{"id":188309,"date":"2026-03-12T06:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/188309\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T06:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:37:12","slug":"florida-state-95-89-california-mar-11-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/188309\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State 95-89 California (Mar 11, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — \u2014 Robert McCray V<\/a> scored 30 points and Florida State continued its winning ways beating California 95-89 in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The eighth-seeded Seminoles (18-14) advance to play top-seeded Duke on Thursday in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

McCray finished shooting 10 of 17 \u2014 including a thunderous windmill dunk off a steal. Lajae Jones<\/a> scored 15 points, Chauncey Wiggins<\/a> 14 and reserve Kobe MaGee<\/a> scored all of his 13 in the first half.<\/p>\n

Dai Dai Ames<\/a> scored 27 points, Chris Bell<\/a> 17, Justin Pippen<\/a> 15, John Camden<\/a> 11 and Lee Dort<\/a> grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds for ninth-seeded Cal (21-11).<\/p>\n

Cal darted to a 9-2 lead before the Seminoles took control. Florida State went on a on a 13-4 run and took the lead for good on a MaGee 3-pointer with 12:13 before halftime.<\/p>\n

Florida State shot 53% (18 of 34) including 7 of 14 \u2014 after missing its first five \u2014 from 3-point range in the first half. Cal shot 41% (11 of 27) including a paltry 27% (3 of 11) from past the arc in the first half.<\/p>\n

The Seminoles led 46-32 at halftime and stretched their lead to 56-39 with 16:31 left.<\/p>\n

Florida State has won 11 of its last 14 against conference foes since dropping its first five to start ACC play.<\/p>\n

Cal has lost three of its last four and now sweats its potential NCAA Tournament berth fate.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Florida State: Advances to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Cal: Awaits Selection Sunday. <\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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