TALLAHASSEE — Freshman Matthew Cleveland scored 17 points and his put-back basket with 2.1 seconds left in overtime helped Florida State fight off Boston University’s upset bid with an 81-80 win Wednesday night.
Cleveland scored 14 in the second half and grabbed 7 rebounds off the bench. Caleb Mills also scored 17 for the Seminoles (5-1), who were never safe against BU (4-3).
Terriers sophomore Anthony Morales made the first two foul shots of his career to bring Boston U within 71-68 with seconds left in regulation. After Florida State’s Anthony Polite missed badly on the front end of a one-and-one, Morales took the rebound, dribbled the length of the floor and buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime.