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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2020-2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Louisville | 8-0 | - | 15-0 |
NC State | 6-0 | 1 | 11-0 |
Georgia Tech | 6-2 | 2 | 8-3 |
Notre Dame | 6-4 | 3 | 8-6 |
Syracuse | 4-3 | 3.5 | 7-3 |
Florida State | 4-3 | 3.5 | 5-3 |
Wake Forest | 4-5 | 4.5 | 7-6 |
Clemson | 4-6 | 5 | 9-6 |
Miami | 4-6 | 5 | 7-6 |
Pittsburgh | 2-3 | 4.5 | 4-4 |
North Carolina | 3-5 | 5 | 8-5 |
Virginia Tech | 2-7 | 6.5 | 7-7 |
Boston College | 1-7 | 7 | 5-7 |
Duke | 0-1 | 4.5 | 3-1 |
Virginia | 0-2 | 5 | 0-5 |