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Published Nov 23, 2014
Noles drop three in a row, UMass 75, FSU 69
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UNCASVILLE, CONN. - Jabari Hinds and Trey Davis combined to hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 29.4 seconds Sunday as Massachusetts held on for a 75-69 victory over Florida State in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic.
Hinds and Donte Clark led UMass (4-1) with 15 points each. They combined to make 12 of 14 free throws for the Minutemen, who were 23 of 30 from the line. Cady Lalanne added 14 points and nine rebounds.
Florida State (1-3) lost its third consecutive game. Xavier Rathan-Mayes led the Seminoles with 22 points, but missed a pair of free throws with 15.1 second remaining and UMass leading 73-69. He rebounded the second miss and then missed a 3-point attempt.
Boris Bojanovsky came off the bench to score 18 points for Florida State, which scored the first eight points of the game on the way to a 35-34 halftime lead.
The first half was an exhibition of poor shooting by both teams. UMass made 12 of 31 shots from the field (38.7 percent). Florida State was just slightly better, connecting on 14 of 35 attempts for 40 percent. UMass was 1 for 7 from 3-point range and the Seminoles came up empty on their three shots beyond the arc.
Rathan-Mayes hit three of his first four shots for six points in the first 8 minutes as Florida State led 18-15. He finished the first half with 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field and three free throws.
The Seminoles scored the first eight points of the game and held leads of 10-1 and 12-3 before UMass warmed up.
Tyler Bergantino's put-back midway through the half tied the game at 19 and the Minutemen took a 23-21 lead on Derrick Gordon's steal and layup with 8:15 left before halftime.
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Florida State: The Seminoles were wearing their turquoise Nike N7 uniforms to raise awareness for bringing sports and physical activity to Native American and Aboriginal youth. "The Seminole Tribe of Florida approached us about this program and we are honored and excited to wear these unique uniforms," FSU coach Leonard Hamilton said. "The color is significant as it is deeply symbolic of friendship and community in the Native American culture." It was the third time in the last two seasons the Seminoles wore the uniforms.
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Florida State hosts The Citadel on Tuesday.
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