FSU Tops Miami in Season Finale 75-72

I really don't understand how the Canes can beat good teams every season and continue to lose to FSU. Miami now has a 5-game losing streak to the rival Seminoles, and it's baffling as to why this has happened.

The Canes should still be in position to land a bubble spot in the NCAA Tournament, but a 9-7 ACC record would have been much more impressive than an 8-8 one. This overtime loss to the Noles was not a good way to end the year and kills our momentum going into tournament play.

The game itself was an ugly one. Both teams shot at about 35% and combined for 53 total fouls. The Canes sent FSU to the line 42 times while gift-wrapped 14 turnovers as well. Most of the poor shooting came from the backcourt, with McClinton, Dews, Hurdle and Rios combining to shoot 9 for 36 from the field.

Still, the Canes had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but Jack McClinton's buzzer beater just rimmed out.

It's a disappointing loss, but I wouldn't be too hard on the team considering they already had most of their goals locked up and were playing against a desperate rival in a hostile environment. Our first round opponent in the ACC tournament depends a lot on a couple of games yet to be played. Miami will play either UVA, BC, or NC State.