TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Matthew Cleveland hit 3 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds, Caleb Mills and Cameron Corhen scored 18 points apiece and Darin Green Jr. stole a pass in the closing seconds to help Florida State Seminoles beat Notre Dame Fighting Irish 73-72 Wednesday night.
Cleveland hit three free throws to open the second half and made a pair of 3-pointers just 44 seconds apart to make it 51-46 with 15:51 to play and Florida State (4-10, 2-1 ACC) led the rest of the way.
JJ Starling, a 6-foot-4 freshman guard, made 7 of 11 from the field, 2 of 3 from 3-point range and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and finished with 20 points and three steals for Notre Dame (7-5, 0-2). Cormac Ryan added 17 points, Nate Laszewski scored 12 and Wertz 10.
Corhen made a jumper that gave the Seminoles a seven-point lead with two minutes remaining, but Starling made a jumper followed by two free throws and then a layup to trim Notre Dame's deficit to 73-72 with 37 seconds to go. FSU's Green air-balled a 3-point shot as the shot clock expired with 6.5 seconds left but then stole an errant pass from Trey Wertz and dribbled out the clock.
The Seminoles committed a season-low five turnovers.
Notre Dame hit four of its nine 3-pointers in a 22-6 first-half run that gave the Fighting Irish an 11-point lead when Ryan made two free throws to cap the spurt with 10:41 left. Mills scored nine points in an 18-6 run to make it 38-37 before Starling made a layup and Notre Dame took a one-point lead into intermission.
Notre Dame heads home to play Jacksonville on Tuesday before returning to ACC action against Miami on Dec. 30
Florida State plays at No. 14 Duke on New Year's Eve.
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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
39
FSU
Seminoles
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Seminoles gains possession)
19:37
Caleb Mills misses two point layup
19:35
JJ Starling defensive rebound
19:16
Cormac Ryan turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Cleveland steals)
19:13
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
0-2
18:43
+3
JJ Starling makes three point jump shot
3-2
18:12
+3
Caleb Mills makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
3-5
17:41
JJ Starling misses two point jump shot
17:39
Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
17:29
+3
Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)
3-8
17:13
Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
17:11
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
16:50
+2
Cameron Corhen makes two point jump shot
3-10
16:23
+2
Trey Wertz makes two point layup
5-10
16:10
Cameron Corhen misses two point jump shot
16:08
Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
15:48
+2
Cormac Ryan makes two point layup (Nate Laszewski assists)
7-10
15:26
Cameron Corhen misses two point layup
15:24
Seminoles offensive rebound
15:24
TV timeout
15:23
Nate Laszewski personal foul
15:18
Darin Green Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:16
Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
15:15
Dane Goodwin shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul)
15:15
+1
Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-11
15:15
+1
Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-12
14:48
+3
Trey Wertz makes three point jump shot
10-12
14:31
+2
Cameron Corhen makes two point jump shot (Caleb Mills assists)
10-14
14:01
+2
Trey Wertz makes two point jump shot
12-14
13:45
Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:43
Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
13:33
+2
Nate Laszewski makes two point layup (Trey Wertz assists)
14-14
13:05
Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
13:03
Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
12:55
+2
Cormac Ryan makes two point dunk (Trey Wertz assists)
16-14
12:46
Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:44
Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
12:37
Darin Green Jr. shooting foul (JJ Starling draws the foul)
12:37
+1
JJ Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-14
12:37
+1
JJ Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-14
12:25
Caleb Mills turnover (bad pass)
12:19
+3
Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists)
21-14
11:55
Trey Wertz shooting foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul)
11:55
TV timeout
11:55
+1
Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-15
11:55
+1
Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-16
11:40
+3
Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Ven-Allen Lubin assists)
24-16
11:27
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Darin Green Jr. assists)
24-18
11:08
+3
Marcus Hammond makes three point jump shot
27-18
10:49
De'Ante Green turnover (bad pass) (JJ Starling steals)
10:41
Tom House shooting foul (Cormac Ryan draws the foul)