National Basketball Association
Florida St. 58, Charleston Southern 47
When: 6:00 PM ET, Friday, November 28, 2014
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
# Gary Prager, # Lamar Simpson, # Bob Testa
Attendance:
5660
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Florida State 58, Charleston Southern 47: Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 16 points to help host Florida State knock off Charleston Southern.
Montay Brandon added nine points for the Seminoles (3-3), who were just 2-of-16 from 3-point range. Dayshawn Watkins grabbed eight rebounds to go with seven points.
Saah Nimley had 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Buccaneers (3-2). Danny Upchurch also had 10 points for Charleston Southern, which shot 29.6 percent from the field and went 8-of-31 from 3-point range.
The Buccaneers trailed by 14 one-third of the way into the second half before going on a 14-3 surge to trim their deficit to 39-36. Florida State answered with a 3-pointer from Robbie Berwick to start a stretch of 10 straight points and controlled the rest of the contest.
Rathan-Mayes had 10 first-half points as the Seminoles led 29-17 at the break. Florida State used a 12-0 burst late in the half to open up a 15-point advantage while Charleston Southern was just 5-of-25 from the field.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida State leading scorer Aaron Thomas (illness) missed his second straight game and G Devon Bookert (foot) sat out for the third consecutive contest while Buccaneers leading scorer Arlon Harper (ankle) also was sidelined. … Charleston Southern committed 18 turnovers with Nimley having eight of the miscues. … The Buccaneers outrebounded the Seminoles 40-34.
Top Game Performances
| Charleston Southern |
|
Florida St. |
|
Saah Nimley 10 |
Scoring |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 16 |
|
Saah Nimley 6 |
Assists |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 4 |
|
Paul Gombwer 10 |
Rebounds |
Dayshawn Watkins 8 |
|
Cedrick Bowen 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Phil Cofer 5 |
|
Cedrick Bowen 1 |
Steals |
Boris Bojanovsky 2 |
|
Cedrick Bowen 1 |
Blocks |
Boris Bojanovsky 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Charleston Southern
|
47 |
29.6 |
8-31 |
7-13 |
8 |
37 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
| Florida St.
|
58 |
37.2 |
2-16 |
24-34 |
7 |
31 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
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