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Florida State Upsets Miami at Buzzer, Aids Pitt in ACC Title Race

The Pitt Panthers shot at the top seed in the ACC Tournament got a huge lift.

Stephen Thompson

Florida State Upsets Miami at Buzzer, Aids Pitt in ACC Title Race
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers needed some help if they were going to continue to compete for the ACC regular season title. They got some earlier in the week from Boston College, who beat Virginia by double digits at home, and got some more from Florida State, who knocked off No. 13 Miami on the road while Pitt was playing Syracuse thanks to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Matthew Cleveland.  

The Hurricanes entered the afternoon up a half of a game on Pitt in the ACC standings and with the loss, fell back behind the Panthers and Virginia to third. Not only did Pitt's resume get a small boost with Florida State, who beat the Panthers earlier this season, adding a fantastic win, but Pitt now has the inside track on the first seed in the coming ACC Tournament. It moved into a tie for first place with Virginia, but own the tiebreaker over the Cavaliers by virtue of a head-to-head win. 

Cleveland and De'Ante Green led the Seminoles with 20 points each. They were two of of five players on his team to score in double-figures. Florida State trailed by 23 at halftime but rallied late to pull off the stunning upset. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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