FSU storms back, stuns Miami at the buzzer

Matthew Cleveland’s 3-pointer as time expired capped Florida State’s comeback from a 25-point secondhalf deficit, and the visiting Seminoles stunned No. 13 Miami 85-84 Saturday.

Jordan Miller had given Miami the lead on a 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds left. But Cleveland let fly from about 25 feet, and the ball swished to give the Seminoles (9-20, 7-11) their best moment of the season. They stopped a four-game slide, ended Miami’s seven-game winning streak and denied the Hurricanes a perfect season at home; Miami was 15-0 at the Watsco Center entering Saturday.

Cleveland and Darin Green Jr. each had 20 points for Florida State, which got 13 from Caleb Mills and 11 from Jalen Warley.

Miller led Miami (23-6, 14-5) with 21 points. Norchad Omier had 15, Isaiah Wong scored 14 and Bensley Joseph added 12 for the Hurricanes.

But Miami could not get stops in the second half. FSU shot 68% in the final 20 minutes, lost the lead twice in the final 40 seconds — then stunned its biggest rival anyway.

Clemson 96, N.C. State 71:

Brevin Galloway and PJ Hall combined for 48 points, 36 in a dominating first half, as Clemson boosted its recently jeopardized NCAA Tournament chances by pounding North Carolina State in Raleigh.

Galloway finished with a career-high 28 points and Hall had 20 on 9-of-11 shooting, including two 3-pointers. Clemson (21-8, 13-5) made 10 of 19 3-pointers and shot 60% overall.

D.J. Burns Jr. led N.C. State (22-8, 12-7) with 24 points. The Tigers dominated from the start and led 54-29 at halftime with Galloway scoring 20 — surpassing his previous Clemson high — and Hall 16. The lead reached 30 in the second half and never got below 21 in the second half.

Georgia Tech 83, Louisville 67: Javon Franklin had 21 points and 14 rebounds and Georgia Tech picked up its fourth win in its past six games, pulling away late in Atlanta.

The Yellow Jackets (12-17, 4-14) snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 70-68 win over Notre Dame on a buzzer-beating tip-in on Feb. 8. Since that win, they have beaten Virginia Tech, Florida Tech and now Louisville to split the season series.

El Ellis and Kamari Lands each scored 15 points for Louisville (4-25, 2-16).