The Florida State Seminoles and Louisville Cardinals will square off Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center. Tip-off from Louisville, KY, is at 2:00 p.m. ET.
FSU, 7-16 SU and 11-12 ATS, lost 94-66 at NC State on Wednesday. The Seminoles are 2-3 in their past five and 5-7 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Louisville, 3-19 SU and 6-15-1 ATS, beat Georgia Tech 68-58 on Wednesday. The Cardinals are 1-4 in their past five and 1-10 in ACC competition.
Florida State defeated Louisville 75-53 on Dec. 10. The Cardinals are 34-17 all-time versus the Seminoles.
Florida State was blown out in two of its past three but nearly defeated ACC-leading Clemson last Saturday. Can the Seminoles reclaim some momentum before the regular season concludes?
In its last game, FSU trailed NC State 49-27 at halftime and didn't recover, losing by 28. The Seminoles shot 48.1 percent from the floor, narrowly outshooting the Wolfpack (47.8%), but were outrebounded 41-28, giving up 16 offensive rebounds. NC State also shot 60 percent from three-point range (12-for-20) and committed fewer turnovers (8) than Florida State (13).
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— Florida State Men's Basketball (@FSUHoops) January 30, 2023
The Seminoles average 69.7 points per game (230th) on 44.0 percent shooting (227th), including 34.7 percent from deep (158th). They convert 72.7 percent of their foul shots (138th) and average 28.5 rebounds (330th) with a -4.3 rebounding margin. Florida State is 132nd in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
Sophomore guard Matthew Cleveland leads the Seminoles, averaging 14.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Other players to watch are junior guard Darin Green Jr. (14.0 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 40.6 3PT%), junior guard Caleb Mills (13.0 PPG and 3.5 APG), and freshman forward Cam Corhen (8.3 PPG and 3.3 RPG).
Florida State surrenders 75.2 points per game (324th) on 44.7 percent shooting (263rd), including 36.7 percent from three (326th). It's 219th in adjusted defensive efficiency, 94th in adjusted tempo, and 110th in assist-per-turnover ratio.
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