National Basketball Association
Nebraska 70, Florida St. 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 1, 2014
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Karl Hess, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
6406
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Nebraska 70, Florida State 65: Terran Petteway scored a game-high 25 points to lead the visiting Cornhuskers past the Seminoles in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Shavon Shields added 21 points and a team-high eight rebounds for Nebraska (5-1), which won its third straight game. Benny Parker contributed seven points for the Cornhuskers and Walter Pitchford chipped in with six.
Freshman Xavier Rathan-Mayes cracked double digits in scoring for the fourth straight game, scoring 17 points to lead the offense for Florida State (3-4), which had a two-game winning streak snapped. Boris Bojanovsky contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Seminoles, who fell despite controlling the glass 41-30.
Bojanovsky's layup gave Florida State its only lead at 14-13 with 10:20 left in the first half before the Seminoles went ice cold in the back half of the opening 20. Florida State made just 1-of-12 from the field and turned the ball over five times in the final 9:37 of the period, while Nebraska enjoyed a 24-7 run, led by 11 points each from Petteway and Shields, to build a 37-21 halftime advantage.
After the break, the Seminoles began chipping away, using a 22-8 run, led by eight points from Rathan-Mayes, to pull to within 47-43 with 10:31 to play. After a dunk and a pair of free throws from Aaron Thomas on consecutive possessions brought the Seminoles to within 62-61 with 2:18 to go, Darin Rivers converted a layup and Tarin Smith hit a clutch 3-pointer before Nebraska sealed the win from the free throw line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: In its five wins this season, Nebraska has beaten its opponents by an average of 14.8 points. ... Florida State played its fourth straight game without G Devon Bookert (foot). ... Pitchford started the season 1-of-14 on 3-pointers before making 8-of-13 in his last two games.
Top Game Performances
| Nebraska |
|
Florida St. |
|
Terran Petteway 25 |
Scoring |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 17 |
|
Tai Webster 3 |
Assists |
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 6 |
|
Shavon Shields 8 |
Rebounds |
Boris Bojanovsky 10 |
|
Terran Petteway 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Thomas 7 |
|
Benny Parker 4 |
Steals |
Montay Brandon 2 |
|
Walter Pitchford 1 |
Blocks |
Boris Bojanovsky 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Nebraska
|
70 |
41.4 |
7-19 |
15-19 |
12 |
27 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
| Florida St.
|
65 |
40.7 |
2-18 |
19-32 |
10 |
37 |
3 |
6 |
17 |
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