National Basketball Association
Louisville 84, Florida St. 65
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials:
# Bill Covington, # Tim Nestor, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
21349
By The Sports Xchange
Sophomore guard Quentin Snider scored 20 points and senior guard Damion Lee added 14 as No. 17 Louisville rolled to a 84-65 victory over Florida State on Wednesday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Louisville, Ky.
Freshman guard Donovan Mitchell had 13 points for the Cardinals (15-3, 4-1). Sophomore power forward Chinanu Onuaku contributed 11 points and 14 rebounds as Louisville improved to 13-0 at home.
Freshman guard Malik Beasley scored 23 points to lead the Seminoles (12-6, 2-4). Senior guard Devon Bookert added 18 points and freshman guard Dwayne Bacon had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Louisville built a 14-point halftime lead and then dominated the second half.
The Seminoles trailed by 12 early in the half before the Cardinals went on a 11-3 run. A jumper by Onuaku capped the spurt and gave the Cardinals a 20-point lead with 13:16 remaining.
A short time later, Louisville used a 10-2 run with Mitchell's basket increasing the margin to 64-38 with 10:22 remaining. The Cardinals' lead reached 32 points on a three-point play by Snider with 6:49 to play.
Snider's scoring output fell one point shy of his career high, set against North Carolina State on Jan. 7. He made 8 of 12 shots from the field and had three 3-point baskets.
The Seminoles committed 16 turnovers and were just 9 of 21 from the free-throw line.
Florida State sophomore guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes didn't play because of a "coach's decision." Rathan-Mayes had started every game this season and is averaging 12.1 points and a team-best 5.3 assists.
Louisville started strong and possessed a 15-4 lead on a putback by Snider with 12:58 left in the half. The Seminoles responded with eight straight points, capped by Bacon's layup with 11:41 to go.
Florida State was within 21-15 after Bookert's basket with 8:30 left. But a putback slam by Mitchell and a 3-pointer by Lee pushed the Cardinals' advantage to 12 with 5:29 to play.
Bookert drained two 3-pointers as the Seminoles crept within 29-23 with 3:55 left. Louisville dominated the rest of the half and a dunk by sophomore forward Anas Mahmoud gave the Cardinals a 41-27 halftime lead.
NOTES: The game marked the first time that Florida State played at Louisville since Feb. 6, 1991, when both schools were members of the Metro Conference. The Cardinals won that game 88-72. ... Louisville sophomore PF Chinanu Onuaku extended his streak of double-doubles to five. ... Seminoles freshman G Malik Beasley has scored in double digits in every game. ... Entering Wednesday, the Cardinals had held 10 opponents below 60 points, winning on each occasion.
Top Game Performances
| Florida St. |
|
Louisville |
|
Malik Beasley 23 |
Scoring |
Quentin Snider 20 |
|
Dwayne Bacon 2 |
Assists |
Trey Lewis 5 |
|
Dwayne Bacon 10 |
Rebounds |
Chinanu Onuaku 14 |
|
Dwayne Bacon 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Donovan Mitchell 3 |
|
Devon Bookert 3 |
Steals |
Damion Lee 3 |
|
Boris Bojanovsky 3 |
Blocks |
Chinanu Onuaku 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Florida St.
|
65 |
42.4 |
6-18 |
9-21 |
12 |
34 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
| Louisville
|
84 |
47.8 |
5-16 |
15-23 |
12 |
43 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
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