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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida St. 58, Charleston Southern 47
When: 6:00 PM ET, Friday, November 28, 2014
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials: # Gary Prager, # Lamar Simpson, # Bob Testa
Attendance: 5660

Florida State 58, Charleston Southern 47: Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 16 points to help host Florida State knock off Charleston Southern.

Montay Brandon added nine points for the Seminoles (3-3), who were just 2-of-16 from 3-point range. Dayshawn Watkins grabbed eight rebounds to go with seven points.

Saah Nimley had 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Buccaneers (3-2). Danny Upchurch also had 10 points for Charleston Southern, which shot 29.6 percent from the field and went 8-of-31 from 3-point range.

The Buccaneers trailed by 14 one-third of the way into the second half before going on a 14-3 surge to trim their deficit to 39-36. Florida State answered with a 3-pointer from Robbie Berwick to start a stretch of 10 straight points and controlled the rest of the contest.

Rathan-Mayes had 10 first-half points as the Seminoles led 29-17 at the break. Florida State used a 12-0 burst late in the half to open up a 15-point advantage while Charleston Southern was just 5-of-25 from the field.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida State leading scorer Aaron Thomas (illness) missed his second straight game and G Devon Bookert (foot) sat out for the third consecutive contest while Buccaneers leading scorer Arlon Harper (ankle) also was sidelined. … Charleston Southern committed 18 turnovers with Nimley having eight of the miscues. … The Buccaneers outrebounded the Seminoles 40-34.
Top Game Performances
 
Charleston Southern   Florida St.
Saah Nimley 10 Scoring Xavier Rathan-Mayes 16
Saah Nimley 6 Assists Xavier Rathan-Mayes 4
Paul Gombwer 10 Rebounds Dayshawn Watkins 8
Cedrick Bowen 2 Free Throws Made Phil Cofer 5
Cedrick Bowen 1 Steals Boris Bojanovsky 2
Cedrick Bowen 1 Blocks Boris Bojanovsky 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Charleston Southern 47 29.6 8-31 7-13 8 37 1 5 18
Florida St. 58 37.2 2-16 24-34 7 31 3 6 12