TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Virginia Tech fell short in its comeback bid and lost, 82-73, to Florida State Wednesday night in at the Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Hokies fall to 13-5 overall and 3-1 in ACC action, while the Seminoles improve to 13-5 overall and 1-3 in league play.

The Hokies fell behind by as many as 18 points in the first half and trailed 39-23 at the intermission. Tech then opened the second half on a 28-13 run to cut the lead to 52-51 on a jumper by Coleman Collins with 9:35 remaining. Florida State held on with excellent free throw shooting at the end and held on for the win.

Tech shot 70.8 percent from the floor in the second half and was 26 of 46 from the field in the game. Florida State hit 31 of its 34 free throw attempts and out rebounded the Hokies, 30-22, for the game.

Florida State's Al Thornton scored all 27 of his points in the second half to pace the Seminoles after halftime. He and Toney Douglas scored 49 of FSU's 82 points. Zabian Dowdell led the Hokies with 23 points; Deron Washington added 18 points and Coleman Collins scored 15 points in the loss.

The Hokies return to action on Sunday night, as they host #22 Maryland at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised nationally by Fox Sports Net.