Andrew Rohde scored a season-high 17 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with under a minute to go, to help Virginia escape with a 60-57 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Florida State on Tuesday in Charlottesville,
Daquan Davis made a 3 with 4:23 left to put Florida State ahead 52-50. Watkins made 1 of 2 foul shots for a 3-point lead before Saunders buried a 3 to tie for Virginia at 53. Alier Maluk gave Florida State its last lead with layup with 2:35 left. Virginia's Isaac McKneely tied it 29 seconds later.
Virginia (15-15, 8-11 ACC) ended its home schedule on a high note, holding off Florida State (16-14, 7-12 ACC) for a 60-57 victory on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena. Let's break down some key takeaways from the Cavaliers' win over the Seminoles in the home finale.
Virginia basketball got a 3 in the final minute from Andrew Rohde, and that helped the Hoos narrowly edge Florida State on Tuesday night.
3-Point Goals_Florida St. 7-22 (Davis 2-4, Watkins 2-7, Swinton 1-1, Thomas 1-1, Bol Bowen 1-3, Holt 0-2, Deng 0-4), Virginia 11-24 (Rohde 4-8, Ames 3-4, Saunders 3-4, McKneely 1-6, Cofie 0-1 ...
While Virginia and host Syracuse have failed to reach expectations this season, both are looking to build momentum for the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament when they close out the regular season on Saturday.