Seminoles hold off Heels; No. 15 Canes fall to Ga. Tech

Braian Angola scored 20 points and C.J. Walker added 18 as 24th-ranked Florida State held off No. 12 North Carolina for an 81-80 victory on Wednesday night in Tallahassee.

The Seminoles (12-2, 1-1 ACC) led most of the game, but almost squandered it as they didn’t make a field goal in the final 2:57 and missed their last four free throws.

They were up 81-77 on Angola’s free throw before Joel Berry II made a 3-pointer off a turnover to bring the Tar Heels within 81-80 with 30 seconds remaining. After Phil Cofer missed both free throws, North Carolina (123, 1-1) had a chance to win. Berry drove the lane and missed a jumper that was rebounded by Terance Mann. Mann missed his free throws with 1.7 seconds remaining, but North Carolina’s last-sec- ond desperation 3 was no good, allowing Florida State to snap a seven-game losing held the Hurricanes (12-2, streak to the Tar Heels. 1-1) to 37 percent shooting

FSU coach Leonard Hamwhile pulling off the upset ilton had surgery to remove in Atlanta. kidney stones Wednesday Dewan Huell scored 13 morning less than 12 hours points and was the only Hurbefore the game. ricane to score in double fig

“I feel mission accom- ures. Bruce Brown Jr. and plished. That was the most Anthony Lawrence II each important thing,” Hamilton added nine for UM. said. “The last 36 hours have Florida 83, No. 11 Texas been tough for me. A&M 66: Egor Koulechov

“I’ve had tougher things scored 19 points and Keith to overcome, maybe not as Stone added 18 as the Gators painful. This makes the pain (10-4, 2-0 SEC) upset the worth it.” Aggies (11-3, 0-2) late Tues

Mann added 17 points and day in College Station, Texas. nine rebounds as Florida The Gators made 17 State extended its home win- 3-pointers, led by five from ning streak to 28, which is Koulechov and four from the third-longest in Division I. Keith Stone to win their

Berry led the Tar Heels fourth straight game. with 28 points. Koulechov said the Gators’

“They attacked so much early success on 3-pointers more effectively,” North Car- was a boost to their confiolina coach Roy Williams dence. said. “For us, we need to “It’s big especially on the play better and smarter.” road when you come to a hos

Georgia Tech 64, No. tile environment,” he said. 15 Miami 54: Josh Okogie “It happened today. I hope scored 30 points and the we can get off to a start like Yellow Jackets (7-7, 1-1 ACC) that every game.”