Florida State 67 - 72 Boston College
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Rice comes up with clutch shot for Boston College

Feb 25, 2009 - 5:50 AM CHESTNUT HILL, Massachusetts (Ticker) -- Tyrese Rice did not score in the first half, but he more than made up for it after the break.

Rice hit a deep 3-pointer with 20 seconds to go to lead Boston College to a 72-67 victory over No. 25 Florida State on Tuesday.

Joe Trapani scored 19 points for the Eagles (20-9, 8-6 ACC), who also have conference wins over North Carolina and Duke.

Rice scored all 11 of his points in the second half. His late 3-pointer from the top of the key extended Boston College's lead to 71-67.

Toney Douglas scored 19 points and Soloman Alabi had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Seminoles (21-7, 8-5).

Rakim Sanders added 16 points and nine rebounds for Boston College, which was 1-of-10 from the arc in the first half but went 7-of-11 after the break.

The Seminoles jumped out to a 16-4 lead just over seven minutes into the game as the Eagles missed seven of their first nine shots.

Boston College pulled to within 25-24 at the half and seemed to have the game in hand when Biko Paris made consecutive layups to make it 64-54 with just under six minutes left.

Paris gave the Eagles their largest lead of the game, but the Seminoles were not finished. Florida State responded with an 8-0 run that Douglas capped with a 3-pointer from the wing.

The Seminoles got within one on two occasions late, but Rice delivered just when the Eagles needed him to.






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