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Seminoles stifle Colorado, reach third straight Sweet 16

Anthony Polite scores career-high 22 points in 71-53 win
Florida State Seminoles center Balsa Koprivica blocks shot of Colorado Buffaloes guard McKinley Wright IV in 2021 NCAA tournament
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Florida State center Balsa Koprivica (5) blocks the shot of Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV during the second half of a second-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Monday, March 22, 2021, at Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.
Florida State Seminoles center Balsa Koprivica blocks shot of Colorado Buffaloes guard McKinley Wright IV in 2021 NCAA tournament
Posted at 10:23 PM, Mar 22, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-22 22:23:36-04

INDIANAPOLIS — Anthony Polite scored a career-high 22 points and No. 4 seed Florida State pulled away in the second half to beat Colorado 71-53 and advance to the Sweet 16 for the third straight NCAA tournament.

Polite had never scored more than 15 points in a game, but the junior made 8 of 12 shots, including 4 of 7 3-pointers.

Florida State advanced to face East region No. 1 seed Michigan, which knocked out the Seminoles in the 2018 Elite Eight.

Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton -- recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon -- again wore a boot as he walked the sideline.

His Seminoles shot 53% from the field.

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