ATLANTA (AP) -Ryan Reid scored 17 points and Chris Singleton hit the go-ahead basket with 1:05 left in overtime to help Florida State beat No. 22 Georgia Tech 66-59 on Sunday night.
The Seminoles (10-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their fourth straight and stopped Georgia Tech’s seven-game winning streak.
Zachery Peacock scored 17 for the Yellow Jackets (8-2, 0-1 ACC). Mfon Udofia added 12 points, and Derrick Favors pulled down 12 rebounds as Georgia Tech lost its fourth straight ACC opener.
Reid scored on Florida State’s first two possessions of overtime before Singleton banked in a one-handed runner to make it 61-59 and put the Seminoles ahead to stay.
Singleton missed his first eight shots from the field and finished 0 for 6 on 3-point attempts.
to begin OT and give the Yellow Jackets their first lead since his runner made it 37-36 at the 9:47 mark of the second half.
But Georgia Tech ended shooting 32.9 percent of 70 attempts from the field. Gani Lawal scored a season-low four points on 1 for 7 shooting and Brian Oliver went 1 for 6 on 3-point attempts.
Lawal began the game tied for the conference lead with a 10.4 rebounding average. He finished with four.
The Yellow Jackets, who hit only eight of 26 shots beyond the arc, are seeking their second winning ACC record, and first since the 2003-04 team advanced to the national title game, in 10 seasons under coach Paul Hewitt.
Georgia Tech went 2-14 in the conference last season, but Hewitt is hoping his three starting freshmen, Favors, Udofia and Oliver, can help turn the school’s fortunes.
Florida State, coming off a 10-6 ACC record last season, took its fourth straight victory in the series.
Deividas Dulkys had 12 points, and Solomon Alabi finished with 12 rebounds for the Seminoles.
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