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White's 13 points off the bench sparks No. 21 Florida St to 58-55 win over No. 16 Virginia

Reserve Okaro White scored 13 points and Xavier Gibson added 10 points Saturday as No. 21 Florida State held off 16th-ranked Virginia 58-55 to keep a share of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with its seventh straight league victory.Virginia (17-4, 4-3) climbed back from a 13-point second-half deficit, but Jontel Evans' desperation 30-footer didn't get off in time before the final buzzer — it bounced off the rim anyway. Virginia's four losses this season have come by a total of 10 points.Mike Scott and Joe Harris led the Cavaliers with 16 points apiece. Scott also had a game-high 11 rebounds.It's the first time that Florida State (16-6, 7-1) has won seven straight games in ACC play since joining the league in 1991-92.Virginia got the ball back with 34 seconds left and down three, but Harris missed a 3 and Deividas Dulkys was fouled on the rebound and sank the first of two shots to give Florida State a 56-52 lead with 14 seconds left.Jeff Peterson added two free throws with ...

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