National Basketball Association
Florida State 80, Clemson 61
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 23, 2021
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
# Jeb Hartness, # Clarence Armstrong, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
2950
By Field Level Media
Sardaar Calhoun came off the bench to score a career-high 13 points Saturday as Florida State rolled past No. 20 Clemson 80-61 in Tallahassee, Fla.
Calhoun, a transfer from Missouri State-West Plains who entered the game with a 4.0 scoring average, made 4 of 7 shots from the floor, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range to key the Seminoles' 43-percent shooting effort from beyond the arc.
Florida State improved to 9-2 overall and 5-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with its fourth consecutive decisive victory since returning to action following a two-week break for COVID-19 protocols within its own program and its opponents.
The Seminoles have outscored their last four opponents by an average of 18 points.
Florida State made 12 of 28 shots from 3-point range against the Tigers (9-4, 3-4), who have lost three in a row following an 11-day break for COVID-19 protocols.
Clemson's last three opponents have made 53 percent of their shots from 3-point range.
Florida State led by as many as 20 points in the first half and took an 18-point lead, 42-24, into halftime. The Seminoles continued their onslaught after the break, outscoring Clemson 27-7 to open the second half to push their lead to as many as 38 points with 11:20 remaining.
The Seminoles' Balsa Koprivica posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds and RaiQuan Gray had 11 points. M.J. Walker scored 10 points before leaving the game with 15:29 remaining after being hit by a teammates' elbow on a free throw attempt. He did not return.
The Seminoles avenged a 10-point loss at Clemson on Dec. 29 by shooting 48.3 percent overall and outrebounding the Tigers 41-31.
John Newman III scored 12 points and was the lone player in double figures for Clemson, as the Tigers shot just 30.4 percent from the floor and made only 5 of 30 shots from beyond the arc (16.7 percent). Clemson did manage to make 22 of 26 free throws or the final outcome would have been more lopsided.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Clemson |
|
Florida State |
|
John Newman III 12 |
Scoring |
Sardaar Calhoun 13 |
|
Nick Honor 3 |
Assists |
Scottie Barnes 7 |
|
Aamir Simms 5 |
Rebounds |
Balsa Koprivica 10 |
|
Nick Honor 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Balsa Koprivica 3 |
|
Chase Hunter 3 |
Steals |
Nathanael Jack 2 |
|
Jonathan Baehre 1 |
Blocks |
Balsa Koprivica 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Clemson
|
61 |
30.4 |
5-30 |
22-26 |
6 |
29 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
| Florida State
|
80 |
48.3 |
12-28 |
10-14 |
17 |
34 |
7 |
6 |
14 |
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