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The Atlantic Coast Conference's two best defensive teams combined to force 39 turnovers -- 19 by the Seminoles and 20 by the Cavaliers -- and the game needed every bit of its 40 minutes to determine a winner. When the final buzzer did sound, FSU emerged victorious over UVa, 58-55, thanks to its ability to withstand a second-half rally that had erased a 13-point 'Noles (16-6, 7-1 ACC) lead. By beating Virginia (18-4, 5-3), FSU not only upset another top-20 opponent but it extended its school-record streak of conference victories to seven.
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The announcement was made following the annual ACC Winter Meetings and will go in effect once Pittsburgh and Syracuse become playing members in the conference. "We have been engaged in discussions on the various options for integrating Pitt and Syracuse since early fall," said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. "It's a tremendous tribute to the leadership at our schools that we will be able to seamlessly add Pitt and Syracuse at the appropriate time when they become full playing members." A breakdown of the future scheduling models include:
Boasting, yet again, one of the top recruiting classes in the nation. Jimbo Fisher is doing an outstanding job at returning to a philosophy that worked in Tallahassee for so many years under former head coach Bobby Bowden. "There's no need to rebuild if all you have to do is reload." That rhetoric is becoming more the norm for the team that once dominated the ACC and was a national title contender throughout much of the 90's.
The Seminoles (No. 24 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) were playing the last-place team in the Atlantic Coast Conference and were trailing 25-24 at halftime. Florida State hadn't played in a week and looked rusty, scoring only 10 points over the final 12:45 of the first half and tossing the ball away on 11 occasions -- plenty to frustrate even a veteran coach like Hamilton. "It did get a little hyped up every once in a while," said senior center Bernard James, who had 13 points and eight rebounds in the win. "Strategy type stuff. A little reminder of the small things."
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A capacity crowd at the Donald L. Tucker got exactly what it expected Saturday afternoon from No. 16 Virginia and No. 21 Florida State.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford announced today the future scheduling formats as approved by the ACC's Faculty Athletic Representatives and Athletics Directors.
As the dust settles on "National Signing Day" the Florida State Seminoles find themselves in a familiar situation.




