| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAKE | 9 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 53 |
| FSU | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 70 |
Timpson's FSU record 16th double-double lifts Seminoles past Wake 70-53 in ACC women's 2nd round
Florida State Seminoles vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons - Game Highlights
Watch the Game Highlights from Florida State Seminoles vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- — Makayla Timpson had 22 points and 13 rebounds for her school record 16th double-double of the season and sixth-seeded Florida State opened a 20-point halftime lead and cruised to a 70-53 win over 14th-seeded Wake Forest in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Thursday night.
The Seminoles were 21 of 25 at the foul line and the Demon Deacons were 4 of 9, a big reason Florida State moved on to a Friday night quarterfinal against No. 20 Syracuse, the third seed.
Ta'Niya Latson added 19 points for the Seminoles (22-9), who beat Wake Forest by 12 and 8 points in the regular season. O'Maria Gordon added 12 points. Timpson was 8 of 9 from the foul line, Latson 6 of 8 and Gordon 5 of 5. Timpson also had two blocks, putting her just one behind Jacinta Monroe's single-season record of 84.
Alexandria Scruggs scored 14 points to lead the Demon Deacons (7-25). Elise Williams had 12 points and Kaia Harrison 11. Williams had 25 points in the opener, when Wake Forest rallied in the fourth quarter to edge Virginia, but shot 4 of 18 in this one.
Timpson had 16 points and the Seminoles raced to a 37-17 halftime lead despite shooting just 33%. The Demon Deacons shot just 24%, going 1 of 13 from 3-point range. And while Wake Forest was 0 for 2 from the foul line, behind Timpson, FSU was 13 of 14.
Timpson scored the first four points of the game and contributed five points in a 13-2 run that helped the Seminoles take a 19-9 lead after one quarter.
The teams were a combined 1 of 10 behind the arc and 9 of 36 overall in the second quarter when FSU outscored Wake Forest 18-8.
The Demon Deacons made 3 of 4 from long range in the third quarter and doubled their score but only shaved one point off their deficit. The Seminoles took a 53-34 lead into the fourth quarter.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Carla Fountain
- Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
- Jeffrey Smith
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| California | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Miami | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Florida State | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Duke | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Notre Dame | 1-0 | - | 9-2 |
| NC State | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Boston College | 1-0 | - | 10-4 |
| Clemson | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| North Carolina | 0-1 | 1 | 11-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Stanford | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| SMU | 0-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Virginia | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Wake Forest | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Louisville | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Syracuse | 0-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
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