2020-21 Men's Basketball - Year In Review
Leonard Hamilton, Head Coach
Stan Jones, Associate Head Coach
Jarrod Lazarus, Director of Operations
Steve Smith, Assistant Coach
Charlton Young, Assistant Coach
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2020-21 Men's Basketball - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Leonard Hamilton, Head Coach Stan Jones, Associate Head Coach Jarrod Lazarus, Director of Operations Steve Smith, Assistant Coach Charlton Young, Assistant Coach Click here to see individual photos |
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Scottie Barnes, 6-9, 227, G, West Palm Beach
Sardaar Calhoun, 6-6, 220, G, Tappahannock, Va.
Tanor Ngom, 7-1, 236, C, Dakar, Senegal
Isaac Spainhour, 6-3, 160, G, King, N.C.
Max Thorpe, 6-3, 175, G, Clearwater
2021 Roster - By Name
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 15 Quincy Ballard C 6-11 240 Fr Syracuse, N.Y. (Quality Education Academy)
* 4 Scottie Barnes G 6-9 227 Fr West Palm Beach (Montverde Academy)
* 24 Sardaar Calhoun G 6-6 220 Jr Tappahannock, Va. (Blue Ridge School/Missouri State-West Plains)
* 0 RayQuan Evans G 6-4 210 Sr * Billings, Mont. (Skyview/North Idaho College)
* 1 RaiQuan Gray F 6-8 260 Jr-R ** Fort Lauderdale (Dillard)
* 11 Nathanael Jack G 6-5 195 Sr * Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Eastern Florida State College)
* 5 Balsa Koprivica C 7-1 240 So * Belgrade, Serbia (Montverde Academy)
* 20 Travis Light G 6-5 180 Sr-R *** Vienna, Va. (Montverde Academy)
* 12 Justin Lindner G 6-1 180 Sr-R *** Memphis, Tenn. (Christian Brothers)
* 33 Will Miles G 6-6 220 Sr-R *** Orlando (Trinity Prep)
* 34 Tanor Ngom C 7-1 236 Sr Dakar, Senegal (Iqra Bilingual Academy/Ryerson)
* 10 Malik Osborne F 6-9 225 Jr-R * Matteson, Ill. (Rich South/Rice)
* 2 Anthony Polite G 6-6 215 Jr-R ** Lugano, Switzerland (Saint Andrews)
* 30 Harrison Prieto F 6-8 230 Sr-R *** Mandeville, La. (Saint Paul's)
40 Isaac Spainhour G 6-3 160 Fr King, N.C. (West Stokes)
44 Max Thorpe G 6-3 175 Fr Clearwater (Clearwater Admy International)
* 23 MJ Walker G 6-5 213 Sr *** Riverdale, Ga. (Jonesboro)
* 31 Wyatt Wilkes G 6-8 220 Jr-R ** Orlando (Winter Park)
42 Cleveland Yates G 6-2 214 So * Memphis, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian School)
2021 Roster - By Number
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 0 RayQuan Evans G 6-4 210 Sr * Billings, Mont. (Skyview/North Idaho College)
* 1 RaiQuan Gray F 6-8 260 Jr-R ** Fort Lauderdale (Dillard)
* 2 Anthony Polite G 6-6 215 Jr-R ** Lugano, Switzerland (Saint Andrews)
* 4 Scottie Barnes G 6-9 227 Fr West Palm Beach (Montverde Academy)
* 5 Balsa Koprivica C 7-1 240 So * Belgrade, Serbia (Montverde Academy)
* 10 Malik Osborne F 6-9 225 Jr-R * Matteson, Ill. (Rich South/Rice)
* 11 Nathanael Jack G 6-5 195 Sr * Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Eastern Florida State College)
* 12 Justin Lindner G 6-1 180 Sr-R *** Memphis, Tenn. (Christian Brothers)
* 15 Quincy Ballard C 6-11 240 Fr Syracuse, N.Y. (Quality Education Academy)
* 20 Travis Light G 6-5 180 Sr-R *** Vienna, Va. (Montverde Academy)
* 23 MJ Walker G 6-5 213 Sr *** Riverdale, Ga. (Jonesboro)
* 24 Sardaar Calhoun G 6-6 220 Jr Tappahannock, Va. (Blue Ridge School/Missouri State-West Plains)
* 30 Harrison Prieto F 6-8 230 Sr-R *** Mandeville, La. (Saint Paul's)
* 31 Wyatt Wilkes G 6-8 220 Jr-R ** Orlando (Winter Park)
* 33 Will Miles G 6-6 220 Sr-R *** Orlando (Trinity Prep)
* 34 Tanor Ngom C 7-1 236 Sr Dakar, Senegal (Iqra Bilingual Academy/Ryerson)
40 Isaac Spainhour G 6-3 160 Fr King, N.C. (West Stokes)
42 Cleveland Yates G 6-2 214 So * Memphis, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian School)
44 Max Thorpe G 6-3 175 Fr Clearwater (Clearwater Admy International)
3/23/2020 - Devin Vassell declares for the NBA.
3/26/2020 - Patrick Williams declares for the NBA.
2020-21 Conference Awards
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Scottie Barnes Atlantic Coast Conference - Freshman of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - Sixth Man
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Freshman
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team - 2nd Team
RaiQuan Gray Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Balsa Koprivica Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team - 1st Team
MJ Walker Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
All-Conference - 4
2020-21 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Scottie Barnes Associated Press - Honorable Mention
RaiQuan Gray Associated Press - Honorable Mention
All-Americans - 2
2020-21 Award Winners
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Dave Cowens NBA 75th Anniversary Team
Leonard Hamilton Ben Jobe Minority Coach of the Year
Award Winners - 2
2020-21 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Dwayne Bacon 7 G-F Orlando Magic
Malik Beasley 5 G Minnesota Timberwolves
Trent Forrest 3 G Utah Jazz
Jonathan Isaac 1 F Orlando Magic
Mfiondu Kabengele 25 F-C Los Angeles Clippers
Mfiondu Kabengele 27 PF Cleveland Cavaliers
Terance Mann 14 G-F Los Angeles Clippers
Devin Vassell 24 G-F San Antonio Spurs
Patrick Williams 9 F Chicago Bulls
Noles in the Pros - 8
2021 Schedule and Results
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| Wake Forest OT |
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| North Carolina ACC, Greensboro, N.C. |
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| Georgia Tech ACC Championship, Greensboro, N.C. |
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| UNC-Greensboro NCAA, Indianapolis, Ind. |
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| Colorado NCAA, Indianapolis, Ind. |
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| Michigan NCAA, Sweet 16, Indianapolis, Ind. |
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EOY StatsRef Conference games in bold Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 18- 7 12- 1 3- 4 3- 2 vs ACC 11- 4 8- 0 3- 4 0- 0 Against Top 25 4- 1 3- 0 0- 0 1- 1 Final AP - 14 Final USA - 10
2020-21 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 Virginia 13- 4 18- 7 2 Florida State 11- 4 18- 7 3 Virginia Tech 9- 4 15- 7 4 Georgia Tech 11- 6 17- 9 5t Clemson 10- 6 16- 8 5t North Carolina 10- 6 18-11 7 Louisville 8- 5 13- 7 8 Syracuse 9- 7 18-10 9 North Carolina State 9- 8 14-11 10 Duke 9- 9 13-11 11 Notre Dame 7-11 11-15 12 Pittsburgh 6-10 10-12 13 Miami 4-15 10-17 14 Wake Forest 3-15 6-16 15 Boston College 2-11 4-16
2020-21 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Greensboro, N.C. Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 03/09/2021 (13)Miami 79, (12)Pittsburgh 73 Round 1 03/09/2021 (10)Duke 86, (15)Boston College 51 Round 1 03/09/2021 (11)Notre Dame 80, (14)Wake Forest 77 Round 1 03/10/2021 (8)Syracuse 89, (9)North Carolina State 68 Round 2 03/10/2021 (13)Miami 67, (5)Clemson 64 Round 2 03/10/2021 (10)Duke 70, (7)Louisville 56 Round 2 03/10/2021 (6)North Carolina 101, (11)Notre Dame 59 Round 2 03/11/2021 (1)Virginia 72, (8)Syracuse 69 Round 3 03/11/2021 (4)Georgia Tech 70, (13)Miami 66 Round 3 03/11/2021 (10)Duke 0, (2)Florida State 0 Round 3, Game cancelled because of COVID, FSU advances 03/11/2021 (6)North Carolina 81, (3)Virginia Tech 73 Round 3 03/12/2021 (4)Georgia Tech 0, (1)Virginia 0 Round 4, Game cancelled because of COVID, GT advances 03/12/2021 (2)Florida State 69, (6)North Carolina 66 Round 4 03/13/2021 (4)Georgia Tech 80, (2)Florida State 75 Round 5
2020-21 - 30 Point Club
Name Date Opponent FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- None2020-21 - 15 Rebound Club
Name Date Opponent O-REB D-REB TOTAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ None2020-21 - 10 Assist Club
Name Date Opponent Assists ------------------------------------------------------------------ MJ Walker 01/18/2021 Louisville 10
--3 Point--- ----REBOUNDS-----
Name GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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RaiQuan Gray 25 24 658 109 211 .517 8 30 .267 71 93 .763 297 11.9 37 123 160 6.4 65 1 55 55 18 30
MJ Walker 24 23 697 95 218 .436 44 104 .423 59 74 .797 293 12.2 11 48 59 2.5 53 2 61 62 9 21
Scottie Barnes 24 7 594 98 195 .503 11 40 .275 41 66 .621 248 10.3 35 61 96 4.0 52 0 98 59 11 35
Balsa Koprivica 24 20 467 88 147 .599 1 1 1.00 42 61 .689 219 9.1 51 84 135 5.6 63 2 18 32 33 7
Anthony Polite 21 16 558 75 150 .500 34 78 .436 28 42 .667 212 10.1 27 67 94 4.5 41 0 37 26 9 30
Malik Osborne 24 4 483 46 109 .422 19 52 .365 31 37 .838 142 5.9 34 75 109 4.5 50 0 7 18 7 14
Sardaar Calhoun 25 0 358 49 116 .422 23 58 .397 12 14 .857 133 5.3 7 29 36 1.4 19 0 14 19 2 13
RayQuan Evans 24 18 459 37 101 .366 9 25 .360 39 46 .848 122 5.1 13 35 48 2.0 24 0 33 31 6 11
Wyatt Wilkes 25 9 343 35 86 .407 24 63 .381 4 5 .800 98 3.9 9 31 40 1.6 21 0 23 15 8 11
Nathanael Jack 19 0 146 23 56 .411 17 46 .370 5 8 .625 68 3.6 5 9 14 0.7 17 0 5 9 1 3
Tanor Ngom 23 0 147 19 33 .576 0 3 .000 17 19 .895 55 2.4 8 30 38 1.7 37 0 0 16 14 2
Quincy Ballard 18 0 62 10 14 .714 0 0 .000 2 7 .286 22 1.2 5 7 12 0.7 13 0 1 6 6 0
Justin Lindner 9 1 23 3 10 .300 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 6 0.7 2 1 3 0.3 1 0 8 1 0 4
Travis Light 10 1 21 2 6 .333 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 5 0.5 2 3 5 0.5 0 0 0 0 1 0
Harrison Prieto 6 1 14 2 2 1.00 1 1 1.00 0 2 .000 5 0.8 1 1 2 0.3 2 0 0 1 2 0
Will Miles 9 1 19 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 0.4 1 0 1 0.1 1 0 3 2 0 1
Team 29 37 66 1 8
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FSU 25 693 1461 .474 192 510 .376 351 474 .741 1929 77.2 277 641 918 36.7 460 5 363 360 127 182
Opp 25 582 1465 .397 188 579 .325 378 515 .734 1730 69.2 297 531 828 33.1 416 5 298 344 75 167
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats UNF 86-58 in Season Opener.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Senior M.J. Walker scored a game-high 17 points and No. 18 Florida State (1-0) opened its 2020-21 season with an 86-58 win against North Florida (0-4) at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles maintained a steady lead throughout the game in winning its 24th consecutive game at home. The win was the Seminoles' sixth consecutive in the series against North Florida.
The win upped Florida State's record at the Tucker Center to 66-3 since a victory over Notre Dame on February 7, 2015. The Seminoles have won at home at a 95.6 percent winning percentage in the last four seasons.
The Seminoles dominated the first half, as they closed it out with a 36-21 lead over the Ospreys. The Seminoles utilized eight players throughout the first half who all played eight or more minutes and had 12 players play within the first seven minutes. Before the halftime buzzer, North Florida was able to close in on their deficit with back-to-back 3-pointers by sophomore Jose Placer.
Florida State out-rebounded the Ospreys 21-12 the first half. The Seminoles also had six steals in the first half and 12 steals overall, surpassing their average of 7.9 steals per game last year.
Florida State continued to roll to being the second half on a 3-pointer by senior M.J. Walker, extending the Seminole's lead to 39-21. The Ospreys responded, closing the gap to 58-47 in the middle of the second half. This was the smallest gap between the teams throughout the game. The Ospreys leading scorer, Dorian James, totaled 13 points and six rebounds.
The Seminoles expanded their lead to a game-high 30 late in the second half.
Walker finished with 17 points, four rebounds, and two assists. He added to his total of 132 career 3-point shots made. Walker was recently named to the prestigious Jerry West Award watch list, which is annually presented to the top shooting guard in college basketball. This is his second time on the watch list for this award; his first was during his freshman season of 2018.
Freshman Scottie Barnes made his Seminoles' debut with eight points, six rebounds, and six assists. He led the team in rebounds and assists, and made a show-stopping behind-the-back dunk near the end of the second half. The five-star recruit's much-anticipated debut was pushed back a week after the postponement of the Garner-Webb game that was supposed to open the season for the Noles.
Barnes was named as one of the 20 candidates for the prestigious Bob Cousy award, which is awarded annually to the nation's top point guard in college basketball. He also earned spots on the Naismith and Wooden Award Watch Lists, both prominent awards that are presented to the top college basketball player in the nation.
Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray and sophomore Balsa Koprivica also had notable performances against North Florida. Gray had four steals, coming just one short his career high of five against Murray State in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. He also added five rebounds to the Seminoles' total of 42 against the Ospreys, who totaled 27 rebounds. With a history of dominating against the Ospreys, Koprivica also had a good performance with 13 points and five rebounds. He also scored 15 points when the two teams met last season.
Reigning ACC Coach of the Year, Leonard Hamilton, has won his 24th opener in the last 26 seasons. Tonight's win also extends the Seminoles' second longest streak in the nation of 39 consecutive non-conference home games.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
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1 RaiQuan Gray f 18 4 8 0 2 0 0 8 1 4 5 1 1 2 1 4
2 Anthony Polite g 24 3 7 1 2 0 0 7 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 1
4 Scottie Barnes g 24 4 11 0 2 0 3 8 3 3 6 0 6 2 0 0
5 Balsa Koprivica c 18 4 8 0 0 5 6 13 2 3 5 3 1 1 2 1
23 MJ Walker g 27 4 8 3 5 6 6 17 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 0
0 RayQuan Evans 16 2 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
10 Malik Osborne 17 2 4 0 2 2 2 6 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 2
11 Nathanael Jack 11 2 4 1 3 1 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 15 3 6 2 4 0 0 8 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1
31 Wyatt Wilkes 16 2 5 0 3 0 0 4 2 3 5 0 5 0 0 2
34 Tanor Ngom 7 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 1
Team 1 1
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FSU 5 200 32 70 7 24 15 21 86 17 25 42 16 19 10 6 12
Opp 200 19 50 11 27 9 12 58 8 19 27 15 14 24 1 6
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
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| North Florida | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Noles Take Down Indiana 69-67 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Freshman Scottie Barnes scored the game winning basket with 1.8 seconds remaining to play in overtime to lift No. 20 Florida State to a 69-67 win over Indiana at the Donald L. Tucker Center in the 22nd Annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Barnes was stellar in his first career overtime game as he scored his first career 3-point field goal and then hit the winner to help the Seminoles earn their 10th consecutive overtime victory.
Barnes totaled nine points, five assists, four rebounds, and four steals to help the Seminoles improve to 2-0. The freshman opened and closed out the game with field goals in only his second game and second start in a Florida State uniform. Barnes is a candidate for the Bob Cousy award and has earned spots on the Naismith and Wooden Award watch lists.
Indiana moved to 3-2 on the season.
The win was Florida State's 67th in its last 70 games at home. The Seminoles have now won 25 consecutive home games and 40 straight non-conference games at home.
Florida State turned up the defensive pressure in the overtime period. After surrendering an old-fashioned three-point play to Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis to open the extra session, the Seminoles outscored the Hoosiers 7-2 over the final 4:38 of the extra session. The Hoosiers were unable to score from the floor and managed on two free throws in the final 4:38 of overtime.
Florida State snapped Indiana's 5-0 record advantage in this series including the Hoosiers' 80-64 win in Bloomington in the 2019 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The victory marked Florida State's fourth ACC/Big Ten Challenge win in the last five seasons, improving its record to 7-5 at home in the challenge.
Sophomore Balsa Koprivica dominated the first half, tying his career high of seven rebounds and later surpassing that with eight rebounds to finish the game. He scored 12 points and has scored a total of 25 points in the first two games of the season.
Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray also had a powerful first half adding to his total of five steals within the first two games. Gray scored 12 points and totaled nine rebounds falling just one rebound shy of his first career double-double.
Florida State finished the half with a total of four turnovers and closed out the first 20 minutes with a 33-31 lead over Indiana.
Jackson-Davis scored 25 points and pulled down 17 rebounds as he continued to enjoy a stellar start to the season. Sophomore Armaan Franklin added nine points and eight rebounds for the Hoosiers.
Florida State's defense limited Indiana to just 4 of 15 made 3-point field goals including just two after halftime and in the overtime period.
The Seminoles fell short on rebounds, totaling 35 while the Hoosiers had 43 rebounds.
Senior M.J. Walker closed out the night with a total of 19 points, one rebound, and one assist. His 19-point scoring effort marked the second consecutive game he has led the Seminoles in scoring. Walker was 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and added two more 3-point field goals to his career total of 134.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
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1 RaiQuan Gray f 31 5 10 1 2 1 4 12 1 8 9 4 4 0 1 1
2 Anthony Polite g 33 3 8 2 6 1 4 9 4 4 8 3 0 0 1 0
4 Scottie Barnes g 30 3 10 1 2 2 4 9 2 2 4 3 5 2 0 4
5 Balsa Koprivica c 21 6 12 0 0 0 1 12 3 5 8 5 0 1 0 0
23 MJ Walker g 41 6 15 2 6 5 6 19 1 0 1 3 1 5 0 0
0 RayQuan Evans 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
10 Malik Osborne 31 1 3 1 1 2 2 5 4 5 9 3 1 0 1 2
15 Quincy Ballard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 14 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 Harrison Prieto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 7 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
34 Tanor Ngom 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 3 3 1
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FSU 5 225 25 69 8 20 11 21 69 19 25 44 22 13 10 4 8
Opp 225 21 57 4 15 21 28 67 15 29 44 17 10 14 3 4
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| Indiana | ||||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Tops Florida, 81-73.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - No. 20 Florida State extended its winning streak to seven over Florida with an 83-71 victory over the Gators at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles have defeated the Gators in each of the meetings between the two cross-state rivals every year since 2014. The victory was Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton's school-record 11th win against Florida and his 74th career win over a nationally ranked team.
Freshman Scottie Barnes led the team with a career-high 17 points including several highlight reel dunks. Barnes also had five assists, two rebounds, and one steal as he finished as the Seminoles' leader in assists in his first career game against the Gators.
The Seminoles improved to 3-0 while Florida moved to 3-1 on the season.
The win allowed the Seminoles to keep a number of impressive home court winning streaks alive. The Seminoles won their 26th straight home game, their 41st consecutive non-conference home game, and the fourth consecutive home game against the Gators. The Seminoles are now 68-3 (.958 winning percentage) in their last 71 home games dating back to a 77-56 win over Notre Dame on February 25, 2017.
The Seminoles recovered from an early eight-point deficit as they closed the first half on a 42-24 run to take a 45-35 lead at the break. Both Barnes (13 first half points) and Anthony Polite (12 first half points) scored in double figures for Florida State in the first half. The Seminoles utilized 12 different players in the first half with eight scoring at least two points.
Florida was led by Scottie Lewis who totaled 19 points, four rebounds and three assists. Lewis scored 13 first half points but was limited by the Florida State defense to just six second half points on just two made field goals. Sophomore Tre Mann scored 17 points to go along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Mann led the Gators in both rebounds and assists this game, helping the Gators outrebound Florida State by a 34-33 margin.
Polite's 14 points surpassed his career high of 13 points which came against Virginia last season.
Senior M.J. Walker scored 17 points to mark the third consecutive game to begin the season in which he has scored at least 17 points. He was a perfect 12 of 12 from the free throw line and became just the fifth player in school history to make at least 12 of 12 free throws in a single game. The program record for free throw perfection in a single game is 16 of 16 by Bob Sura against South Florida on November 29, 1994.
Florida State made 23 of 30 free throws in Saturday's victory - both season highs during the first three games of the season. In addition to Walker's performance of 12 for 12, senior RayQuan Evans was a perfect three of three and Tanor Ngom was two of two from the line.
Sophomore Balsa Koprivica totaled six points as did senior Tanor Ngom as the Seminoles received strong contributions from the post players. Koprivica and Ngom combined to shoot five of nine from the field and two of three from the free throw line.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
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1 RaiQuan Gray f 24 2 5 0 0 1 2 5 2 6 8 3 2 3 2 1
2 Anthony Polite g 28 4 7 3 4 3 4 14 2 3 5 1 2 1 1 1
4 Scottie Barnes g 28 7 10 1 2 2 6 17 0 2 2 3 5 3 0 1
5 Balsa Koprivica c 16 3 7 0 0 0 1 6 0 3 3 1 0 3 1 0
23 MJ Walker g 29 2 5 1 2 12 12 17 0 2 2 1 3 4 0 3
0 RayQuan Evans 19 1 4 0 1 3 3 5 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 0
10 Malik Osborne 21 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 1
11 Nathanael Jack 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 7 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
31 Wyatt Wilkes 18 2 5 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 6 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Team 3 4 7
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FSU 5 200 26 54 8 16 23 30 83 8 25 33 18 17 16 4 8
Opp 200 25 59 10 23 11 16 71 10 24 34 24 14 20 8 6
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
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| Florida | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Opens ACC Play with 74-61 Victory.
by Kennedy Knisley
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Freshman Scottie Barnes scored a team-high 16 points to lead five Seminoles in double figure scoring and Florida State won their ACC opener with a 74-61 win over Georgia Tech at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Senior M.J. Walker totaled 14 and Wyatt Wilkes 11 while Balsa Koprivica and Anthony Polite scored 10 each to lead Florida State to its fourth consecutive victory to open the season.
The Seminoles improved to 4-0 and 1-0 in the ACC while Georgia Tech fell to 2-2 and 0-1 in ACC play.
Barnes continued to shine on the court and he added six rebounds, two steals and one assist to this 16-point scoring total. Barnes was four for six from the free throw line in his first career ACC game.
It was Barnes who gave the Seminoles some breathing room with a dunk at the 9:15 mark of the second half after the Yellow Jackets had closed the score to 51-50 on the heels of a 15-0 scoring run that nearly gave them their first lead since early in the first half. Following Barnes' dunk, the Seminoles outscored Georgia Tech 21-11 to take the victory.
In the Seminoles' first ACC matchup of the season, they continue to extend some impressive home winning streaks. They are now 69-3 in the last 72 home games since the end of the 2015-16 season. Florida State has now won 27 consecutive games at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee and 18 consecutive ACC home games.
Wilkes led the Seminoles to a 36-29 lead at halftime as he totaled 11 points in the first half. The redshirt junior was a perfect three of three from the 3-point line as he led Florida State in the first half scoring column.
Polite also had a powerful first half, making two 3-point shots and scoring six points. He totaled four second half points as Florida State pulled away for the victory.
Guard Michael Devoe led the Yellow Jackets in points with 21. Jordan Usher and Moses Wright added 12 points each.
In his 100th career game, senior M.J. Walker continued to reach perfection from the free throw line. He made four of four from the line and totaled 14 points for the Seminoles. Walker has made 27 of 28 from the free throw line to begin the 2020-21 season. The senior also ended the game with four rebounds and one steal.
Sophomore Balsa Koprivica continued to play well as he scored 10 points and pulled down a game-high eight rebounds. He has scored in double figures in three of Florida State's first four games of the season.
Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray totaled four points and added six rebounds the Seminoles' first ACC victory of the season.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
1 RaiQuan Gray f 30 1 5 0 1 2 2 4 2 4 6 4 2 2 0 0
2 Anthony Polite g 34 4 7 2 4 0 0 10 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 3
4 Scottie Barnes g 30 6 10 0 3 4 6 16 0 6 6 3 1 3 0 2
5 Balsa Koprivica c 26 4 5 0 0 2 4 10 2 5 7 0 3 2 0 0
23 MJ Walker g 35 4 9 2 4 4 4 14 1 3 4 1 1 2 0 1
10 Malik Osborne 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0
11 Nathanael Jack 5 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 11 4 7 3 3 0 0 11 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
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FSU 5 200 27 51 8 17 12 16 74 7 22 29 15 13 13 1 6
Opp 200 22 51 5 20 12 15 61 6 17 23 17 11 12 2 7
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
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| Georgia Tech | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Falls to UCF, 86-74.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - No. 15 Florida State (4-1) lost their first game of the season, 86-74, as UCF (2-1) upset the Seminoles at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles had not lost a game at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center since January 2018.
Senior M.J. Walker led the Seminoles with 22 points and three rebounds. Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray scored his career-high of 14 points while fellow redshirt junior Anthony Polite also scored 14 points to tie his career-high. Polite led the Seminoles with six rebounds.
UCF was led by Brandon Mahan who scored a game-high 32 points to go along with six rebounds. Isaiah Adams scored 22 and Darin Green, Jr., totaled 20 for the visiting Knights.
UCF outscored the Seminoles, 52-35, in the second half to gain the win. The Knights shot 57.1 percent from the field (16 of 28), 60.0 percent from the 3-point line (six of 10) and 93.3 percent from the line (14 of 15) as they led by 13 late in the second half.
The Seminoles held a 39-34 halftime lead but allowed the Knights to take their first lead of the second half at the 14:17 mark on a 3-point field goal by Green. Green's 3-pointer gave the Knights a 47-46 lead. UCF did not trail after that point as they opened the second half on a 13-7 run.
From there, the Knights extended their lead as they continuously frustrated the Seminoles on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court. Florida State shot the ball well from the field (47.1 percent) and made a season-high 10 3-point shots but could not contain UCF's offense which outscored the Seminoles by 17 after halftime.
The Knights benefited from multiple scoring runs, holding Florida State scoreless over stretches from which they could not recover.
Adams played a huge role in the Knights' victory, totaling 22 points, eight rebounds, and two assists. He led the Knights in rebounds and was second in scoring. Adams, Mahan, and sophomore Darin Green Jr. scored 74 of the Knights' 86 points.
Sophomore Balsa Koprivicia scored six points and freshman Scottie Barnes totaled eight points and three assists.
Walker was the leading scorer for the Seminole tonight with 22 points, three rebounds, and two assists. In all five games of the season, Walker has scored in double figures, as he continues to lead the team in scoring. The senior totaled four three-point shots on the night, increasing his career three-point field goals made to 141.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
1 RaiQuan Gray f 27 5 7 2 2 2 2 14 0 3 3 4 2 1 0 2
2 Anthony Polite g 31 5 8 3 4 1 2 14 4 2 6 3 1 3 0 0
4 Scottie Barnes g 29 3 8 1 3 1 3 8 1 2 3 2 3 1 0 1
5 Balsa Koprivica c 14 1 1 0 0 4 6 6 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
23 MJ Walker g 37 6 13 4 7 6 8 22 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1
0 RayQuan Evans 15 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0
10 Malik Osborne 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 1 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 8 1 3 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
30 Harrison Prieto 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 15 1 6 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1
34 Tanor Ngom 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Team 1 1
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FSU 5 200 24 51 10 23 16 26 74 8 17 25 21 11 14 3 5
Opp 200 27 54 9 19 23 26 86 10 22 32 21 11 13 3 6
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Florida | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats Gardner-Webb, 72-59.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Redshirt junior Anthony Polite led Florida State with a career-high 15 points and a career-high nine rebounds as the No. 21 Seminoles pulled away from Gardner-Webb in the second half to take a 72-59 victory at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The win closed out the Seminoles' non-conference schedule with four wins in five games and sets up a date at Clemson on December 29.
Florida State improved to 5-1 while the Runnin' Bulldogs fell to 1-4. The game was originally scheduled as the Seminoles' opener on November 27 but postponed and played as the Seminoles last game before beginning a stretch of 19 consecutive ACC games beginning with the Tigers.
The two teams traded the lead in the first half before the Seminoles took control of the game and closed the game on an 18-6 run to take their victory. The Seminoles pushed their lead to double digits before winning by 13.
The Seminoles and the Runnin' Bulldogs played a back-and-forth first half which saw five ties and six lead changes. The Seminoles led by as many as five (31-26 with 44 seconds remaining) while Gardner-Webb led by as many as six (12-6 with 11:36 remaining). The Seminoles scored five of the final nine points of the first half to take a 31-28 halftime lead.
Florida State took the lead for good on a 3-point field goal by M.J. Walker with 16:13 left to play in the second half. Walker's bucket gave the Seminoles a 42-39 lead – a lead they steadily increased from there. Walker finished the game with seven points, two rebounds and two steals.
Walker remained consistent from the free throw line, making two of two in the victory. He is now shooting .921 from the line in the first six games of the season.
Sophomore Balsa Koprivica, who scored the first basket of both halves for the Seminoles, scored his season-high of 14 points and had eight rebounds. His performance marks his fourth game he has scored in double figures. Koprivica was also perfect from the free throw line, making all six of his attempts.
Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray scored four points while adding eight rebounds and two assists to help the Seminoles gain the victory.
Freshman Scottie Barnes led the team in assists with five while adding six points to the board. He has 25 assists, an average of 4.17 assists in the first six games of his career. Barnes tied with Polite for the team-high in steals with two. Barnes' two steals marked the fifth consecutive game that he has had at least one steal and brought his season total to 10 steals.
The Seminoles outrebounded the Runnin' Bulldogs 53-30 and shot .750 percent from the free throw line (24 of 32).
Senior RayQuan Evans totaled eight points and four rebounds. Evans was 2-4 (.500 percent) from the 3-point line. Junior Malik Osborne also played a key role in tonight's win, totaling eight points and eight rebounds.
Sophomore Lance Terry scored 23 points for Gardner-Webb and went eight of 19 on field goals. Senior Jaheam Cornwall was the team's second leading scorer with seven points and had a team-high of seven rebounds. The Runnin' Bulldogs ended the night with a .778 free throw percentage and a 31.0 field goal percentage.
Florida State senior Justin Lindner closed out Florida State's victory with two points from the field, bringing the Seminoles to their largest lead of the game at 13 points (72-59).
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
1 RaiQuan Gray f 25 1 5 0 4 2 2 4 0 8 8 2 2 1 2 1
2 Anthony Polite g 28 5 8 1 3 4 7 15 2 7 9 2 1 0 1 2
4 Scottie Barnes g 22 2 7 1 3 1 2 6 1 1 2 2 5 2 1 2
5 Balsa Koprivica c 22 4 5 0 0 6 6 14 2 6 8 2 0 0 2 0
23 MJ Walker g 23 2 9 1 7 2 2 7 0 2 2 4 2 5 0 0
0 RayQuan Evans 23 2 6 2 4 2 3 8 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1
10 Malik Osborne 16 3 7 0 2 2 3 8 6 2 8 4 0 4 1 0
11 Nathanael Jack 11 1 5 1 5 2 3 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
12 Justin Lindner 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Travis Light 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 10 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 Harrison Prieto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 12 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
33 Will Miles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 0
Team 2 2 4
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FSU 5 200 21 61 6 33 24 32 72 18 35 53 20 11 16 8 6
Opp 200 18 58 9 33 14 18 59 7 23 30 25 10 14 2 6
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Falls to Clemson, 77-67.
CLEMSON, S.C. - No. 18 Florida State fell short in their road opener, dropping a 77-67 contest in Littlejohn Coliseum against Clemson Tuesday evening. The Seminoles move to 5-2 (1-1 ACC) on the season and the Tigers are now 7-1 (1-1 ACC). Tuesday's game against Clemson marked the start of an 18-game stretch for Florida State against ACC opponents.
Freshman Scottie Barnes led the way for Florida State, scoring 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting. The Seminoles shot 6-for-9 at the free throw line, while the Tigers finished 24-for-33 and 15-for-22 in the second half.
The Seminoles led at the break, 34-29, but Clemson outscored the Noles by 15 in the second half. Clemson led the final seven minutes of the game behind 15 points from Clyde Trapp, the game's leading scorer.
Senior RayQuan Evans scored a career-high nine points for Florida State, all in the first half.
The Seminoles led by as many as nine points in the opening period when M.J. Walker connected on a three-pointer with 1:41 remaining, giving FSU a 34-25 lead. Walked finished with 11 points, three assists and three rebounds.
After a dunk from Balsa Koprivica to start the second half, Clemson went on an 8-0 run to retake the lead, 37-36. The teams traded buckets and the lead over the next six minutes, when Clemson took a 53-52 lead.
The closest Florida State would get over the final 10 minutes was on a Koprivica field goal with 7:50 remaining to tie the game at 54-54. The sophomore from Belgrade, Serbia, scored eight points and a career-high nine rebounds.
Clemson guard Nick Honor hit a three-pointer to break the tie and begin a 9-2 Clemson run that would keep FSU at arm's reach the rest of the night. Honor had 13 points for the Tigers.
Barnes ended the night with a team-high of 14 points and five assists. Barnes, a freshman from West Palm Beach, has had at least four assists in five games this season. He is now averaging 12.2 points and 3.8 assists in his last four games.
Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray led the team in steals with three total. Gray also had three rebounds on the night.
Walker reached double-figure points for the sixth time this season. After making both free throws against the Tigers, Walker is now 37-for-40 (.925) from the charity stripe this year.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
1 RaiQuan Gray f 22 1 8 0 5 0 0 2 0 3 3 4 0 4 1 3
2 Anthony Polite g 27 2 7 2 4 1 2 7 0 3 3 4 2 3 0 1
4 Scottie Barnes g 22 6 10 1 3 1 2 14 2 2 4 4 5 3 1 2
5 Balsa Koprivica c 19 4 6 0 0 0 1 8 2 7 9 3 0 0 1 1
23 MJ Walker g 33 4 10 1 6 2 2 11 1 2 3 1 3 2 0 1
0 RayQuan Evans 21 3 4 1 2 2 2 9 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0
10 Malik Osborne 24 1 5 0 3 0 0 2 2 6 8 2 2 1 1 0
11 Nathanael Jack 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 11 2 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 15 3 5 3 5 0 0 9 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
34 Tanor Ngom 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Team 1 1 1
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FSU 5 200 26 62 9 32 6 9 67 8 27 35 24 13 17 6 8
Opp 200 23 63 7 24 24 33 77 19 30 49 14 10 12 1 7
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Clemson |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats NC State, 105-73.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State came off a 15-day break in dominating fashion in a 105-73 victory over NC State at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles shot 70.7 percent from the field (41-58), 66.7 percent from the 3-point line (12-18) and were a perfect from the free throw line (11-11) and scored more than 100 points against an ACC opponent for the fifth time since the 2000 season.
The Seminoles' 70.7 percent field goal shooting percentage established a school record in an ACC game; their 66.7 percent mark from the 3-point line is tied for the second best long range shooting effort in an ACC game and their perfect night from the free throw line marked the third in in their conference history that a Florida State team finished perfect from the line on at least 10 attempts. Florida State also tied its school record for an ACC game with 57 points in the first half on its way to the largest margin of victory over NC State (+32 points) in the history of its series against the Wolfpack.
After a 15-day layoff, the Seminoles improved to 6-2 overall and 2-1 in the ACC while the Wolfpack moved to 6-4 overall and 2-3 in ACC play.
Senior RayQuan Evans scored a game and career-high 24 points to lead four Seminoles in double figure scoring. He was followed by 19 points by senior M.J. Walker, a career-high 18 points from senior Nathanael Jack and 11 points from freshman Scottie Barnes. Evans also led the Seminoles with a career-high six rebounds in the first start of his Seminole career.
Florida State opened the scoring on a 3-point shot by Evans just 21 seconds into the game and continued its best team scoring night of the season from that point. The Seminoles led by four (15-11) at 15 minute mark, gained their first double digit lead (24-13) of the night at the 12:17 mark, led by 15 (30-15) at the 9:23 mark, upped their advantage to 25 (44-19) at the 4:36 mark and held a 25 point lead (57-32) at halftime.
The Seminoles' 57 first half points tied their ACC record for points scored in a first half. The 57 points in the first half tied the school record for most points in the first half of an ACC game against Wake Forest on February 10, 1993.
In the first half, Florida State shot .714 percent from the field (20 of 28), .700 from the 3-point line (7-10) and were perfect from the free throw line (10 of 10). Coming into its game against the Wolfpack, Florida State averaged 36.2 points scored in the first half in its seven games of the season.
Florida State, which shot 70 percent from the field in the second half (21 of 30), led by 36 in the second half (105-69) and cruised to its most lopsided victory of the 2021 season. The Seminoles shot .625 percent from the 3-point line (five of eight) and made their only free throw attempt after halftime.
Walker finished the night with 19 points and four assists. He finished tied for the team assists with junior RaiQuan Gray and redshirt junior Anthony Polite with four assists each.
Walker was also a perfect four of four from the free throw line while the team was a perfect 11-11 from the free throw line. Walker is now shooting an ACC leading .925 percent from the line this season.
In his first career start out of 35 total appearances for the Seminoles, Evans was dominant on the court. In scoring his career of 24 points, he totaled 13 points at the half 11 in the second half. He went 9-for-11 from the field, two-of-two from the 3-point line and was a perfect four-for-four from the free throw line.
Jack contributed a career-high 18 points. He was a near perfect seven of eight from the field and four of five from deep. Jack capped off the Seminoles' victory over the Wolfpack with back-to-back three point shots and put the Seminoles over the 100-point mark for the first time this season.
Florida State had 44 points from the bench as 11 different players scored in the victory.
NC State was led by Thomas Allen who scored 16 points, and Jericole Hellems, who had six rebounds.
The Seminoles finished the game with 24 assists and 11 turnovers, nearly a 2-1 ratio. The team also recorded seven blocks, six steals, and turned 11 turnovers from the Wolfpack into 16 total points.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 19 9 11 2 2 4 4 24 1 5 6 1 2 1 0 1
1 RaiQuan Gray f 22 3 6 1 1 0 0 7 0 3 3 3 4 2 0 0
2 Anthony Polite g 21 2 4 1 1 0 0 5 2 2 4 2 4 1 1 1
5 Balsa Koprivica c 14 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
23 MJ Walker g 22 6 7 3 4 4 4 19 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0
4 Scottie Barnes 13 5 7 0 1 1 1 11 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 0
10 Malik Osborne 20 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0
11 Nathanael Jack 12 7 8 4 5 0 0 18 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
12 Justin Lindner 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2
15 Quincy Ballard 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
20 Travis Light 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 15 2 3 1 2 0 0 5 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 15 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
33 Will Miles 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 0
Team 1 1
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FSU 5 200 41 58 12 18 11 11 105 6 26 32 15 24 11 7 6
Opp 200 28 63 11 26 6 8 73 9 10 19 12 10 11 3 5
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats North Carolina, 82-75.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - M.J. Walker led five Seminoles in double figure scoring with 21 points to lead Florida State to an 82-75 victory over North Carolina at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The win was Florida State's 20th consecutive ACC victory win at home and their third straight at home against the Tar Heels.
Florida State won its second consecutive ACC home game and improved to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in ACC play. The loss broke a three-game winning streak for the Tar Heels who fell to 8-5 and 3-3 in ACC play.
Walker led an extremely balanced effort for the Seminoles who outrebounded the Tar Heels by a 30-29 margin. North Carolina entered Saturday's game with a +10.2 rebounds per game margin and having been out-rebounded only once in its first 12 games of the season. The Tar Heels also began the day ranked as the national leaders in offensive rebounds per game (16.7 per game) and were held three offensive rebounds below their average by the Seminoles. Florida State was led in rebounding by sophomore Balsa Koprivica who totaled a career-high tying nine rebounds.
Including its 105-73 win over NC State on Wednesday, Florida State continued to shoot the ball very well. The Seminoles shot 48 percent from the field, 50 percent from the 3-point line and were nearly perfect for the second consecutive game from the free throw line, 96.2 percent. The Seminoles made their first 23 free throws of the game and have now made 37 of their last 38 free throws in their last two games.
Walker, who also totaled three rebounds and three assists to go along with his 21 points, has scored at least 17 points in six of nine games this season. He was followed in the scoring column by a career-high 19 points from RaiQuan Gray and 10 points each by RayQuan Evans, Balsa Koprivica and Malik Osborne. Gray was a perfect seven of seven from the free throw line, Evans added four assists in the second start of his career and Osborne added two rebounds and two made 3-point shots in the Seminoles' victory.
The Seminoles shook off a sluggish start and built their biggest lead of the game of 11 points late in the first half. The Seminoles led 7-4 at the first media timeout but trailed 14-12 at the second media timeout. Walker made three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point shot attempt the put the Seminoles up 30-19 at the 6:32 mark of the half.
The Seminoles finished the half well and held a 41-37 lead at the intermission.
Florida State was a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line in the first half. Walker led the team in the first 20 minutes with 14 points while Gray totaled 10 first half points.
In the second half, Walker knocked down another three and Osborne added two more from the bonusphere, as the lead was close with Florida State up 65-62 at the fourth media timeout of the half. The game was close throughout, as the Seminoles led by 11 at most and the Tarheels led by four at most. Walker ended the afternoon with four triples and continues his run as a consistent scorer for the Seminoles.
Walker, who leads the ACC in free throw shooting percentage, was 5-of-6 from the line against North Carolina. Walker is shooting .920 from the free throw in the first nine games of his senior season.
Florida State held its lead throughout the second half, though North Carolina worked to keep itself in striking distance until the final buzzer. Twice the Tar Heels took their deficit down to one point, with the Seminoles answering both times on their next possession to increase their lead.
North Carolina, who placed four players in double figure scoring, made 10 3-point shots (including seven in the second half) as it battled the Seminoles throughout the 40 minutes of playing time. The Tar Heels had four double-digit scorers led by freshman RJ Davis with 16 points and freshman Kerwin Walton with 14 points.
Day'Ron Sharpe, who scored six points in the game, pulled the Tar Heels within one point (74-73) on a layup with 2:22 remaining in the game.
A driving lay-up and a made free throw by Gray provided the answer for the Seminoles who closed the game on 8-2 run to gain the win.
Evans, who started in place of the injured Scottie Barnes for the second consecutive game, scored in double figures for the second straight time. After scoring his career-high of 24 points in Florida State's victory over NC State, he added 10 points, four assists and three steals. In the past three games, Evans has contributed 36 total points and made a perfect eight of eight shots from the free throw line. Evans also tied with Walker and Gray with three steals each.
The Seminoles combined for 10 steals and six blocks against North Carolina.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 31 3 9 0 0 4 4 10 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 3
1 RaiQuan Gray f 30 6 10 0 1 7 7 19 0 4 4 3 5 3 1 3
2 Anthony Polite g 27 1 2 1 2 2 2 5 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0
5 Balsa Koprivica c 30 3 4 0 0 4 4 10 3 6 9 3 0 2 3 1
23 MJ Walker g 32 6 11 4 5 5 6 21 0 3 3 1 3 3 0 3
10 Malik Osborne 15 3 5 2 3 2 2 10 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
11 Nathanael Jack 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 16 1 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 7 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Team 4 1 5
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FSU 5 200 24 50 8 16 26 27 82 9 21 30 16 12 17 6 10
Opp 200 27 62 10 24 11 14 75 13 16 29 20 19 14 1 9
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Gray Leads Basketball to Fourth Straight Win Over Louisville.
by Kennedy Knisley
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - RaiQuan Gray led the Seminoles to their fourth consecutive win against the Cardinals with 17 points and eight rebounds as FSU took down Louisville on the road once again, 78-65, on Monday night at the KFC Yum! Center. The Seminoles move to 8-2 (4-1 ACC) on the season and the Cardinals are 9-3 (4-2 ACC).
Gray had an outstanding all-around performance, adding eight rebounds and two assists to go along with his 7-of-12 shooting night. Florida State was efficient from the floor and handled Louisville's pressure with ease all game, shooting 50 percent (31-of-62) overall. FSU was also strong from beyond the arc, going 9-of-21 (42.9 percent) while Louisville shot just 25 percent (4-of-16) from downtown.
FSU's impressive bench helped get the job done against the Cardinals, out-scoring the opposition 29-7. Malik Osborne (12 points) and Scottie Barnes (10 points) both scored in double figures off the bench. Osborne added a Sportscenter Top 10-worthy play with 7:50 left in the game when he posterized a Louisville defender with a thunderous right-handed jam, making it 67-50 FSU.
The Seminoles got off to a double-digit lead early in the game when a Barnes 3-point field goal made it 17-7 with 14:29 remaining in the first half. The lead would swell to 24 points (40-16) on an old-fashioned three-point play from Osborne with 4:38 left in the first half. FSU would take a 42-28 lead into halftime after shooting 53.3 percent overall as well as from beyond the arc (8-of-13).
Wyatt Wilkes got the start nod and made a big difference in just over 16 minutes of action, scoring 13 points and adding three rebounds and two steals. RayQuan Evans chipped in with 11 points.
Despite Louisville taking a 12-2 run into the break and cutting the deficit to 14, FSU would not let the game get too much closer. The Cardinals cut their deficit to eight points with 11:34 remaining on a made free throw, but that is as close as they would get for the remainder. Over the next five minutes FSU would use a 12-2 run punctuated by a layup from Gray to take a commanding 69-51 lead with 6:27 left.
M.J. Walker, entering the game as the team's leading scorer, proved how versatile his game really is vs. Louisville. He doubled his career high with 10 assists on the night, helping FSU assist on 19 of its 31 made field goals.
Carlik Jones led three other Cardinals in double-figure scoring by totaling 17 points. Louisville's Jae'Lyn Withers played a big role too, leading the team with nine rebounds and contributing 14 points.
In a five-day stretch, FSU has played some of its most impressive basketball. It routed NC State, 105-73, on Jan. 13. The Seminoles then defeated North Carolina, 82-75, on Saturday followed by Monday's quick turn-around win over the Cardinals.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 27 4 6 3 4 0 0 11 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1
1 RaiQuan Gray f 30 7 12 0 0 3 4 17 2 6 8 2 2 1 0 0
5 Balsa Koprivica c 14 3 8 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 4 4 3 0 2 1
23 MJ Walker g 32 1 7 0 3 0 0 2 0 5 5 2 10 5 2 1
31 Wyatt Wilkes f 16 5 8 3 5 0 0 13 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 2
4 Scottie Barnes 21 4 9 2 4 0 0 10 2 4 6 2 0 0 1 2
10 Malik Osborne 25 4 8 0 3 4 4 12 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 1
11 Nathanael Jack 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
12 Justin Lindner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 Travis Light 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 16 2 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0
33 Will Miles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Team 1
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FSU 5 200 31 62 9 21 7 10 78 11 24 35 19 19 12 5 8
Opp 200 25 57 4 16 11 18 65 13 22 35 13 6 12 1 3
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Louisville |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats Clemson, 80-61; Improves To 5-1 In ACC.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Sophomore Balsa Koprivica scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and junior Sardaar Calhoun scored 13 points on four made 3-point field goals to lead Florida State to an 80-61 victory over No. 20 Clemson at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles led by as many as 38 in winning their school-record 21st consecutive ACC home game. Florida State used a 15-2 run to take a commanding 24-9 lead midway through the first half and cruised to their fourth consecutive win. The win earned the Seminoles a split in the two-game regular season series between the two teams.
Florida State is now 9-2 (5-1 ACC) and Clemson is 9-4 (3-4 ACC). The Seminoles are undefeated since December 29.
The Seminoles' defense was the story of the game as they held the nationally ranked Tigers to 17 made field goals, .304 percent shooting from the field, only five made 3-point field goals and a .167 shooting percentage from the 3-point line. Florida State blocked seven shots and was credited with six steals.
Florida State took its first double-digit lead (17-7) and the 12:22 mark of the first half and steadily increased its lead throughout the game. The Seminoles led by 15 at the 9:16 mark (24-9) and increased their lead to 20 with 25 seconds to play before halftime (42-22). The Seminoles shot .515 percent in the first half while holding the Tigers to four field goals and a shooting percentage of .167 percent.
Florida State went into the locker room at half leading the Tigers by a 42-24 margin. Calhoun led the team with a career-high 10 points and three triples all in the first half. Both M.J. Walker and Balsa Koprivica had eight at the half. Koprivica contributed two blocks.
The Seminoles continued to play well at the onset of the second half as they scored 14 of the first 16 points of the half to increase their lead to 30 at the 15:45 mark. Florida State increased its lead to 35 at the 13:22 mark (63-28) and to 38 at the 11:21 mark (69-31).
The Seminoles have led each of their 11 games at halftime this season and are shooting 50 percent from the 3-point line in their last four games (36 of 72). Florida State has led three of its last four ACC opponents by at least 20 points (Clemson by 38 points, NC State by 36 and Louisville by 24 points) and has an average margin of victory of 17.8 points in its last four games.
In addition to 13 points each by Koprivica and Calhoun, redshirt junior RayQuan Gray scored 11 points, and senior M.J. Walker totaled 10. Gray has now scored in double figures in three consecutive games while Walker has scored at least 10 points in nine of Florida State's 11 games. Walker also added three assists against Clemson; he has 12 assists in the last two game after totaling a career-high 10 in the Seminoles' victory over Louisville on Monday night.
Florida State's Malik Osborne scored eight points and added four rebounds while finishing tied with junior Nate Jack with a team-high two steals.
Walker also added three rebounds as Florida State outrebounded the Tigers with a 41-32 margin. In the first meeting of the season Florida State was outrebounded, 49-36, by Clemson.
Clemson's John Newman III led the Tigers in scoring with twelve points, while Clyde Trapp and Aamir Simms tied for a team-high of five rebounds. Newman was the only Tiger who scored in double figures.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 18 2 6 1 4 0 0 5 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 11 4 5 1 1 2 2 11 1 2 3 3 1 1 0 0
5 Balsa Koprivica c 23 5 6 0 0 3 4 13 3 7 10 2 1 3 2 0
23 MJ Walker g 17 4 6 2 3 0 0 10 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes f 18 1 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 1 2 1
4 Scottie Barnes 23 2 5 1 2 2 4 7 0 4 4 0 7 3 0 0
10 Malik Osborne 24 3 6 2 4 0 0 8 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 2
11 Nathanael Jack 22 2 5 1 4 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 1 4 0 2
12 Justin Lindner 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0
20 Travis Light 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 17 4 7 4 5 1 1 13 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
33 Will Miles 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 12 1 2 0 1 2 2 4 0 3 3 4 0 0 2 0
Team 5 2 7
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FSU 5 200 29 60 12 28 10 14 80 12 29 41 23 17 14 7 6
Opp 200 17 56 5 30 22 26 61 10 22 32 14 6 12 1 6
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats Miami, 81-59
Wins Fifth Straight ACC Game
by Chuck Walsh
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Redshirt junior Malik Osborne scored 11 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and junior RaiQuan Gray scored 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in leading No. 16 Florida State to a 81-59 victory over Miami at home. For both Osborne and Gray the double doubles were their first as Seminoles. The double double marked the third in Osborne's career after earning two during his freshman season at Rice.
The Seminoles, who were named as the National Team of the Week on Monday by ESPN, won their school record 22nd consecutive ACC home game - tied for the second longest streak in ACC history.
Florida State is now 10-2 (6-1 ACC) and the Hurricanes are 6-9 (2-8 ACC). The Seminoles have now defeated Miami six consecutive times, matching the Seminoles' longest winning streak against the Hurricanes in the history of the season.
"Obviously tonight was a game that was very important to us," said Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton. "There were times we played exceptionally well and areas we still need to work on. I thought we adjusted there in the second half. We've got some guys in there that were able to get some steals, blocks and change the pace of the game. We had two guys get double doubles tonight, (RaiQuan) Gray and (Malik) Osborne. Tonight, we showed that when we're not shooting the ball well from the perimeter, we can still find a way to get the win."
Florida State held Miami to 20 field goals, 37 percent shooting from the field and nine 3-point shots. The Seminoles blocked four shots and had five steals. With four Seminoles pulling down four or more rebounds, Florida State outrebounded Miami by a 45-23 margin.
Osborne, senior M.J. Walker, and junior Sardaar Calhoun led the Seminoles in scoring with 11 points apiece. Walker has scored at least 10 points in 10 of Florida State's 12 games this season.
The Seminoles went into the locker room at half leading the Hurricanes by a 35-23 margin. Walker led with seven points. Florida State led for 38:57 of the game and by 24 points in the second half after Calhoun's two free throws.
Florida State has led four of its last five opponents by at least 20 points (Clemson by 38 points, NC State by 36 points, Louisville by 24 points, and Miami by 24 points) and is averaging an 18.6 point margin of victory in the last five games.
Calhoun is now averaging 9.7 points in his last two games and has made at least one 3-point field goal in nine of the first 14 games of his career. The junior is a perfect seven of seven from the free throw line for the Seminoles.
Osborne is averaging 10.3 points and is a perfect six of six in his last four games. Gray is averaging 11.8 points in his last four games, scoring in double figures for his fourth consecutive game.
Freshman Scottie Barnes and senior RayQuan Evans led the team in assists with four each. Evans has scored 58 points and is averaging 11.6 points per game as a starter. He is shooting .611 (22 of 36) from the field and averages 4.3 field goals made per game as a starter.
Redshirt junior Wyatt Wilkes knocked down two triples and contributed one steal. This marks his eighth steal in the first 12 games of the season, tying his single-season career-high from last season.
Miami's Isaiah Wong led the Hurricanes with 21 points and three assists. Kameron McGusty and Anthony Walker had 13 apiece. Nysier Brooks led in rebounds with five and both McGusty and Wong led with three assists.
"I think that Florida State is really an outstanding team," said Miami Head Coach Jim Larranaga. "They're very deepand they're very talented; we were not able to stay with them in the first half until the very closing minutes. Wegot within 12, we had been down 20 and I thought we came out pretty well in the second half. We got them withineight and then we had a couple of easy shots that didn't go down for us and they ran off 10 straight points. Itwent from eight to 18 and we were never able to recover from that."
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 18 4 4 0 0 0 1 8 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 22 4 11 0 1 2 4 10 4 7 11 1 1 2 1 1
5 Balsa Koprivica c 17 3 6 0 0 3 3 9 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0
23 MJ Walker g 27 5 6 1 1 0 0 11 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 1
31 Wyatt Wilkes f 20 2 4 2 4 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
4 Scottie Barnes 19 3 7 0 2 2 2 8 1 2 3 3 4 1 0 0
10 Malik Osborne 20 4 7 1 2 2 2 11 2 8 10 1 0 0 0 0
11 Nathanael Jack 13 1 5 1 4 0 0 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0
12 Justin Lindner 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 Travis Light 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 25 4 8 1 3 2 2 11 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1
33 Will Miles 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
Team 2 2
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FSU 5 200 32 62 6 18 11 14 81 15 30 45 14 11 15 4 5
Opp 200 20 54 9 23 10 17 59 7 16 23 9 7 13 2 10
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Falls to Georgia Tech, 76-65.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
ATLANTA, Ga. - Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray led No. 16 Florida State with 19 points and eight rebounds in a 76-65 loss to Georgia Tech at McCamish Pavilion. Gray's 19 points marked his fifth straight game in double-figure scoring and tied his career-high for points in a game. Gray scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half of the game.
Florida State is now 10-3 overall and 6-2 in ACC play. The Yellow Jackets are now 8-5 and 4-3 in ACC play.
Florida State committed 20 turnovers and shot 42.9 percent from the field. They made just three of 14 from beyond the arc. Defensively, the Seminoles held the Yellow Jackets to 43.9 percent shooting from the field and 29.2 percent from the three.
With six Seminoles pulling down three or more rebounds, Florida State outrebounded the Yellow Jackets by a 37-31 margin. It marked the fifth time in the past six ACC games that Florida State held a rebounding advantage over its opponent.
Florida State trailed 33-26 at half. The Seminoles were led by senior M.J. Walker with five points and sophomore Balsa Koprivica with six rebounds in the first 20 minutes of play. Koprivica pulled down five of those rebounds in the first four minutes of play. The Seminoles' halftime deficit marked the first time this season the Seminoles trailed at the half.
Freshman Scottie Barnes approached double-figure scoring with nine points and led the team in assists with five. Barnes was three of four on free throws and pulled down three rebounds.
Redshirt junior Wyatt Wilkes knocked down one triple and contributed one steal against Georgia Tech. He now has a career-high of nine steals in a single season.
Florida State's bench outscored Georgia Tech's bench by a 22-4 point margin. Junior Sardaar Calhoun scored seven points and remained perfect from the free throw line on the season. Calhoun is now eight of eight from the line.
Gray also led Florida State with three steals and now has 79 career steals in 78 career games. He now joins Walker and Barnes in double-figure scoring average on the season with a career-high 10.2 points per game average and a career-high 6.1 rebounds per game average.
Redshirt junior Malik Osborne finished the night with three rebounds, one steal, and a team-high two blocked. Senior RayQuan Evans contributed five points, five rebounds, and three assists.
Georgia Tech's Moses Wright scored a game-high 23 points. Guard Jose Alvarado scored 21 points. Michael Devoe also joined his teammates in double-figure scoring with 19 points. Devoe and Wright tied for team-high honors with eight rebounds while Alvarado led with six assists.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 27 1 6 0 0 3 4 5 2 3 5 0 3 3 0 1
1 RaiQuan Gray f 34 7 10 0 0 5 8 19 3 6 9 3 2 5 1 3
5 Balsa Koprivica c 17 3 5 0 0 0 2 6 3 4 7 4 0 2 0 0
23 MJ Walker g 25 3 5 1 3 1 2 8 0 1 1 5 1 4 0 1
31 Wyatt Wilkes f 26 2 7 1 5 0 0 5 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1
4 Scottie Barnes 23 3 5 0 0 3 4 9 2 1 3 2 6 4 0 2
10 Malik Osborne 21 0 6 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 3 4 0 0 2 1
11 Nathanael Jack 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 17 3 7 0 1 1 1 7 3 1 4 2 2 1 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Team 1 3 4
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FSU 5 200 24 56 3 14 14 23 65 15 24 39 22 15 21 3 9
Opp 200 25 57 7 24 19 25 76 10 21 31 17 18 14 3 13
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Georgia Tech |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats Wake Forest, 92-85.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray scored a career-high 24 points and pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds in leading No. 17 Florida State to a 92-85 overtime win over Wake Forest at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The win was the 11th consecutive overtime victory for the Seminoles and tied the all-time national record for consecutive overtime wins. The Seminoles' 11 consecutive extra session wins ties Louisville (1968-75), UMass (1991-96) and Virginia (1991-96) for the longest undefeated streak in overtime games in college basketball history.
The Seminoles also extended their school-record for consecutive ACC victories at home to 23 straight games. The Seminoles' streak of 23 straight ACC homes wins is the second longest in ACC history behind only 26 straight home ACC wins by Duke (January 18, 1997 through February 5, 2000). The Seminoles' current ACC steak began with a 77-68 win over Clemson on January 22, 2019.
Florida State is now 11-3 (7-2 ACC) and Wake Forest is 6-9 (3-9 ACC).
Florida State trailed by three, 78-75, with 1:30 remaining in regulation and outscored the Demon Deacons 5-2 to tie the game and send it into overtime. Freshman Scottie Barnes scored four of the Seminoles' final five points in regulation including a reverse layup with 0.5 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.
Florida State then outscored Wake Forest by a 12-5 margin in the extra session to gain the win. Barnes scored five of Florida State's 12 overtime points. Florida State scored eight of the first nine points in overtime to open an 88-81 lead with 40 seconds to play in the game.
Barnes, who finished with 13 points, scored 11 points after halftime to finish in double figure scoring for the sixth time in his career.
Gray, who has now scored in double figures for a career-high six consecutive games, led five Seminoles in double-figure scoring. He is averaging 16.7 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game in the past six games. The redshirt junior also led the team with three blocked shots and made a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
In 79 career games, Gray has grabbed a total of 80 steals, averaging more than one steals per game for his career.
Junior Anthony Polite made his return to the court with 12 points and five rebounds. Polite made three of seven shots from the 3-point line in the Seminoles' win over Wake Forest and is 19 of 37 (.514) from the three this season.
Senior M.J. Walker contributed 14 points, while leading the Seminoles with five assists and two steals. It marked the 11th time in 14 games this season in which he has scored in double figures.
The Seminoles led Wake Forest by a 41-31 margin at the half - their largest lead of the first half. Gray led Florida State in the first half with 12 points and eight rebounds. Florida State has led 13 of their 14 games this season at half.
Barnes ended the afternoon with 13 points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals. He now has 18 steals in the past 14 games for the Seminoles. The freshman also leads the Seminoles with a 3.8 assists per game average.
In his first start of the season, redshirt junior Malik Osborne was just two rebounds shy of his second Florida State double-double, scoring 12 points and pulling down eight rebounds.
Redshirt junior Wyatt Wilkes knocked down three triples (for nine total points) and contributed one assist against Wake Forest.
Senior RayQuan Evans achieved a career high of two blocked shots, as the Seminoles ended with a team total of seven blocked shots.
Wake Forest's Jonah Antonio (senior) led the team with 23 points and eight rebounds. Antonio was one foul away from joining Ian DuBose, Emmanuel Okpomo, and Ody Oguama who all fouled out for the Deacons.
With four Seminoles pulling down four or more rebounds, Florida State outrebounded Wake Forest by a 39-32 margin. This marks the sixth time in the past seven ACC games that the Seminoles held a rebounding advantage over their opponent.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 37 7 10 0 0 10 10 24 4 8 12 3 4 0 3 1
10 Malik Osborne f 25 3 7 3 4 3 4 12 4 4 8 3 1 1 0 0
23 MJ Walker g 37 5 14 3 7 1 4 14 0 2 2 3 5 3 1 2
31 Wyatt Wilkes f 20 3 3 3 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2 Anthony Polite 30 4 8 3 7 1 2 12 0 5 5 3 2 2 1 2
4 Scottie Barnes 33 4 12 0 3 5 8 13 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 2
11 Nathanael Jack 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 10 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 0
Team 1 2 3
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FSU 5 225 27 59 12 25 26 35 92 13 26 39 18 17 12 7 7
Opp 225 27 60 13 27 18 25 85 9 23 32 25 17 14 2 3
| 1 | 2 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest | ||||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats Virginia, 81-60.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - M.J. Walker scored 17 points and pulled down six rebounds to lead No. 16 Florida State to an 81-60 victory over No. 7 Virginia at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The win marked the 24th consecutive home ACC win for the Seminoles - the second longest streak in ACC history. The victory was the Seminoles' third of the season over a nationally ranked team and head coach Leonard Hamilton's 76th career win over a nationally ranked team.
Florida State upped its record to 12-3 (8-2 ACC) and has won seven of its last eight games. Virginia is now 15-4 (11-2 ACC).
Walker shot five of six (.833) from beyond the arc and six of 12 (.500) from the field. With eight Seminoles making at least one 3-popint shot, Florida State made a season high of 13 from long range in its victory over the Cavaliers.
Florida State held Virginia to 22 field goals and .390 (9 of 23) from the three-point line.
Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray scored 15 points, marking his seventh consecutive double-figure scoring game. Gray pulled down five rebounds, contributed three assists, and grabbed two steals. The redshirt junior has 82 steals in 80 career games. With two of two free throws against Virginia, Gray has shot a perfect 12 consecutive free throws in the past two games.
Florida State held a 45-25 scoring advantage and outrebounded the Cavaliers 17 to 10 in the first half. Walker and Gray led the Seminoles at the intermission with nine points and while senior Tanor Ngom led the team with four rebounds.
In the first half alone, Florida State earned five steals and forced eight turnovers while committing just three turnovers themselves.
The Seminoles led for 36:02 of the game and had their largest lead of 25 points (43-68) after an easy three point jumper from sophomore Balsa Koprivica. With five Seminoles pulling down three or more rebounds, Florida State outrebounded Virginia by a 31-25 margin for the game.
Koprivica scored nine points, shooting a perfect three of three from the field and one triple (the first of his career). Koprivica made both of his free throw attempts (two of two) and has now made 12 of his last 13 free throw attempts in his last five games.
Redshirt junior Anthony Polite picked up where he left off in Saturday's win over Wake Forest with eight points and two steals. With one triple against the Cavaliers, Polite has made at least one three point shot in 12 consecutive games. He is shooting 21 of 40 (.525) during that span of games.
In contributing seven points, freshman Scottie Barnes had a game-high of six assists and had two steals for the Seminoles. He leads Florida State with a 4.2 assists per game average.
In just his second start of the season, redshirt junior Malik Osborne scored seven points and pulled down two rebounds.
Junior Sardaar Calhoun added six points for Florida State and has made at least one three-point field goal in 10 of the first 17 games of his career.
Virginia's Trey Murphy III led the Cavaliers with 13 points and five rebounds. Senior Sam Hauser tied for the team-high of five rebounds while contributing 11 points and one steal. Kihei Clark led Virginia with four assists.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 19 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 1 0 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 28 6 10 1 2 2 2 15 0 5 5 2 3 1 0 2
10 Malik Osborne f 24 3 8 1 4 0 0 7 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
23 MJ Walker g 29 6 12 5 6 0 0 17 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 1
31 Wyatt Wilkes f 13 1 3 1 3 2 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Anthony Polite 15 3 5 1 2 1 1 8 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2
4 Scottie Barnes 24 3 6 0 0 1 3 7 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 2
5 Balsa Koprivica 14 3 3 1 1 2 2 9 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
11 Nathanael Jack 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Justin Lindner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
20 Travis Light 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 19 2 3 2 3 0 0 6 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1
33 Will Miles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
34 Tanor Ngom 8 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 0
Team 1 1
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FSU 5 200 29 58 13 24 10 13 81 7 24 31 12 17 5 2 9
Opp 200 22 47 9 23 7 12 60 4 21 25 15 14 13 4 3
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats Pitt, 79-72.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - RaiQuan Gray scored 16 points and led four Seminoles in double-figure scoring as Florida State beat Pittsburgh by a 79-72 margin at the Peterson Events Center. Grays' scoring output marked his eighth consecutive double figure scoring. He was just two rebounds shy of earning his third career double double.
Florida State is now 13-3 (9-2 in ACC play) and Pittsburgh is now 9-9 (5-7 in ACC play).
In an unexpected road game at Pittsburgh, the Seminoles were able to hold Pitt to 38.2 percent shooting (26 of 68) and 23.5 percent (4 of 17) from the three-point line. The scheduling of this ACC matchup occurred late Wednesday after the Seminoles' scheduled game against Virginia Tech was postponed and the Panther's scheduled game against Clemson was postponed.
Redshirt junior Malik Osborne scored 12 points and pulled down nine rebounds in his third start of the season. Osborne was one rebound short of his second Seminole double-double.
Senior RayQuan Evans also had 12 points and contributed three rebounds and two assists. Taking a majority of the Seminoles' free throw shots in the second half, Evans ended the night with an 83.3 shooting percentage (10 of 12) from the line.
Gray also contributed two steals and one block, marking his 84th steal in 81 career games. With his eight rebounds, Gray reached his 100 mark in rebounds for the second consecutive season and has now achieved his single-season career high of 187 points. The redshirt junior was four-of-five on free throws and has made 16 of 17 in the past three games.
With two dunks from sophomore Balsa Koprivica, the Seminoles totaled six dunks against the Panthers.
Going into the locker room at half, the Seminoles were leading by a 39-33 margin against the Panthers. Florida State has led 15 of its 16 games this season at half. Gray led with seven points and three Seminoles (Gray, Osborne, Koprivica) led with three rebounds.
Freshman Scottie Barnes also got into double-figure scoring with 11 points and pulled down six rebounds. Barnes blocked a career-high three shots and had three assists. The freshman was a perfect three of three from the line.
With eight Seminoles pulling down three or more rebounds, Florida State gained a rebounding advantage with a margin of 43-39. This marks the eighth time in the past nine ACC games in which the Seminoles held a rebounding advantage over their opponent.
Coach Leonard Hamilton continued to show off his team's specialty - depth. With 33 bench points against the Panthers, at least nine players played for 13 or more minutes.
Redshirt junior Anthony Polite led the team with four assists, tying his season-high and approaching his career-high of five. Polite has also made at least one 3-point field goal in each of the 12 games he has played in this season.
Junior Sardaar Calhoun He contributed five points, three rebounds, and a steal against Pitt.
Florida State maintained a lead for 35:27 of the game with their largest lead of 11 points (70-59) coming after Polite's 3-point jumper with under four minutes left in the game.
Pittsburgh's leading scorer and rebounder, Justin Champagnie ended with a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds. The sophomore currently leads the ACC in both points and rebounds. Junior Xavier Johnson also scored in double-figures with 15 points and contributed three assists.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 22 1 4 0 1 10 12 12 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 29 6 12 0 0 4 5 16 3 5 8 3 0 4 1 2
10 Malik Osborne f 24 3 4 0 1 6 7 12 2 7 9 2 0 0 0 0
23 MJ Walker g 28 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes f 13 2 4 2 4 0 0 6 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0
2 Anthony Polite 20 2 4 1 3 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 4 2 1 0
4 Scottie Barnes 26 4 13 0 1 3 3 11 4 2 6 3 3 3 3 0
5 Balsa Koprivica 15 4 6 0 0 0 1 8 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 14 2 3 1 2 0 0 5 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1
34 Tanor Ngom 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
Team 1 1
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FSU 5 200 26 58 4 14 23 29 79 12 31 43 17 14 11 6 3
Opp 200 26 68 4 17 16 22 72 15 24 39 20 12 8 2 6
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Pittsburgh |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats Miami, 88-71.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Junior Sardaar Calhoun scored a career-high 16 points to lead four Seminoles in double figure scoring and No. 9 ranked Florida State earned an 88-71 win over Miami at the Watsco Center. Balsa Koprivica scored 13 points while RaiQuan Gray and Anthony Polite scored 12 each as the Seminoles rolled to their 10th ACC victory of the season. The Seminoles have reached the 10-win mark in ACC play for the third consecutive season.
Florida State is now 14-3 overall and 10-2 in ACC play. Miami is now 7-14 and 3-13 in ACC play.
Gray earned his third career double double with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. His 12 points marks the ninth straight game he has scored in double figures. He was 6 of 11 (.545 percent) from the field and contributed six assists for the Seminoles. He finished the game just four assists shy of a triple double.
Koprivica also achieved double-figure scoring with 13 points and was five of 10 (.500 percent) from the field. Koprivica is averaging a career-high 10.1 points per game and has scored at least six points in each of Florida State's 16 games this season.
With 12 points and three rebounds, Polite was another of four double-figure scoring Seminoles this evening. Polite was four of nine (.444 percent) from the field and two of six (.333 percent) from beyond the arc. He has scored at least one 3-point field goal in each of the 13 games he has played in this season.
Freshman Scottie Barnes had a game-high and a career-high of eight assists in contributing eight points.
The Seminoles led 49-28 at the half, marking the 16th time in 17 games in which Florida State has led at halftime. In the first 20 minutes of play, Florida State's bench managed to outscore the entire Miami team by a 31-28 margin.
The Seminoles' bench outscored the Hurricanes' bench by a 57-5 mark in gaining their seventh consecutive win in the series.
Florida State held a lead for 36:40 of the game, with their largest lead coming in the middle of the second half at 23 points (69-46).
Quincy Ballard scored his career-high of eight points and a team-high of three blocked shots against the Hurricanes. Junior Nate Jack scored three triples (.500 percent) in contributing nine points for the Seminoles.
Totaling eight blocks and five steals, the Seminoles held Miami to.340 shooting (24 of 70) from the field and .350 (8 of 23) from the 3-point line. With seven Seminoles pulling down three or more rebounds, Florida State outrebounded the Hurricanes by a 45-36 margin.
Miami's Isaiah Wong had a game-high of 29 points and totaled four rebounds for the Hurricanes. Anthony Walker led the team with seven rebounds and Kameron McGusty led with four assists.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 RaiQuan Gray f 26 6 11 0 1 0 0 12 4 9 13 1 6 4 2 0
2 Anthony Polite g 24 4 9 2 6 2 2 12 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 0
10 Malik Osborne f 9 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes f 22 2 6 1 5 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1
4 Scottie Barnes 24 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 2 2 4 0 8 2 0 0
5 Balsa Koprivica 23 5 10 0 0 3 4 13 4 4 8 3 2 1 2 1
11 Nathanael Jack 15 3 7 3 6 0 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
12 Justin Lindner 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 11 4 5 0 0 0 1 8 1 3 4 3 0 1 3 0
20 Travis Light 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 24 7 9 2 4 0 0 16 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 2
33 Will Miles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Team 1 2 3
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FSU 5 199 37 69 9 25 5 7 88 14 31 45 13 21 11 8 5
Opp 199 24 70 8 23 15 19 71 17 19 36 8 9 8 2 6
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Miami |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Men's Hoops Falls at North Carolina.
by Kennedy Knisley
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - No. 11 Florida State fell short to North Carolina in a hard-fought game, losing 78-70 at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill.
Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray scored in double figures for the tenth consecutive game with a team-high 17 points, eight rebounds, and two assists. Gray was just two rebounds shy from his fourth career double-double.
Florida State is now 14-4 overall and 10-3 in ACC play. North Carolina is 15-7 overall and 9-5 in the ACC.
Freshman Scottie Barnes scored 12 points for the Seminoles and had a career high seven rebounds. Barnes had a career-high and team-high six steals, playing a huge defensive role against the Tar Heels.
Redshirt junior Anthony Polite also scored in double figures with 10 points. With two triples, Polite has made at least one 3-point field goal in each of the 14 games he has played in this season. He is shooting a career-high .463 from the 3-point line on the season.
With eight points and five rebounds, sophomore Balsa Koprivica was 4-of-5 shooting for the ‘Noles. He has scored at least six points in each of Florida State's 18 games this season. Koprivica blocked a team-high three shots and contributed one steal.
Senior M.J. Walker was welcomed into the 1,000 career-point club with nine points this evening. Walker is just the 47th player in school history to reach this esteemed mark.
Florida State was leading by as many as 16 points in the first half, and was up 41-29 at the break. The Seminoles have led 17 out of 18 games at the half this season. With a 10-0 run to start the second half, North Carolina caught up, claiming their first lead of the second half with 12:41 left to play.
The Seminoles managed to hold North Carolina to 38.3 percent from the field and 21.7 percent from beyond the arc. Florida State also had the edge up on steals with 16 while North Carolina had 11. This marks the 17th time in 18 games this season that Florida State has earned five or more steals in a single game.
North Carolina's freshman, Walker Kessler, had a game high and career high of 20 points and was 9-of-10 shooting. Junior Leaky Black led with four assists and freshman Caleb Love led with three steals.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 17 1 5 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 32 5 12 1 2 6 10 17 3 5 8 3 2 6 1 2
5 Balsa Koprivica c 24 4 5 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 5 3 1 0 3 1
23 MJ Walker g 29 3 9 0 3 3 4 9 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 3
31 Wyatt Wilkes f 9 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 Anthony Polite 26 4 12 2 6 0 0 10 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 1
4 Scottie Barnes 22 5 11 0 1 2 3 12 4 3 7 4 2 2 1 6
10 Malik Osborne 20 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 2
15 Quincy Ballard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 20 2 8 1 4 0 0 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 1
34 Tanor Ngom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Team 2 2 4
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FSU 5 200 26 67 5 17 13 20 70 18 18 36 22 8 17 5 16
Opp 200 23 60 5 23 27 30 78 20 24 44 18 11 21 9 11
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| North Carolina |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats Boston College, 93-64.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Senior M.J. Walker scored 18 points to lead No. 11 Florida State to a 93-64 victory over Boston College in his last home game as a Seminole at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Walker, RayQuan Evans, Travis Light, Justin Lindner, Harrison Prieto and Will Miles were all honored tonight for Senior Night, playing in the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center for the last time in their careers as the Seminoles finished undefeated at home in ACC play for the second consecutive year.
The Seminoles are now 15-4 overall (11-3 in the ACC) and Boston College is 4-14 overall (2-10 in the ACC). This win also marks Florida State's 11th double-digit victory of the season.
Florida State now has 25 straight ACC home wins, only win from tying the ACC record. The Seminoles are 77-4 (.951) in their last 81 home games, dating back to the 2015-16 season.
Walker was six of nine from beyond the arc, tying his career high of six triples in a single game. He is now the 10th player in school history with 450 or more career 3-point field goals attempted and only needs five more triples to become the ninth player in school history with 175 or more career 3-point field goals made.
Evans contributed six points, two blocked shots and two steals in his last home game for the Seminoles. He shot 2-of-2 from the line and is shooting .867 from the line in the last four games (13 of 15).
Prieto blocked a career-high two shots and launched a perfect 3-point shot with nine seconds left in the game. Lindner contributed four points and one steal. Miles had two points and Light pulled down a rebound for the Seminoles.
Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray scored in double figures for the 11th consecutive game with 16 points. Gray was a perfect seven of seven shooting, including one shot from beyond the arc early in the second half.
Redshirt junior Anthony Polite also scored in double figures for the eighth time this season with 13 points while leading the team with six rebounds. With one shot from beyond the arc tonight, Polite has made at least one 3-point field goal in each of the 15 games he has played in this season. Polite also had a team-high of four steals in contributing to the Seminoles' nine steal total.
Freshman Scottie Barnes led the team with seven assists and totaled seven points for the Seminoles.
The Seminoles shot .556 percent from the field (35 of 63) and .481 percent from the 3-point line (13 of 27). Florida State held Boston College to .367 percent shooting from the field (22 of 60) and .387 percent shooting from the 3-point line (12 of 31).
With 78 bench points against the Eagles, Florida State held a lead for 37:16 of the game. The Seminoles' bench outscored the Eagles' bench 78-15.
Boston College's sophomore Jay Heath had a game-high of 28 points (.563 shooting) and senior Frederick Scott led the Eagles with seven rebounds.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 16 2 4 0 0 2 2 6 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
12 Justin Lindner g 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
20 Travis Light g 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 Harrison Prieto f 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
33 Will Miles f 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 RaiQuan Gray 19 7 7 1 1 1 1 16 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 2
2 Anthony Polite 25 4 7 1 3 4 5 13 0 6 6 1 2 0 0 4
4 Scottie Barnes 22 3 6 1 2 0 0 7 1 2 3 3 7 5 1 0
5 Balsa Koprivica 22 2 5 0 0 1 2 5 2 4 6 3 0 3 1 0
11 Nathanael Jack 12 2 7 1 5 0 0 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
23 MJ Walker 24 6 10 6 9 0 0 18 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 11 1 3 1 2 1 2 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 16 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 1 3 4 1 1 2 0 1
34 Tanor Ngom 8 2 3 0 0 1 1 5 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0
Team 2 2
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FSU 5 200 35 63 13 27 10 13 93 8 27 35 16 19 17 8 9
Opp 200 22 60 12 31 8 17 64 14 22 36 13 10 23 1 9
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | |||
| Florida State |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Falls to Notre Dame, 83-73.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Freshman Scottie Barnes matched his career-high and had a team-high of 17 points and was one rebound shy of his first career double-double as No. 11 Florida State fell to Notre Dame in their last regular season game by an 83-73 margin. Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray scored in double figures for the 12th consecutive game with 15 points and grabbed his fourth career double-double with 10 rebounds.
Florida State is now 15-5 (11-4 in the ACC) and Notre Dame is 10-16 (7-11 in the ACC).
The Seminoles were unable to grab a lead and were trailing by as many as 20 points in the first half. Going into the locker room at halftime to regroup, Florida State was down 47-31 but was able to cut the deficit to 74-70 with 2:30 remaining after a 3-point shot by redshirt junior Anthony Polite.
Polite contributed eight points and six rebounds for the Seminoles. With one shot from beyond the arc, Polite has made at least one 3-point field goal in 17 consecutive games since a victory over Boston College on March 7, 2020.
Gray was four of nine shooting and a perfect seven of seven from the line against the Irish. In the past seven games, Gray is shooting 30 of 35 from the free throw line (.857). The redshirt junior also had two steals and has 15 steals in the last nine games for a 1.7 steals per game average. He has earned multiple steals in six of the last eight games and needs only 10 more to reach 100 steals for his career.
Barnes was seven of 10 (.700) shooting for the Seminoles and led the team in steals with three. The freshman has totaled ten games with multiple steals this season.
Junior Sardaar Calhoun also scored in double figures with 12 points and maintains his shooting percentage of .444 from the 3-point line in his first season as a Seminole.
Concluding the four Seminoles in double-figure scoring, senior M.J. Walker ended the night with 12 points and two assists. Walker needs five more points to move into 44th place in scoring in school history with 1,039 points.
On senior night in South Bend, Indiana, five players for Notre Dame scored in double-figures. Junior Prentiss Hubb led the team with 22 points and five assists while senior Juwan Durham led with nine rebounds. Senior Nikola Djogo scored a career-high 11 points in his last career regular season game at Notre Dame.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 31 0 4 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 35 4 9 0 0 7 7 15 3 7 10 5 2 3 0 2
2 Anthony Polite g 26 3 7 1 3 1 2 8 3 3 6 4 0 1 1 1
5 Balsa Koprivica c 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
23 MJ Walker g 26 4 16 2 10 2 5 12 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0
4 Scottie Barnes 32 7 10 0 0 3 4 17 2 7 9 3 2 3 0 3
10 Malik Osborne 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1
11 Nathanael Jack 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 20 5 12 2 6 0 0 12 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 1
31 Wyatt Wilkes 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Team 1 1 1
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FSU 5 200 26 64 6 24 15 20 73 10 25 35 23 8 14 1 8
Opp 200 23 54 9 27 28 34 83 8 30 38 17 12 15 4 8
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Notre Dame |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Defeats North Carolina, 69-66, To Advance To ACC Championship Game.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Sophomore Balsa Koprivica scored his career-high of 17 points and pulled down his career-high of 11 rebounds to lead the Seminoles to a 69-66 win over North Carolina in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum. The No. 2 seeded Seminole will face No. 4 seeded Georgia Tech for their second ACC Tournament championship on Saturday at 8:30.
The Seminoles led by 13 in the first half, lost the lead to the Tar Heels then rallied, from five down midway through the second half to win the game in the final seconds. The sixth-seeded Tar Heels had a chance for a desperation shot to tie it with one second left, but Anthony Harris couldn't catch Leaky Black's half-court pass to get up a tying 3-pointer.
Florida State is now 16-5 (11-4 in the ACC) and North Carolina is now 18-10 (10-6 in the ACC). The Seminoles won their first ACC Tournament championship in 2012.
Redshirt junior Anthony Polite hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:06 left and the Seminoles held the Tar Heels to one of eight shooting from the field late in the game to earn their second win of the season over the Tar Heels.
Freshman Scottie Barnes scored 11 points, pulled down five rebounds, and was credited with a game-high four assists. Barnes was four of seven shooting (.571) and a perfect three of three from the line. In the last five games, Barnes is averaging 11 points and shooting .575 from the field (23 of 40).
Redshirt junior Malik Osborne led Florida State in the first half at the half with nine points on three of three shooting from beyond the arc. Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray was two points shy of his 13th consecutive double-figure scoring game as he finished with eight points and five rebounds.
Koprivica, one of the top shooters in school history, was seven of 11 shooting (.636) against the Tar Heels and is shooting .603 from the field this season. The sophomore also had a game-high four blocked shots, contributing to the Seminoles' seven blocked shot total.
Florida State has blocked at least four shots in 18 of its 21 games this season and leads the ACC in blocked shots.
Polite scored five points and pulled down seven rebounds for the Seminoles. With his one shot from beyond the arc to give the Seminoles the lead late in the game, Polite has made at least one 3-point field goal in 18 consecutive games since a victory over Boston College on March 7, 2020.
With two steals this evening, Polite maintains a 1.2 steals per game average this season and averages nearly 1.0 steals per game for every game of his career.
Junior Sardaar Calhoun added seven points and was three of six shooting (.500) with one triple. He has made at least one 3-point shot in seven consecutive games and is shooting .455 from the 3-point line (10 of 22).
Florida State shot 45.3 percent from the floor and held North Carolina to 33.8 percent shooting from the floor. The Seminoles were five of 13 from beyond the arc (.380) and 16 of 22 from the line (.730).
North Carolina's Caleb Love led three other Tar Heels in double-figure scoring with 13 points. Garrison Brooks had a team-high of eight rebounds and Armando Bacot contributed 12 points and six rebounds.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 13 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1
1 RaiQuan Gray f 26 2 8 0 2 4 4 8 0 5 5 3 2 0 0 0
2 Anthony Polite g 24 2 7 1 3 0 1 5 3 4 7 0 0 4 0 2
5 Balsa Koprivica c 28 7 11 0 0 3 5 17 4 7 11 3 2 2 4 0
23 MJ Walker g 28 3 8 0 1 3 5 9 0 1 1 2 2 6 0 0
4 Scottie Barnes 25 4 7 0 1 3 3 11 1 4 5 1 4 3 0 2
10 Malik Osborne 20 3 4 3 4 0 0 9 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1
11 Nathanael Jack 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Quincy Ballard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 20 3 6 1 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 2
31 Wyatt Wilkes 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
Team 1 3 4
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FSU 5 200 24 53 5 13 16 22 69 10 29 39 19 11 18 7 8
Opp 200 23 68 6 18 14 25 66 21 21 42 18 9 12 4 8
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| North Carolina |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Falls to Georgia Tech, 80-75, In ACC Championship Game.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Freshman Scottie Barnes scored his career-high 21 points and sophomore Balsa Koprivica recorded his second consecutive double double with 11 points and 10 rebounds but their efforts weren't enough as No. 2 seeded Florida State Seminoles fell to No. 4 seeded Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament Championship game by an 80-75 margin at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Florida State now heads to Indianapolis and the NCAA Tournament with a 16-6 overall record. Georgia Tech punches their ticket to the NCAA tournament as the ACC Champion with a 17-8 overall record.
The Seminoles shot 56 percent from the field (28 of 50) and 53 percent from the 3-point line (eight of 15). However, with 25 turnovers, Georgia Tech was able to score 31 points off of Florida State's mistakes.
Senior M.J. Walker contributed 15 points and pulled down four rebounds. He was three of five from the 3-point line against Georgia Tech. He moved into ninth place in school history with 173 career 3-point field goals made. Walker is also 43rd in scoring in school history with a total of 1,056 career points scored.
Florida State was down by just one point at the half (31-30) after a buzzer-beating lay-up from Georgia Tech's Michael Devoe. With 14 turnovers and only 11 made shots, the Seminoles went into the locker room in hopes of regaining focus to start the second half.
Coming back out of the locker room, Walker knocked down his second 3-point shot to regain the lead and redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray slammed home a dunk on the next possession. Koprivica added two buckets and the Seminoles were up 39-35 at the first media timeout.
The Yellow Jackets responded with a dunk from Moses Wright and a lay-up from Michael DeVoe, cutting Florida State's lead to five and then tying it at 50-50 at the under-8 media timeout.
Gray finished two points short of his 13th double-figure scoring game this season with eight points.
With two blocked shots this evening, Koprivica is averaging a career-high 1.4 blocked shots per game in 21 games this season.
Redshirt junior Anthony Polite joined three other double-figure scoring Seminoles with 10 points while pulling down seven rebounds. With one shot from beyond the arc, Polite has made at least one 3-point field goal in 18 consecutive games this season and 19 consecutive games overall since a victory over Boston College on March 7, 2020. He also added a steal and is averaging nearly 1.0 steals per game for every game of his career.
The Seminoles held Georgia Tech to 44 percent shooting from the field and 22 percent shooting from the 3-point line. With six Seminoles pulling down at least two rebounds, Florida State held a 36-24 rebounding advantage over the Yellow Jackets.
Georgia Tech's DeVoe (the tournament MVP) led the Yellow Jackets with 20 points and both Jordan Usher and Moses Wright added 15 points apiece. Wright, the 2021 ACC Player of the Year, had a team high of eight rebounds followed by Jose Alvarado's 13 points and five rebounds.
Koprivica earned All-ACC Tournament First Team honors and Barnes was named to the Second Team.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 21 3 4 0 0 2 4 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
2 Anthony Polite g 32 4 8 1 3 1 1 10 1 6 7 3 4 1 1 1
5 Balsa Koprivica c 26 4 9 0 0 3 4 11 5 5 10 4 0 3 2 0
23 MJ Walker g 27 6 10 3 5 0 0 15 1 3 4 5 1 8 0 0
4 Scottie Barnes 29 8 10 2 2 3 3 21 3 1 4 2 3 6 0 0
10 Malik Osborne 22 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 12 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 11 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
34 Tanor Ngom 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
Team 2 2 1
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FSU 5 200 28 50 8 15 11 14 75 12 24 36 23 12 25 5 1
Opp 200 27 62 5 23 21 28 80 14 10 24 14 13 7 4 15
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Georgia Tech |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Advances with 64-54 win over UNC Greensboro.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray scored 17 points and led Florida State, the No. 4 seed in the East Region, to a 64-54 win over No. 13 seed UNC Greensboro in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The win was the Seminoles' sixth consecutive win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament and propelled them into a Round of 32 game against No. 5 seeded Colorado in Monday, March 22.
Gray has now scored in double figures in a career-high 15 games and is averaging a career-high 12.2 points per game on the season.
The Seminoles began the game confidently, grabbing a 21-7 lead with 7:04 remaining to play. However, the UNCG closed out the first half with a 19-6 run, cutting the lead to 29-26 going into the locker room. Gray led the Seminoles with 10 points in the first half.
Coming out of the halftime break UNCG's Keyshawn Langley launched a triple and tied the game at 29. Florida State responded with a 12-0 run and reclaimed a 41-29 lead at the first media timeout of the half.
The Seminoles maintained a lead through the second half, but the Spartans fought and worked to keep themselves in the game.
Gray then made back-to-back buckets and the Seminoles maintained a 55-50 lead going into the final media timeout.
The Seminoles finished the game on a 13-4 run to earn the win. Florida State made six of its final eight field goal attempts while limiting UNC Greensboro to just one for eight from the field to end the game.
Defensively, Florida State was stellar.
The Seminoles held UNCG to a .317 shooting percentage (19 of 60) and outscored UNCG in the paint by a 44-16 margin.
Sophomore Balsa Koprivica also scored in double figures with 13 points and led the team with nine rebounds. Koprivica, one of the top shooters in school history, was six of nine shooting against the Spartans (.667). With a team-high of two blocked shots today, the sophomore has blocked eight shots in the last three games for a 2.7 blocks per game average over that span.
Redshirt junior Anthony Polite joined the double figure scoring club, adding 12 points and shooting .625 from the field. Polite pulled down four rebounds, added two assists and earned one steal.
With six Seminoles pulling down four or more rebounds, Florida State outrebounded the Spartans by a 35-26 margin. Florida State blocked six shots while UNCG only had one blocked shot. The Seminoles have blocked at least four shots in 20 of their 23 games and lead the ACC in this category.
Senior Tanor Ngom added six points, a career-high tying four rebounds, and one block for the Seminoles. He was two for two from the line and has made 12 consecutive free throws since Florida State's victory over North Carolina on January 16.
In his third NCAA Tournament appearance of his career, senior M.J. Walker led the team with six assists and two steals. The senior is looking to become 39th in school history for most career points scored, needing only 11 to do so.
UNC Greensboro's Isaiah Miller led the team with 17 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Langley added 16 points and was five of nine from beyond the arc (.556).
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === == === == === ===
0 RayQuan Evans g 16 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 31 8 13 0 2 1 4 17 1 6 7 1 3 0 1 0
2 Anthony Polite g 30 5 8 0 2 2 2 12 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 1
5 Balsa Koprivica c 24 6 9 0 0 1 2 13 3 6 9 4 1 4 2 0
23 MJ Walker g 32 2 6 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 6 2 1 2
4 Scottie Barnes 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 2 1 5 1 0
10 Malik Osborne 14 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 5 5 1 0 1 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 11 0 2 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 10 2 5 0 1 2 2 6 1 3 4 3 0 1 1 0
Team 3 3 2
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FSU 5 200 25 48 0 9 14 20 64 5 33 38 15 15 15 6 3
Opp 200 19 60 7 27 9 13 54 11 21 32 18 14 10 7 1
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| UNC-Greensboro |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Basketball Advances to Sweet 16 with 71-53 Win Over Colorado.
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Redshirt junior Anthony Polite scored a career-high 22 points in leading Florida State, the No. 4 seed in the East Region, to a 71-53 win over No. 5 seed Colorado in the second round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The victory sends the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive season and for the seventh time in school history.
Florida State will face Michigan, the No. 1 seed East Region, in the Sweet 16 round of the tournament at 5 p.m. on Sunday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Polite pulled down five rebounds, totaled a game-high four assists, and contributed a game-high four steals. Polite tied his career-high four 3-point field goals including two in the first four minutes of the game to send the Seminoles to an early lead.
The Seminoles' defense told much of the story of this game as they held Colorado to .357 percent shooting from the field, .240 percent shooting from the 3-point line and to a 53 points - the fewest points scored by the Buffaloes since February 20, 2016. The 53 points allowed by the Seminoles ranks as the fewest points allowed by Florida State in an NCAA Tournament games. The Seminoles also had double the amount of steals as Colorado (10-5) and totaled 20 fast break points as compared to only two for Colorado.
The Seminoles have allowed only 107 points in the first two games of the NCAA Tournament - 53 by Colorado and 54 by UNC Greensboro in the first round.
The game was a tale of two halves for the Seminoles who led 24-20 after the first 20 minutes. The Seminoles exploded with 47 second half points as they shot .625 percent from the field (15 of 24) and made 15 of 18 free throws.
Florida State scored the first four points of the second half to open up a 28-20 lead before the Buffaloes cut the deficit to one point at the 11:51 mark. Florida State responded with a 6-0 run to extend the lead to 42-35 with 9:29 left. After another triple by Polite and a free throw by senior M.J. Walker, the Seminoles were up 51-41, grabbing the first double digit lead of the game with 6:19 left to play.
The Seminoles pushed their lead to 19 points at 69-50 with just over two minutes remaining in the game.
Osborne joined Polite as the Seminoles' only two double figure scorers with 11 points on four of eight shooting from the field. He was also two of three from the line to maintain his career-high .838 mark from the free throw line this season.
RaiQuan Gray, a redshirt junior, was one point away from double figure scoring with nine points. Gray led the team in rebounds with six and contributed one block for the Seminoles. He has blocked 19 shots in 24 games this season.
Freshman Scottie Barnes led the Seminoles with five assists and three steals. He totaled six points and was a perfect two of two from the line.
After not making a single three-point shot against UNCG, the Seminoles shot .353 from beyond the arc against Colorado (six of 17). Florida State was 17 of 21 from the line (.810) and Colorado, the best free throw shooting team in the nation, was seven of 11 (.636).
Colorado had three players score in double figures, led by D'Shawn Schwartz with 13 points and followed by Evan Battey with 11 points. In his last game as a Buffalo, senior Mckinley Wright IV scored 10 points, pulled down four rebounds, and contributed two steals.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
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0 RayQuan Evans g 18 0 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 28 2 8 0 0 5 7 9 2 4 6 0 2 4 0 0
2 Anthony Polite g 28 8 12 4 7 2 2 22 1 4 5 1 4 1 0 4
5 Balsa Koprivica c 11 2 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 0
23 MJ Walker g 31 2 3 0 0 3 4 7 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 1
4 Scottie Barnes 22 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 0 1 1 1 5 3 0 3
10 Malik Osborne 20 4 8 1 4 2 3 11 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 1
11 Nathanael Jack 9 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
15 Quincy Ballard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Travis Light 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 11 2 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 Harrison Prieto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 11 2 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
33 Will Miles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0
Team 1 2 3 2
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FSU 5 200 24 46 6 17 17 21 71 6 21 27 15 16 15 3 10
Opp 200 20 56 6 25 7 11 53 16 19 35 22 12 19 2 5
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Colorado |
From the FSU website, seminoles.com.
Florida State Falls to Michigan, 76-58
by Kennedy Knisley, Sports Information Student Intern
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Malik Osborne scored 12 points and pulled down six rebounds as Florida State fell to Michigan, 76-58, in their third consecutive NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance. Florida State, the No. 4 seed in the East Region, ended its 2020-21 season with an 18-7 overall record. No. 1 seed Michigan advanced to the Elite 8 with a 23-4 overall record.
After a slow start to the first half, the Seminoles went into the break down 32-21. They shot zero of seven from the three-point line and committed 10 turnovers. However, they forced Michigan to just .333 shooting from the field (11 of 33).
Sophomore Balsa Koprivica led with seven points at the half and Osborne led with four rebounds. Koprivica averaged 10.6 points per game and 2.0 blocked shots per game in the last five games.
The Seminoles came back from the locker looking to regroup, as senior M.J. Walker was able to close the gap to single digits (34-25) with 18:50 remaining. Osborne and redshirt junior Anthony Polite made back-to-back threes and were able to pull the Seminoles to within five - their smallest gap since the early in the first half.
Osborne was four of seven from beyond the arc (.571) against the Wolverines and averaged nine points per game in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
Freshman Scottie Barnes had eight points and a team-high three assists. Barnes also contributed a single steal and a single block for the Seminoles. In the last four games, Barnes averaged 9.8 points per game.
Polite added nine points, four rebounds, and a game-high three steals. He finished the season with at least one steal in each of the final eight games and totaled multiple steals in eight games this season. In the final four games of the season, Polite averaged 13.3 points per game.
Two points away from double-figure scoring, RaiQuan Gray scored eight total points on three of five shooting (.600). The redshirt junior closed the 2020-21 season with a career-high 11.8 points per game average.
In his final game as a Seminole, Walker scored 10 total points. He averaged a career-high 12.2 points scored per game with a career-high 293 points this season. Walker has also made a career-high 95 field goals and totaled a career-high 61 assists in the 2020-21 season.
Including seven turnovers against the Wolverines, Florida State forced 36 turnovers in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles were five of six from the line (.833) and 24 of 60 from the field (.400). They held Michigan to three of 11 from beyond the arc (.273).
Michigan's Hunter Dickinson and Brandon Johns had 14 points each and Franz Wagner added 13 points.
NO NAME GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
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0 RayQuan Evans g 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 0
1 RaiQuan Gray f 20 3 5 0 0 2 2 8 0 3 3 4 1 3 0 0
2 Anthony Polite g 25 3 5 1 3 2 2 9 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 3
5 Balsa Koprivica c 23 3 6 0 0 1 2 7 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0
23 MJ Walker g 26 5 14 0 3 0 0 10 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 0
4 Scottie Barnes 25 4 11 0 3 0 0 8 1 0 1 4 3 3 1 1
10 Malik Osborne 31 4 9 4 7 0 0 12 0 6 6 3 1 1 0 0
11 Nathanael Jack 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
12 Justin Lindner 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Quincy Ballard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
20 Travis Light 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sardaar Calhoun 9 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
30 Harrison Prieto 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 Wyatt Wilkes 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
34 Tanor Ngom 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Team 2 1 3
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FSU 5 200 24 60 5 20 5 6 58 9 22 31 22 10 14 5 6
Opp 200 29 59 3 11 15 23 76 11 26 37 10 19 9 3 4
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Michigan |