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Florida State wins 5th straight against Louisville, 79-70

AP
Jan 08, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Caleb Mills matched a career high with 27 points and Florida State Seminoles held off Louisville Cardinals's late rally for a 79-70 victory on Saturday night.

Florida State (8-5, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) has beaten Louisville (10-5, 4-1) in five straight games, the best in the series that dates to 1968. The Cardinals ended a three-game win streak and dropped a game back of ACC-leader Miami, which upset No. 2 Duke earlier in the day.

Freshman Matthew Cleveland, who entered averaging 9.9 points, finished with 17 points for the Seminoles.

El Ellis scored 14 points to lead the Cardinals. Samuell Williamson added 13 points and Mason Faulkner 12.

Louisville trailed by 14 with about 16 minutes remaining and used a 21-9 run to pull to 63-61 with 4:42 left. Faulkner had five points to lead six who scored for the Cardinals during the stretch.

But a 9-2 surge, capped by Cleveland's 3-pointer, pushed the Seminoles' advantage to 72-63 with 1:59 to play.

Mills scored 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and made three 3-pointers in the first half as the Seminoles built a 50-40 halftime lead.

Florida State shot 46% (27 of 59) from the floor overall but just 61% (17 of 28) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals shot 41% (24 of 59) and weren't much better at the line, hitting 70% (14 of 20).

Florida State will look to end Miami's nine-game win streak when the Hurricane's visit Tallahassee on Tuesday. Louisville hosts North Carolina State on Wednesday.

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1st Half
LOU
Cardinals
40
FSU
Seminoles
50

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malik Williams vs. John Butler (Seminoles gains possession)
19:45		Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
19:43		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
19:33		Malik Williams misses two point layup
19:31		Samuell Williamson offensive rebound
19:24	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point layup	2-0
19:18		Rayquan Evans misses two point layup
19:16		Malik Williams defensive rebound
19:00	+2	Jarrod West makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:35		Matt Cross shooting foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul)
18:35	+1	Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-1
18:35	+1	Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
18:21		Noah Locke misses two point jump shot
18:19		John Butler defensive rebound
18:06		Caleb Mills misses two point jump shot
18:04		Matt Cross defensive rebound
17:58	+3	Noah Locke makes three point jump shot (Jarrod West assists)	7-2
17:38		John Butler misses two point jump shot
17:36		Anthony Polite offensive rebound
17:29		Rayquan Evans misses three point jump shot
17:27		Malik Osborne offensive rebound
17:16		Caleb Mills misses two point layup
17:14		Malik Williams defensive rebound
17:09		Matt Cross misses two point layup
17:07		Caleb Mills defensive rebound
16:43	+2	Anthony Polite makes two point layup	7-4
16:37		John Butler personal foul
16:10		Naheem McLeod blocks Jarrod West's two point layup
16:08		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
16:07	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup	7-6
16:05		Noah Locke shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
16:05		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:05		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
15:52		Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
15:50		Caleb Mills defensive rebound
15:45	+2	Caleb Mills makes two point layup	7-8
15:39	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point hook shot	9-8
15:20	+3	Wyatt Wilkes makes three point jump shot (Caleb Mills assists)	9-11
15:03		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
15:01		Caleb Mills defensive rebound
14:37		Wyatt Wilkes misses three point jump shot
14:35		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
14:25		Matthew Cleveland shooting foul (Samuell Williamson draws the foul)
14:25		TV timeout
14:25	+1	Samuell Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	10-11
14:25		Samuell Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 3
14:25		Samuell Williamson misses regular free throw 3 of 3
14:25		Anthony Polite defensive rebound
14:12		Wyatt Wilkes misses three point jump shot
14:10		El Ellis defensive rebound
14:03		Jalen Warley blocks El Ellis's two point layup
14:01		Samuell Williamson offensive rebound
14:01	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point layup	12-11
13:38		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (Naheem McLeod draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Naheem McLeod makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-12
13:38		Naheem McLeod misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:38		Malik Williams defensive rebound
13:25		Dre Davis turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Polite steals)
13:15	+2	Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk (Wyatt Wilkes assists)	12-14
13:04		Malik Williams misses three point jump shot
13:02		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
13:00		Anthony Polite shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
13:00	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-14
13:00	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-14
12:52		Rayquan Evans misses two point jump shot
12:50		Wyatt Wilkes offensive rebound
12:41		Wyatt Wilkes misses three point jump shot
12:39		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
12:27		Wyatt Wilkes misses three point jump shot
12:25		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
12:18	+2	Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk	14-16
12:03		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
12:01		Wyatt Wilkes defensive rebound
11:50		Anthony Polite misses two point jump shot
11:48		Malik Williams defensive rebound
11:39	+2	Malik Williams makes two point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	16-16
11:18		El Ellis personal foul (Anthony Polite draws the foul)
11:18		TV timeout
10:59	+2	Caleb Mills makes two point jump shot	16-18
10:42	+3	Mason Faulkner makes three point jump shot	19-18
10:15	+3	Caleb Mills makes three point jump shot (Cam'Ron Fletcher assists)	19-21
9:52		Cam'Ron Fletcher shooting foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
9:52	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-21
9:52	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-21
9:43		Malik Osborne misses three point jump shot
9:41		El Ellis defensive rebound
9:20		Samuell Williamson turnover (bad pass)
9:04		Cam'Ron Fletcher offensive foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
9:04		Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover
8:50		Mason Faulkner turnover (bad pass) (Malik Osborne steals)
8:43	+2	Caleb Mills makes two point layup (Malik Osborne assists)	21-23
8:29	+3	Noah Locke makes three point jump shot (Malik Williams assists)	24-23
8:18	+2	Caleb Mills makes two point layup	24-25
8:09		Mason Faulkner misses three point jump shot
8:07		John Butler defensive rebound
7:50	+3	John Butler makes three point jump shot (Rayquan Evans assists)	24-28
7:38	+2	Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point dunk (Mason Faulkner assists)	26-28
7:17		Anthony Polite turnover (traveling)
7:17		TV timeout
6:52		Malik Williams misses two point jump shot
6:50		Cardinals offensive rebound
6:45	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Noah Locke assists)	29-28
6:15	+2	Caleb Mills makes two point jump shot (Anthony Polite assists)	29-30
5:41		Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
5:39		Rayquan Evans defensive rebound
5:31	+3	Caleb Mills makes three point jump shot (John Butler assists)	29-33
5:21		Noah Locke turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Polite steals)
5:17		Jarrod West shooting foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul)
5:17	+1	Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-34
5:17	+1	Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-35
4:57		Sydney Curry misses two point jump shot
4:55		Samuell Williamson offensive rebound
4:55		Caleb Mills shooting foul (Samuell Williamson draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Samuell Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-35
4:55	+1	Samuell Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
4:44		Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
4:42		Anthony Polite offensive rebound
4:36		Anthony Polite misses two point jump shot
4:34		Jarrod West defensive rebound
4:07	+2	El Ellis makes two point jump shot	33-35
3:51		Anthony Polite misses three point jump shot
3:49		Seminoles offensive rebound
3:48		El Ellis personal foul
3:48		TV timeout
3:33	+3	Caleb Mills makes three point jump shot (Wyatt Wilkes assists)	33-38
3:14		Caleb Mills shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
3:14	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-38
3:14	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-38
3:05	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point dunk (Anthony Polite assists)	35-40
2:44		Malik Williams misses three point jump shot
2:42		Seminoles defensive rebound
2:24		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
2:22		Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
2:16	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup	35-42
2:16		Cardinals 30 second timeout
2:00		El Ellis turnover (bad pass)
1:42	+3	Jalen Warley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Polite assists)	35-45
1:23		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
1:21		Malik Williams offensive rebound
1:16	+2	Malik Williams makes two point layup	37-45
1:06	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot	37-47
0:50	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot (Mason Faulkner assists)	40-47
0:38	+3	Wyatt Wilkes makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)	40-50
0:09		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
0:04		Seminoles defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LOU
Cardinals
30
FSU
Seminoles
29

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Noah Locke misses three point jump shot
19:36		Caleb Mills defensive rebound
19:17		Malik Osborne misses three point jump shot
19:15		Matt Cross defensive rebound
18:58		Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
18:56		Malik Osborne defensive rebound
18:40		Anthony Polite misses two point jump shot
18:38		Malik Williams defensive rebound
18:11		Jarrod West misses three point jump shot
18:09		Anthony Polite defensive rebound
17:46		Jarrod West personal foul
17:28	+2	Malik Osborne makes two point hook shot	40-52
17:13		Jarrod West offensive foul
17:13		Jarrod West turnover
16:59		Caleb Mills misses two point layup
16:57		Matt Cross defensive rebound
16:51		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
16:49		Cardinals offensive rebound
16:49		Malik Osborne personal foul
16:35		Matt Cross turnover (lost ball)
16:24		John Butler misses two point layup
16:24		John Butler offensive rebound
16:24		Malik Osborne misses two point layup
16:22		John Butler offensive rebound
16:15	+2	John Butler makes two point tip shot	40-54
16:05		Jump ball. Samuell Williamson vs. Malik Osborne (Seminoles gains possession)
16:05		Samuell Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Malik Osborne steals)
15:53		El Ellis personal foul
15:53		TV timeout
15:35		Naheem McLeod turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals)
15:34		John Butler personal foul
15:09		Mason Faulkner misses three point jump shot
15:07		John Butler defensive rebound
14:57		Malik Williams shooting foul (Naheem McLeod draws the foul)
14:57		Naheem McLeod misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:57		Sydney Curry defensive rebound
14:57		Naheem McLeod misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:57		Sydney Curry defensive rebound
14:41	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	43-54
14:32		Wyatt Wilkes misses three point jump shot
14:30		Dre Davis defensive rebound
14:22		Sydney Curry misses two point layup
14:20		Wyatt Wilkes defensive rebound
14:17		Sydney Curry personal foul
14:02		Naheem McLeod misses two point hook shot
14:00		Sydney Curry defensive rebound
13:50		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
13:48		Anthony Polite defensive rebound
13:34		Rayquan Evans turnover (lost ball) (Mason Faulkner steals)
13:26	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup (Matt Cross assists)	45-54
13:10		Sydney Curry personal foul
13:20		TV timeout
13:10		Sydney Curry personal foul
12:55		Jalen Warley misses three point jump shot
12:53		Malik Osborne offensive rebound
12:47	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Jalen Warley assists)	45-56
12:47		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
12:47		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:47		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
12:35		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
12:33		Sydney Curry offensive rebound
12:31	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup	47-56
12:31		Anthony Polite shooting foul (Sydney Curry draws the foul)
12:31		Sydney Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:31		Wyatt Wilkes defensive rebound
12:15		Malik Osborne misses two point hook shot
12:13		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
11:57	+3	Dre Davis makes three point jump shot (Mason Faulkner assists)	50-56
11:24		Anthony Polite misses three point jump shot
11:22		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
11:02		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point layup
11:00		Sydney Curry offensive rebound
10:54	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup	52-56
10:40		Sydney Curry shooting foul (Wyatt Wilkes draws the foul)
10:40		TV timeout
10:40		Wyatt Wilkes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:40		Sydney Curry defensive rebound
10:40		Wyatt Wilkes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:40		Sydney Curry defensive rebound
10:24		Anthony Polite personal foul
10:22		Anthony Polite blocks Jae'Lyn Withers's two point dunk
10:20		Anthony Polite defensive rebound
9:55		Rayquan Evans misses two point jump shot
9:53		Mason Faulkner defensive rebound
9:52		Rayquan Evans personal foul
9:36		Jump ball. (Cardinals gains possession)
9:36		Mason Faulkner turnover (bad pass)
9:18		Mason Faulkner shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
9:18		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:04		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
9:18	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-57
9:04		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
9:02		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
8:54		Caleb Mills misses two point jump shot
8:52		Sydney Curry defensive rebound
8:42		Dre Davis misses two point layup
8:40		Malik Osborne defensive rebound
8:33		Cam'Ron Fletcher misses three point jump shot
8:31		Dre Davis defensive rebound
8:28		Rayquan Evans personal foul
8:23		Caleb Mills personal foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
8:23	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-57
8:23	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-57
8:09		Sydney Curry shooting foul (Malik Osborne draws the foul)
8:23		TV timeout
8:09		Sydney Curry shooting foul (Malik Osborne draws the foul)
8:09	+1	Malik Osborne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-58
8:09	+1	Malik Osborne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-59
7:43		Noah Locke turnover (lost ball) (Cam'Ron Fletcher steals)
7:32		Caleb Mills offensive foul
7:32		Caleb Mills turnover
7:24		Noah Locke misses three point jump shot
7:22		Malik Osborne defensive rebound
7:11		Mason Faulkner personal foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul)
7:11		Caleb Mills misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:11		Matt Cross defensive rebound
7:11		Caleb Mills misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:11		Matt Cross defensive rebound
6:59		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
6:57		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
6:49		Malik Osborne misses three point jump shot
6:47		El Ellis defensive rebound
6:38	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	56-59
6:25	+2	Caleb Mills makes two point jump shot	56-61
6:04	+2	Mason Faulkner makes two point layup	58-61
5:39		Caleb Mills misses two point layup
5:37		Malik Williams defensive rebound
5:31		Matthew Cleveland shooting foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
5:31	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-61
5:31		Mason Faulkner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:31		Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
5:13		El Ellis personal foul (Anthony Polite draws the foul)
5:13	+1	Anthony Polite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-62
5:13	+1	Anthony Polite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-63
4:45	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point jump shot (Noah Locke assists)	61-63
4:32		Matt Cross personal foul (Malik Osborne draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Malik Osborne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-64
4:32	+1	Malik Osborne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-65
4:22		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
4:20		Anthony Polite defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Jalen Warley makes two point jump shot	61-67
3:35		Noah Locke misses three point jump shot
3:33		Samuell Williamson offensive rebound
3:28	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point layup	63-67
3:06	+2	Anthony Polite makes two point layup	63-69
2:46		Samuell Williamson misses three point jump shot
2:44		Mason Faulkner offensive rebound
2:33		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
2:31		Anthony Polite defensive rebound
2:02	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)	63-72
1:51		Cam'Ron Fletcher personal foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
1:51		TV timeout
1:51	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-72
1:51	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-72
1:30	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point dunk (Malik Osborne assists)	65-74
1:16	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup (El Ellis assists)	67-74
1:12	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-75
1:12		Samuell Williamson personal foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-75
1:12		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:12		Mason Faulkner defensive rebound
1:05		Anthony Polite shooting foul (Samuell Williamson draws the foul)
1:05		Samuell Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:05		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
1:05		Samuell Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:05		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
0:53		Noah Locke personal foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-76
0:53	+1	Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-77
0:41	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot	70-77
0:25	+1	Anthony Polite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-78
0:25		Mason Faulkner personal foul (Anthony Polite draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Anthony Polite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-78
0:25	+1	Anthony Polite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-79
0:20		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
0:18		Malik Osborne defensive rebound
0:04		Anthony Polite turnover (lost ball) (El Ellis steals)

Anthony Polite turnover (lost ball) (El Ellis steals)