Florida State continues its hot streak with an outright win over Georgia Tech.

Robert McCray V scored a game-high 20 points to help visiting Florida State to an 80-71 win over Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Atlanta.

Thomas Basson had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Chauncey Wiggins scored 12 points for Florida State (15-14, 8-8 ACC), which earned its seventh win in nine attempts.

Kowash Reeves Jr.’s 17 points led Georgia Tech (11-18, 2-14), followed by Akai Fleming and Kam Kraft’s 16 and 15 points from Jaden Mustaf, respectively. The Yellow Jackets have lost 10 straight games.

Georgia Tech, which trailed by 16 points with 3 minutes left in the first half, reduced the deficit to 45-43 with Reeves’ 3-pointer with 17 minutes and 23 seconds left in the second half.

Florida State rebuilt the cushion to eight on a dunk by AJ Swinton and a layup by Cam Miles with 10:54 to play. McCray’s stepback 3-pointer extended the lead to 65-53.

Meanwhile, Georgia Tech went 8:37 without a field goal before Craft’s 3-pointer with 5:52 left cut the Yellow Jackets’ deficit to 68-58.

Martin Sommerville was fouled and made an off-balance floater with 4:13 to play before completing a three-point play to give the Seminoles a 72-60 lead. Basson completed the victory with a dunk with 1 minute and 36 seconds left.

McCray’s personal 7-0 run gave Florida State an early 9-2 lead. Kobe MaGee and Swinton hit triples with 13:42 left in the half to extend the visitors’ lead to 18-8.

Fleming’s 3-pointer pulled the Yellow Jackets within six, but Miles’ layup capped a 6-0 Seminoles run to take a 26-14 lead with 8:34 to play. The margin swelled to 16 on Wiggins’ corner 3-pointer with 4 minutes, 41 seconds remaining.

After Somerville attempted three free throws, Georgia Tech responded with a 12-1 run, including back-to-back 3-pointers by Craft and Reeves, to cut the halftime deficit to 41-36.

The Yellow Jackets held Florida State without a field goal for the final 4:40 of the first half.

–Field level media