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Florida State Seminoles at California Golden Bears

Jan 23, 2025, 2:00 AM · NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
68 - 77

Wilkinson 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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Recent Plays

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

Haas Pavilion
2:00 AM, Thu, Jan 23, 2025
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
Full Standings