Lakevia Boykin pours in 34 points as Wake stops No. 18 FSU
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Lakevia Boykin scored a career-high 34 points as Wake Forest used a second-half surge to upset No. 18 Florida State 80-72 on Thursday night for its fourth straight win.
Dearica Hamby added 23 points and Chelsea Douglas 14 for the Demon Deacons (9-6, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who led by 11 with 7:01 left before the Seminoles closed to 69-67 with 2:56 remaining.
Hamby answered with a layup and Wake Forest hit 9 for 14 from the free throw line in the final 2:32.
Florida State (12-3, 2-2), coming off a 71-64 loss at No. 8 Maryland, closed the first half on a 12-3 run to lead 36-33 at the break
Chelsea Davis, who led the Seminoles with 25 points, scored seven of Florida State's first 10 points of the second half to help open up an eight-point lead.
Wake Forest then launched a 27-8 run to move in front for good.
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2021-22 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
NC State | 17-1 | - | 29-3 |
Louisville | 16-2 | 1 | 25-4 |
North Carolina | 13-5 | 4 | 23-6 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 4 | 22-8 |
Virginia Tech | 13-5 | 4 | 23-9 |
Georgia Tech | 11-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
Boston College | 10-8 | 7 | 19-11 |
Miami | 10-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-13 |
Duke | 7-11 | 10 | 17-13 |
Wake Forest | 4-14 | 13 | 15-16 |
Syracuse | 4-14 | 13 | 11-18 |
Clemson | 3-15 | 14 | 10-21 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 15 | 11-19 |
Virginia | 2-16 | 15 | 5-22 |