National Basketball Association
Florida St. 89, Tenn-Martin 61
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 17, 2013
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
# Bernard Clinton, # Jamie Luckie, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
6042
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Florida State 89, Tennessee-Martin 61: Ian Miller did not miss a shot en route to a career-high 20 points and the host Seminoles used a 20-4 first-half surge to pull away from the Skyhawks.
Aaron Thomas added a career-best 19 points and Okaro White scored 17 points for Florida State (3-0), which trailed 12-11 eight minutes into the game before taking control. The Seminoles recorded 11 steals – six by Thomas – and shot 58.7 percent from the field.
Myles Taylor, in his second game back following a knee injury last season, led Tennessee-Martin (1-4) with 17 points. The Skyhawks committed 19 turnovers and shot 10 free throws, compared to 39 by Florida State.
Bobby Jones gave the Skyhawks a 12-11 lead on a 3-pointer with 11:31 left in the opening half, but the Seminoles dominated from that point. Miller started the spurt with a layup 24 seconds later, White added six points during the run and a Miller 3-pointer with 5:39 left before halftime gave Florida State a 31-16 advantage.
The Seminoles pushed their lead to 41-23 at halftime and led by as many as 24 early in the second half before the Skyhawks pulled as close as 52-40 with 13:04 to go on Javier Martinez’s three-point play. Florida State responded with seven consecutive points, with Miller’s three free throws with 11:31 remaining making it 59-40.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton, a 1971 graduate of Tennessee-Martin, improved to 2-0 against his alma mater. … Tennessee-Martin G Marshun Newell, who came in averaging 15.3 points, scored four points on 2-of-13 shooting. … Miller finished 5-for-5 from the field, 3-for-3 from 3-point range and 7-for-7 from the free-throw line.
Top Game Performances
| Tenn-Martin |
|
Florida St. |
|
Myles Taylor 17 |
Scoring |
Ian Miller 20 |
|
Marshun Newell 4 |
Assists |
Devon Bookert 5 |
|
Javier Martinez 7 |
Rebounds |
Boris Bojanovsky 6 |
|
Myles Taylor 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Thomas 8 |
|
Justin Childs 3 |
Steals |
Aaron Thomas 6 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Robert Gilchrist 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tenn-Martin
|
61 |
35.3 |
4-21 |
9-10 |
9 |
30 |
0 |
6 |
19 |
| Florida St.
|
89 |
58.7 |
5-11 |
30-39 |
15 |
34 |
7 |
11 |
19 |
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