Miami Hurricanes vs Florida State Seminoles Box Score on Jan 27, 2021

Balanced scoring and depth continue to be Florida State's winning formula as the No. 16 Seminoles won their fifth consecutive game, beating the visiting Miami Hurricanes 81-59 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup in Tallahassee on Wednesday night.

M.J. Walker and reserves Sardaar Calhoun and Malik Osborne each scored 11 points to lead the Seminoles (10-2, 6-1 ACC), who won their 22nd consecutive game at home against an ACC opponent. Osborne had a double-double, collecting 10 rebounds.

Florida State had 11 players score, and seven netted at least eight points.

Miami (6-9, 2-8), short-handed again without multiple players including preseason All-ACC guard Chris Lykes, lost its third consecutive game.

The Seminoles jumped ahead 33-11 with an early 16-0 run, but Miami answered with a 9-0 run of its own keyed by sharp 3-point shooting.

The Hurricanes entered the contest shooting a dismal 25.8 percent from beyond the arc, but made 9 of their 23 3-point attempts against FSU.

Kameron McGusty, who finished with 13 points, cut Florida State's lead to single digits with a jumper with 17:40 left in the second half.

But Florida State showed its ability to quickly turn a game to its advantage on the offensive end. Four different players scored, capped by a 3-pointer from Wyatt Wilkes to extend their advantage to 18 points with 13 minutes left.

Isaiah Wong led Miami with a game-high 21 points on 6-for-16 shooting to go along with three assists and three steals.

Anthony Walker returned to the Hurricanes lineup after missing their previous game with a foot injury and totaled 13 points.

But Florida State crushed Miami on the boards. The Seminoles outrebounded the Hurricanes 45-23 and 15-7 on the offensive glass. RaiQuan Gray paced the effort with a game-high 11 rebounds and scored 10 points.

FSU continued its sharp shooting overall, finishing 32-for-62 from the field (51.6 percent) and held Miami to 37 percent (20-for-54) overall.

--Field Level Media