National Basketball Association
Florida St. 63, Stetson 59
When: 2:00 PM ET, Monday, December 22, 2014
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
# Bernard Clinton, # Tony Greene, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
4743
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Florida State 63, Stetson 59: Montay Brandon scored
17 points as the Seminoles closed out their pre-Christmas schedule with a win
over the visiting Hatters.
Freshman Xavier Rathan-Mayes added 14 points and
seven assists for Florida State (7-5), which notched its third straight win. The
Seminoles, who also received eight points from reserve Kiel Turpin and seven
points and a team-high eight rebounds from Phil Cofer, survived a 2-of-11 performance from 3-point range and 16 turnovers.
Kentwan Smith had a game-high 21 points and added
seven rebounds and four assists for Stetson (3-10), which fell to 0-7 on the
road. Angel Rivera added 13 points, and Kyle Sikora finished with 11 to go along with 11
rebounds for the Hatters, who also had 16 turnovers and were off-target (7-of-27)
from behind the 3-point arc.
Stetson was within 40-38 following
Rivera’s 3-pointer with 12:22 remaining, but Brandon scored
six points during an 8-0 run as Florida State pushed the lead into double digits
for the first time. The Hatters cut the deficit to 54-52 with just under
three minutes to play, but the Seminoles immediately countered with Brandon's dunk, and a jumper and two free throws from Rathan-Mayes to pull away for good.
It was a tight, low-scoring first half as Florida State took a 29-26 lead into the break after closing out the period
with a 6-0 run. Stetson outrebounded the hosts 20-13, including 8-2 on the
offensive glass, but hit only 10-of-29 shots and had 10 turnovers in the opening half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: It was the 18th straight win in the in-state series for Florida State, which hasn’t lost to
Stetson since 1975. … The Seminoles, who matched a school record by blocking 15
shots in their previous game, had six against the Hatters. … Stetson
coach Corey Williams was back in Tallahassee where he served as a Florida State
assistant under Leonard Hamilton for six seasons.
Top Game Performances
| Stetson |
|
Florida St. |
|
Kentwan Smith 21 |
Scoring |
Montay Brandon 17 |
|
Divine Myles 7 |
Assists |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 7 |
|
Kyle Sikora 11 |
Rebounds |
Phil Cofer 8 |
|
Kyle Sikora 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 8 |
|
Divine Myles 3 |
Steals |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 2 |
|
Kyle Sikora 1 |
Blocks |
Michael Ojo 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Stetson
|
59 |
37.1 |
7-27 |
6-8 |
15 |
34 |
1 |
7 |
16 |
| Florida St.
|
63 |
46.9 |
2-11 |
15-26 |
11 |
30 |
6 |
5 |
16 |
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