Seminoles Fall To Georgia In ACC/SEC Challenge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A step-back jump shot by Justin Hill with under two seconds remaining gave Georgia a 68-66 win over Florida State in the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Hill scored 13 points during the game, but his final two were his most important as the Bulldogs gained the road victory.

Darin Green Jr. led Florida State with a season-high 21 points as he made four of eight 3-point shots. Sophomore De'Ante Green totaled career-highs in two categories by putting up 14 points and pulling down nine rebounds in his first career start.

The Seminole family honored Hugh Durham at halftime of the game. Durham played and coached at Florida State and is in the Seminoles' Hall of Fame. He also coached at Georgia. Durham coached both the Seminoles and the Bulldogs to their first NCAA Final Four appearances in school history. He is the only coach in NCAA Division I history who has been able to lead two separate teams to their first Final Four appearances.

De'Ante Green enjoyed the most impressive game of his career as he came within one rebound of his first career double-double. He totaled nine rebounds with seven coming on the offensive glass and two coming on the defensive glass. He was Florida State's second leading scorer.

It marked the third consecutive game Green has scored in double figure points – 10 each against UNLV and Colorado in the Sunshine Slam and 14 against Georgia.

It also marked the third straight game Green Jr. scored in double figures. He also pulled down five rebounds and was credited with two assists.

"I think we have some kind of record in winning close games but today we have to give Georgia credit because they drove to the basket, made layups, kicked, and made some threes.

"Hopefully, we have a lesson that we can learn from. You don't ever like to blow a lead in a game that's very, very important."

Georgia had four players scoring in double-digits with Jabri Abdur-Rahim (12 points) Silas Demary Jr. (15 points), Hill (13 points) and RJ Melendez (12 points) leading the way in the scoring column for the Bulldogs.

Florida State begins ACC play taking on the 14^th ranked Tar Heels from North Carolina on Saturday, December 2^nd at 2:00 p.m. in Chapel Hill in the Dean E. Smith Center. This game will be aired on ACC Network.

Seminoles Fall To Georgia In ACC/SEC Challenge

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Team Stats

Darin Green Jr.

De’Ante Green

Baba Miller

Jamir Watkins

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De’Ante Green

Darin Green Jr.

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