Florida St. slips past NC State 45-42

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State finally came out on top in another high-scoring thriller that was in doubt until the final play.

Bert Reed's 3-yard touchdown run with 1:36 left Saturday lifted the Seminoles to a 45-42 win over North Carolina State.

NC State took its first lead at 42-38 with 3:50 left when Russell Wilson found Jarvis Williams for his third touchdown catch of the game.

The Seminoles answered with an eight-play, 66-yard drive. Jermaine Thomas ran for a career high 186 yards and a pair of touchdowns and freshman Chris Thompson scored twice on short runs for the Seminoles (4-4, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).

The smallest home crowd at Florida State since 1993, 67,712, witnessed the Seminoles win their second in a row after three straight losses.

And it turned out to be the latest thriller for the Seminoles, who had already lost heartbreakers at home to Miami and Georgia Tech.

The Seminoles will travel to South Carolina next week to take on Clemson.