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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Monte Cummings scored a career-high 28
points, including eight in the final 3:14 Wednesday, as Florida
State went on a 19-2 closing run to beat Cleveland State 76-63.
The game seesawed back-and-forth until the final minutes with 15
lead changes and eight ties.
Delvon Arrington's 3-point shot with 4:46 left gave the
Seminoles (4-4) the lead for good at 64-61 with 4:14 left. The 5-11
senior guard narrowly missed a triple-double, finishing with nine
points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
Cleveland State (3-4), led 41-40 at the half, and took a 61-57
on a free throw by Theo Dixon with 6:54 left, but went scoreless
the final 4:14 and went without a field goal the final eight
minutes.
Florida State shot 51.4 percent for the game _ including 12 of
16 by Cummings _ compared to just 36.4 percent shooting for the
Vikings.
Antwuan Dixon and Michael Joiner each added 10 points for
Florida State and Joiner added a game-high nine rebounds.
Jamaal Harris, who hit 3 of 4 shots from 3-point range, led
Cleveland State with 19 points and Theo Dixon added 14. | 
