Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida St. 56, Georgia Tech 54
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Where: Hank McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Tim Nestor, # Michael Stephens, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 7012


Florida State 56, Georgia Tech 54: Michael Snaer's driving bank shot at the buzzer lifted the visiting Seminoles to their eighth straight win over the Yellow Jackets.

Snaer led Florida State (13-9, 5-4 ACC) with 15 points, hitting 3-of-5 3-pointers, and notched his fifth game-winning shot in a year.

Georgia Tech's Mfon Udofia banked in a straightaway 3-pointer to tie it at 54 with a minute left. After a Florida State turnover, Udofia missed a 3-pointer, setting up Snaer's heroics. Udofia was screened as Snaer drove the right side of the lane and scooped it in off the glass.

The Yellow Jackets (12-9, 2-7) had no double-figure scorers, with Daniel Miller and Brandon Reed pacing the team with nine points apiece.

Kiel Turpin and Boris Bojanovsky each scored 10 points for the Seminoles, who won despite committing 16 turnovers. Okaro White grabbed 10 rebounds.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Yellow Jackets fell to 10-3 at their new arena, McCamish Pavilion. … Florida State improved to 6-1 in its last seven games decided by five or fewer points. … Miller started his 83rd straight game and had four assists, three offensive rebounds and a block while shooting 3-of-4 from the field.

Top Game Performances
 
Florida St.   Georgia Tech
Michael Snaer 15 Scoring Daniel Miller 9
Montay Brandon 5 Assists Daniel Miller 4
Okaro White 10 Rebounds Chris Bolden 5
Michael Snaer 4 Free Throws Made Daniel Miller 3
Michael Snaer 2 Steals Daniel Miller 3
Kiel Turpin 3 Blocks Daniel Miller 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida St. 56 50.0 5-15 11-17 18 29 5 6 16
Georgia Tech 54 38.0 7-17 9-15 14 22 1 11 11