National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 83, Florida St. 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 13, 2014
Where: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Karl Hess, # Sean Hull
Attendance:
7691
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Notre Dame 83, Florida State 63: Zach Auguste totaled a career-high 26 points to lead the Fighting Irish to a win over the visiting Seminoles in the ACC opener for both teams.
Demetrius Jackson and Jerian Grant each added 18 points for Notre Dame (10-1), which committed only five turnovers. Pat Connaughton tallied nine points and a team-high nine rebounds for the Irish, who shot 51.7 percent.
Montay Brandon's 14 points led Florida State (4-5), which failed to build on the momentum of three wins in its previous four games. Devon Bookert added 11 points and eight rebounds and Boris Bojanovsky grabbed a game-high 10 boards to go with six points for the Seminoles, who shot 39.7 percent and made only eight trips to the free throw line, converting six tries.
A jump shot from Bojanovsky pushed the Seminoles to a 19-15 lead in the early going before an emphatic dunk from Auguste sparked an 18-2 run for Notre Dame as the Irish established a 33-21 lead with five minutes to go in the first half. Bookert stopped the run with a 3-pointer, but Auguste put an exclamation mark on the opening 20 with a dunk in the waning seconds to send Notre Dame into the locker room with a 38-30 advantage.
After the break, the Irish extended their lead right out of the gate as a layup from Auguste kicked off a 22-8 surge to open up a 60-38 lead with 10:18 to play. Bookert and Xavier Rathan-Mayes each sank 3-pointers to try to spark the Seminoles but the deficit was too deep and Notre Dame's lead was never threatened.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Notre Dame recorded its first win over Florida State after losing the previous two meetings. ... The Seminoles shot 36.8 from 3-point range after entering the game ranked last in the ACC at 20.4 percent. ... Auguste came into the game shooting an ACC-best 64 percent and built on that with an 11-for-15 performance.
Top Game Performances
| Florida St. |
|
Notre Dame |
|
Montay Brandon 14 |
Scoring |
Zach Auguste 26 |
|
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 3 |
Assists |
Jerian Grant 5 |
|
Boris Bojanovsky 10 |
Rebounds |
Pat Connaughton 9 |
|
Montay Brandon 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Zach Auguste 4 |
|
Devon Bookert 2 |
Steals |
Jerian Grant 3 |
|
Jarquez Smith 1 |
Blocks |
Pat Connaughton 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Florida St.
|
63 |
39.7 |
7-19 |
6-8 |
12 |
34 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
| Notre Dame
|
83 |
51.7 |
7-18 |
14-18 |
11 |
35 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
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