BC hangs on to defeat No. 23 FSU

Published Feb. 25, 2009 6:39 a.m. ET

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Boston College certainly has made a statement against some of the Atlantic Coast Conference's elite.

Tyrese Rice hit a key 3-pointer with 20.5 seconds to play and Joe Trapani scored 19 points to lead Boston College to a 72-67 upset of No. 23 Florida State on Tuesday night.