Florida State University Athletics
M. Basketball Defeats Notre Dame, 73-72, In Third ACC Game Of Season
12/21/2022 10:41:28 PM | Men's Basketball
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Matthew Cleveland scored a team-high 19 points on six made field goals and four free throws, and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Florida State to a 73-72 victory over Notre Dame in the Donald L Tucker Center. The win upped the Seminoles record in conference play to 2-1. Cleveland led three Seminoles in double figure scoring — Caleb Mills (18 points) and Cam Corhen (18 points) — as Florida State won for the third time in four games.
Freshman Cam Corhen eclipsed his career high as he scored on a jumper with 11:39 remaining in the second half to give him 16 points. Corhen finished the game with 18 points while also adding seven rebounds.
Cleveland totaled his 19 points on six of 10 shooting from the field, 12 rebounds. Cleveland is the first Seminole since Corey Louis in 1995 to have three-straight double-doubles. This was Cleveland’s fourth double-double of the season and sixth of this career. Cleveland scored in double figures for the seventh straight game.
Caleb Mills scored 18 points on six of 13 shooting from the field, with four free throws. Mill’s perfect night from the charity stripe (four for four) further improved his Florida State record free throw percentage.
For the Irish, JJ Starling led the team with a team-high 20 points. Trey Wertz, Cormac Ryan and Nate Laszewski all finished in double figures with 10, 17 and 12 points.
The first half between the Irish and Seminole began with an early 8-0 run by the Seminole fueled by 3-point shots by Mills and Cleveland, to put Florida State ahead 10-3. A layup by Laszewski tied the game for the Irish at 14 with 13:32 remaining in the first half. Notre Dame took a 31-20 lead, but Florida State fought back after a Mills three-pointer and a Corhen dunk cut the lead to one.
The half ended with the Seminoles trailing 39-38, with two Seminoles already in double scoring figures. Mills and Corhen contributed 14 points and 10 points for Florida State.
Both Mills and Corhen have scored double-digit points in four straight games. This was Corhen’s fifth game scoring in double figures on the season.
Cleveland scored nine points on four of six shooting from the field in the first half. Cleveland’s seven first half rebounds marked the tenth time in fourteen games this season that he has eclipsed six rebounds in a game.
The second half featured numerous lead changes, with no team leading by more than two points before back-to-back triples by Cleveland gave the Seminoles a 51-46 lead with 15:51 left.
A late Notre Dame rally and a Starling layup closed the Seminoles’ lead to one point with 6.5 seconds remaining.
A steal by Darin Green Jr sealed the win for the Seminoles.
Florida State resumes ACC play when they travel to Cameron Indoor to play Duke University on Saturday, December 31st with tip off at 1 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPN2.