Florida State forward Jarquez Smith gets a shot off between Miami’s Davon Reed, left, and Ivan Cruze Uceda in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
Davon Reed, Devon Bookert,Jim Larranaga
Miami guard Davon Reed, center, passes around Florida State guard Devon Bookert as Miami head coach Jim Larranaga looks on in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
Boris Bajanovsky, Kiel Turpin, Michael Ojo, Phil Cofer
Florida State’s Boris Bajanovsky, left, Kiel Turpin, Michael Ojo and Phil Cofer celebrate after defeating Miami 55-54 in an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Montay Brandon scored 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting, and Florida State rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to beat No. 23 Miami 55-54 on Sunday.
The Hurricanes’ Sheldon McClellan missed a floater in the lane as time expired.
Brandon had 12 of his points in the second half to spark the rally for Florida State (12-10, 4-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). Kiel Turpin added 10 points for the Seminoles, who shot 53.7 percent.
Turpin put Florida State ahead for good with a baby hook with 1:41 left.
McClellan led the Hurricanes (14-7, 4-4) with 13 points, and Davon Reed had 11 points and six rebounds. But Miami, which led 36-25 at the break, shot 6 of 19 in the second half and scored only 18 points.
The Seminoles won despite committing 16 turnovers. But they had only five in the second half.
Florida State went 10 minutes without a basket in the first half, and Miami’s 19-1 run gave it a 30-14 lead with 3:12 left.
Xavier Rathan-Mayes’ 3-pointer at the end of the half pulled the Seminoles within 11.
Brandon sparked the second-half comeback with a steal and a dunk, a 3-pointer and another steal and dunk to cut Miami’s lead to 38-34 with 17:02 to go.
TIP-INS
Florida State: Florida State is now 7-0 against in-state teams this season. … It’s the first time FSU has defeated Florida and Miami in the same season since 2008-09.
Miami: The Hurricanes were just 8 of 24 on 3-point attempts.
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Florida State hosts Clemson on Wednesday.
Miami hosts Louisville on Tuesday.