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Florida State clinches 1st ACC regular-season title

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Saturday, 07 March 2020 17:28

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The banner was ready. So was the ladder.

Balsa Koprivica scored 15 points, and No. 7 Florida State won its first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in school history with an 80-62 victory over Boston College on Saturday.

Dominik Olejniczak added a season-high 14 points as the Seminoles (26-5, 16-4) had everything prepared to celebrate their accomplishment, which was secured with Virginia's victory over No. 10 Louisville. FSU will be the No. 1 seed in next week's ACC Tournament and looks to claim its first championship since 2012.

"We've coined our own phrase: we're new bloods," FSU coach Leonard Hamilton said. "We're not going to catch up with the 80 years that were before us. We're fighting for our spot and our position, the hierarchy of the most respected programs in the history of college basketball.

"It's important for us because we get a notch on our belt. And we have to enjoy this. But we think we're just getting started."

The Seminoles' first NCAA Tournament appearance under Hamilton came during his seventh season in 2008-09. He now has FSU among the nation's top 10 teams and poised to earn a high seeding in the NCAA Tournament, its fourth consecutive appearance.

Koprivicia matched his season high in points as both of FSU's 7-footers scored in double figures for the first time in ACC play. Patrick Williams had 10 points and six rebounds.

Derryck Thornton scored 13 points for Boston College (13-18, 7-13), which has lost five consecutive games. The Eagles shot just 9 of 33 (27%) from 3-point range and had 19 turnovers.

"We don't have a post player left," BC coach Jim Christian said. "We're playing without three of our top five scorers. They put so much pressure on you. Obviously wore some guys down. There were careless turnovers."

HONORING FORREST

Trent Forrest was selected winner of the ACC's Skip Prosser Award, presented to the league's top men's basketball student-athlete. Forrest, who has a 3.43 grade-point average, earned his bachelor's degree in December and is working towards his master's degree. Forrest has 1,139 points and is third in career steals with 224, fifth in assists (454) and 10th in made free throws with 334.

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