 13-6 in points after turnovers.
Watkins had 18 points, Malique Ewin 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Deng 11 points for FSU (13-6, 4-4).
The Golden Bears, who began a stretch of five home games in their next six games, host Miami on Saturday.
The Seminoles complete their Bay Area trip at Stanford, also on Saturday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 77 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 77 |
2nd 0:04 | Taylor Bol Bowen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daquan Davis. | 68 - 77 |
2nd 0:08 | Jamir Watkins Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 77 |
2nd 0:13 | Daquan Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 77 |
Statistics
FSU | CAL | |
---|---|---|
31-74 | FG | 26-69 |
41.9 | Field Goal % | 37.7 |
3-15 | 3PT | 6-23 |
20.0 | Three Point % | 26.1 |
3-5 | FT | 19-22 |
60.0 | Free Throw % | 86.4 |
42 | Rebounds | 47 |
21 | Offensive Rebounds | 24 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
12 | Assists | 13 |
5 | Steals | 6 |
9 | Blocks | 5 |
10 | Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
48 | Points in Paint | 40 |
19 | Fouls | 12 |
4 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information

Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 3,082 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-4 |
Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |