TALLAHASSEE – Florida State exploded for 92 points, made 12 3-point field goals, shot .618 from the field, and posted a .522 3-point shooting percentage in its victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg.

Florida State’s 92 points are the most the Seminoles have scored in an ACC victory since totaling 93 in a 93-64 win over Boston College on March 3, 2021, at the Donald L. Tucker Center.

Florida State’s .618 shooting percentage from the field (34 of 55) in its win over the Hokies is the fourth-highest shooting percentage in an ACC game since the Seminoles shot .661 in a 109-61 victory over Clemson on February 5, 2017, at the Donald L. Tucker Center.

The Seminoles’ .618 field goal percentage is also the highest shooting percentage in an ACC road game in program history.

The Seminoles will need to continue shooting the basketball well as Boston College comes to the Tucker Center on Tuesday for a 6:00 p.m. tip.

The game will be televised on the ACC Network with Mike Monaco and Chris Spatola calling the action from the Seminoles’ home arena.

Jeff Culhane and former Seminole Adrian Crawford will have the call live on the Seminole Sports Network and on Facebook Live on the Florida State Men’s Basketball Facebook page. Fans can also check out their Courtside Cam broadcast on the FSU MBB Facebook and X pages, the Seminoles’ YouTube channel, and on the Seminoles Unconquered app.

Tickets are available for Tuesday’s game against the Eagles at Seminoles.com. Tickets for Florida State students are free and can be claimed here.

In their road win over the Hokies, Florida State shot an incredible .783 from the field (18 of 23) in outscoring Virginia Tech by a 53-27 margin in the pivotal second half.

“This was probably our best performance of the season on both sides of the ball,” said Florida State head coach Luke Loucks following the game. “It takes nights like tonight to win on the road in a tough environment. This is one of the toughest places to play. When this place is packed, it’s loud, with a great student section and really good support. We knew this would be challenging.”

One thing he didn’t know coming into the game was that his team would shoot .800 from the field during the final 15 minutes.

The Seminoles scored the first basket of the game on a 3-point shot by Chauncey Wiggins to go up 3-0, before the Hokies took a 4-3 lead on a made free throw by Neoklis Avdalas.

Virginia Tech held the lead until the 15:31 mark of the second half, when Wiggins made a 2-point field goal to give the Seminoles a 50-49 advantage. Wiggins’ basket would ultimately prove to be the game-winner.

Beginning with Wiggins’ basket at the 15:31 mark, the Seminoles closed the game outscoring the Hokie 42-20 run while shooting 80 percent (16 of 20) from the field for the remainder of the game. In earning their third ACC road win of the season, they defeated the Hokies by the largest margin of victory (+23) in the all-time series between the two programs.

“Everything the Seminoles touched in the second half went well for them offensively,” said veteran Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young. “The ball can’t get downhill as well as it did. They were making shots.”

The Seminoles were certainly making shots on Saturday.

Florida State’s starting five shot .639 from the field (23 of 36), while the reserves shot .579 (11 of 19). The Seminoles missed only five shots in the second half (18 of 23), including just two misses from beyond the arc (5 of 7).

The player of the game, as selected by Loucks and his staff, was sophomore Martin Somerville. The sharpshooter made nine of 11 shots for the game and was a perfect seven of seven in the second half. Somerville, who also totaled six assists and zero turnovers in 30 minutes of playing time, scored 11 consecutive points in the second half.

This from a player who had made just two of his last 19 shots over the previous three games.

“Martin Somerville has been two for 19 over the last three games, but when he gets it going, he’s hard to stop,” said Loucks. “On down the list with Chauncey Wiggins, Robert McCray V, and Lajae Jones. All these guys stepped up.”

Young agreed.

“The Somerville kid comes in averaging eight points a game,” said Young. “He’s a good player, but I had never seen that type of performance. Wiggins, I’ve seen for a long, long time. He can really catch and shoot the ball. But all the while, you’re shrinking the floor as best you can to take care of McCray, who is really dynamic and good with the ball. AJ Swinton makes two first-half threes, and Wiggins played quite well in the first half as well.”

While the theme of the game centered on the Seminoles’ offensive success, Loucks preferred to highlight Florida State’s defense, especially in the second half.

“The stats would say our guys had great offensive games,” said Loucks. “I would argue that their defense was better than their offense, especially in the second half.”

The Seminoles limited Virginia Tech to 27 second-half points on nine made field goals (.360) and just three made 3-point field goals, while forcing eight turnovers, outscoring the Hokies 13-2 on points off turnovers, and outrebounding the home team 12-10.

“Even though the second half was a great offensive half — probably the best offensive half of the year for us — our defense is what allowed that to happen,” said Loucks. “When you get stops and rebounds, it’s much easier to play with pace, and it’s much easier to get out and run.”

Whether it was the precision of a well-run offense or the attention to detail on defense, Loucks and his staff developed an outstanding game plan for an important ACC road win at Virginia Tech.