Feb. 9, 2010
Game Notes 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -
Florida State, which has won two of its first four ACC road games this season, travels to play at Clemson on Wednesday February 10, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson.
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Florida State @ Clemson
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 (7:00pm)
Littlejohn Coliseum
Coverage:
| Stats Comparison |
FSU |
Clemson
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Points Per Game
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71.0 |
74.1 |
Scoring Margin
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+ 9.9 |
+ 11.0
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| FG Percentage |
.463 |
.458 |
3P Percentage
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.332 |
.330 |
| FT Percentage |
.649 |
.643 |
Rebounds Per Game
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39.7 |
37.9 |
Rebound Margin
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+ 6.3 |
+ 3.0
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Assists Per Game
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14.3 |
14.7 |
Turnovers Per Game
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17.1 |
15.1 |
Steals Per Game
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8.3 |
10.1 |
| Blocks Per Game |
6.7 |
5.3 |
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Florida State
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Stat Leaders
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Clemson
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S. Alabi
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12.7 |
Points PG
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15.4 |
T. Booker
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C. Singleton
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173 |
Rebounds |
193 |
T. Booker
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D. Kitchen
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89 |
Assists |
71 |
D. Stitt
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C. Singleton
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52 |
Steals |
43 |
A. Young
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S. Alabi
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56 |
Blocks |
41 |
J. Grant
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The Seminole enter Wednesday's game against the Tigers looking to win their second consecutive conference road game after winning at Boston College on Jan. 30 (61-57). Florida State won its 2009-10 ACC opener on the road at No. 15/22 Georgia Tech on Dec. 20 (66-59 in overtime). The Seminoles most recently won consecutive ACC road games last season when they won at Virginia (Jan. 24) and at Clemson (Feb. 7). Florida State enters its game at Clemson having won two of its last three games with victories at Boston College and at home against Miami to raise its ACC win total to five with seven regular season conference games remaining before the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum (March 11-14). The Seminoles are 6-6 on the road in ACC play in the last two seasons with victories at Boston College (Jan. 30, 2010, 61-57), Clemson (Feb. 7, 2009; 65-61), Georgia Tech (Dec. 20, 2009, 66-59 in overtime), NC State (Jan. 13, 2009; 78-65), Virginia (Jan. 24, 2009; 73-62) and Virginia Tech (Feb. 21, 2009, 67-65). Following Wednesday's game at Clemson, the Seminoles return home to face Boston College on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. for a game nationally televised by Fox Sports. Each of the Seminoles final eight games of the season - beginning with last Saturday night's victory over Miami - will be televised nationally.
ALL-ACC DEFENSIVE TEAM CANDIDATES ALABI AND SINGELTON
All-ACC Defensive team candidates Solomon Alabi and Chris Singleton combined for three blocked shots and three steals in the Seminoles' 71-65 victory over Miami on Saturday. Alabi recorded his 56th blocked shot of the season while Singleton now has 52 steals and 39 blocked shots. Alabi and Singleton have combined for 63 steals and 95 blocked shots in the first 23 games of the season. Alabi is ranked second in blocked shots for the entire season with 56 in 23 games and second in blocked shots in ACC play with 17 in eight games. Singleton leads the ACC in total steals in all games (52) while ranking fifth in total blocked shots for the entire season (39) and first in total blocked shots in ACC games only (20).
AN INTERESTING DEFENSIVE NOTE
Entering Wednesday's game against Clemson, none of Florida State's freshmen (Pierre Jordan, Terrance Shannon, and Michael Snaer), sophomores (Xavier Gibson, Luke Loucks, Deividas Dulkys, and Chris Singleton) or junior Derwin Kitchen has played in a game as a Seminole when Florida State has allowed its opponent to shoot 50 percent or better from the field. The Seminoles have held their last 59 opponents (every opponent since March 18, 2008) below 50 percent shooting from the field. All-ACC candidate Solomon Alabi, who played hurt during the first 10 games of his career during the 2007-08 season before taking a medical redshirt, has played in only two games when the Seminoles have allowed their opponent to shoot better than 50 percent from the field.
LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO...
...Defeat Clemson and win its fourth consecutive game against the Tigers. It would mark the Seminoles' longest winning streak against the Tigers since the 1994, 1995 and 1996 seasons when they won a program best six consecutive games against Clemson;
...Defeat Clemson and win its third ACC road game of the season. It would make the Seminoles the first team in the ACC this season to win three ACC games away from home.
SEMINOLES ON THE ROAD IN THE ACC
Florida State is tied as the second winningest team in ACC road games in the last two seasons and enters Wednesday's game against Clemson looking to win their seventh ACC road game in the last two seasons. North Carolina, with seven ACC road wins in the last two seasons, is the winningest ACC team on the road since the start of the 2008-09 season. The Seminoles are currently tied with Duke and Wake Forest for the second highest total of conference road wins in the last two seasons.
FLORIDA STATE AGAINST THE CURRENT TOP-25
Florida State is 2-2 against the teams currently ranked in the nation's top 25 of the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls. The Seminoles have two victories over No. 20/20 Georgia Tech (Dec. 20, 68-66 in overtime and Jan. 24, 68-66) and have played both Duke and Ohio State on the road.
FLORIDA STATE WITH POSITIVE ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO
Led by point guard Derwin Kitchen (six assists and zero turnovers) the Seminoles finished with a positive assist:turnover ratio (15 assists/11 turnovers) in their victory over Miami. The Seminoles' two primary point guards (Kitchen and Luke Loucks) finished the game with nine assists and only one turnover combined. It marked the first time since Jan. 4 (against Texas A&M Corpus Christi) and the seventh time this season that Florida State finished a game with more assists than turnovers. The Seminoles are 7-0 this season when they finish a game with more assists than turnovers.
FLORIDA STATE CONTINUES TO GO TO THE BOARDS
Led by five rebounds each by All-ACC Defensive team candidate Solomon Alabi and guards Derwin Kitchen and Luke Loucks, Florida State outrebounded Miami, 32-30, in its victory over the Hurricanes on Saturday night in Tallahassee. It marked the sixth consecutive and 19th opponent this season that the Seminoles' have outrebounded in a single game. The Seminoles are ranked third in the ACC (overall and in conference games only) in rebounding margin with a +6.3 margin for the entire season. The Seminoles are 15-4 when they outrebound their opponent and 2-2 when they are outrebounded. Florida State has outrebounded seven of its nine ACC opponents including Georgia Tech twice (+eight on Dec. 20 and + two Jan. 24) and Duke (+10 on January 27). The Blue Devils are ranked second in the ACC with a +6.5 rebounding margin as of Feb. 8, 2010.
IN THE SECOND HALF AGAINST MIAMI...
...Florida State committed only two turnovers, outscored the Hurricanes by five (39-34) and shot 46.2 percent from the field. The Seminoles turnovers' came at the 19:38 mark (22 seconds into the half) and at the 12:17 mark (7:43 into the half). Florida State enters Wednesday's game against Clemson having committed only two turnovers in their last 19:38 and zero turnovers in the last 12:16. Florida State committed only 11 turnovers in defeating Miami - more than six fewer than its season average of 17.1 turnovers per game.
FLORIDA STATE FROM THE 3-POINT LINE
Led by Luke Loucks' career-high three 3-point field goals made, the Seminoles made six 3-point field goals and shot .400 from the bonusphere in their 71-65 victory over Miami. Florida State's six 3-point field goals made against the Hurricanes were its most since making six at Maryland (Jan. 10) while its .400 shooting mark long range was its highest since shooting .500 (12 of 24) in its victory over Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Jan. 4). The Seminoles average 6.0 3-point field goals made in their 17 wins and only 4.5 made 3-point field goals in their six losses.
SEMINOLES APPROACHING 200 STEALS FOR SEASON
Led by All-ACC Defensive team candidate Chris Singleton's three steals, Florida State was credited with nine steals in its victory over Miami. The Seminoles have now earned at least nine steals in 11 different games and are 9-2 in those games. Florida State earned a season-high 13 steals in victories over both Alabama A&M (Dec. 31) and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Jan. 4) and earned nine steals in ACC wins over Georgia Tech (Jan. 24) and Miami (Feb. 6). The Seminoles are ranked third in the ACC in steals and enter Wednesday's game against Clemson ranked third in the ACC in steals with an 8.3 steals per game average. Florida State has earned at least 200 steals in each of the last eight seasons.
PROBABLE STARTERS FOR FLORIDA STATE
F #31 Chris Singleton (10.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg; 10 pts and 1 reb vs. Clemson, Feb. 28, 2009)
F #42 Ryan Reid (7.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg; 8 pts and 5 rebs vs. Clemson, Feb. 28, 2009)
C #32 Solomon Alabi (12.7 ppg, 2.4 bpg; 17 pts and 9 rebs vs. Clemson, Feb. 7, 2009)
G #21 Michael Snaer (8.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg; First career game vs. Clemson)
G #22 Derwin Kitchen (8.7 ppg, 4.1 apg; 10 pts and 2 asts vs. Clemson, Feb. 28, 2009)
...AND TOP RESERVES
G #3 Luke Loucks (3.7 ppg, 2.8 apg; 3 pts and 5 asts vs. Clemson, Feb. 7, 2009)
G #4 Deividas Dulkys (8.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg; 7 pts and 3 asts vs. Clemson, Feb. 28, 2009)
F #1 Xavier Gibson (5.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg; 6 pts and 1 reb vs. Clemson, Feb. 28, 2009)
G #0 Pierre Jordan (1.5 ppg, 0.5 apg; First career game vs. Clemson)
F #15 Terrance Shannon (2.2 ppg, 1.1 rpg; First career game vs. Clemson)
PROBABLE STARTERS FOR CLEMSON
F #15 David Potter (6.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg; 5 pts and 5 rebs vs. Florida State, Feb. 28, 2009)
F #35 Trevor Booker (15.4 pp, 8.4 rpg; 8 pts and 13 rebs vs. Florida State, Feb. 28, 2009)
F #45 Jerai Grant (6.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg; 5 pts and 2 rebs vs. Florida State, Feb. 7, 2009)
G #5 Tanner Smith (10.0 ppg, 2.3 apg; 4 pts and 3 rebs vs. Florida State, Feb. 28, 2009)
G #11 Andre Young (8.2 ppg, 2.3 apg; 3 pts and 3 asts vs. Florida State, Feb. 28, 2009)
FLORIDA STATE VS. CLEMSON - A SERIES HISTORY
The Series: Florida State leads, 28-24
Last Game: Feb. 28, 2009; at Florida State 73, Clemson 66
Last Florida State Win: Feb. 28, 2009; at Florida State 73, Clemson 66
Last Clemson Win: Jan. 12, 2008; at Clemson 97, Florida State 85 (2 OT)
Last Florida State Win in Clemson: Feb. 7, 2009; Florida State 65, at Clemson 61
Last Clemson Win In Clemson: Jan. 12, 2008; at Clemson 97, Florida State 85 (2 OT)
Current Streak: Florida State has won 3
Current Streak in Clemson: Florida State has won 1
Leonard Hamilton vs. Clemson: 7-9 (All at Florida State)
FLORIDA STATE VS. CLEMSON - THE LAST GAME
Toney Douglas scored 23 points and No. 23 Florida State held off a late Clemson rally, defeating the 12th-ranked Tigers 73-66 on Feb. 28, 2009 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles led 39-27 at halftime and opened its largest advantage at 51-33 early in the second half, but Clemson closed to within 63-60 on five points by Raymond Sykes in a span of just 12 seconds. Clemson was led by K.C. Rivers' 17 points. Trevor Booker was held to eight points. Douglas hit six straight free throws in the final 2:48 including four in a row in the final 50 seconds that stopped Clemson's comeback. Booker, the Tigers leading scorer on the season, was held scoreless until there was just 1:50 left in the first half when he hit a close-range scoop shot.
FLORIDA STATE AT CLEMSON IN 2009 - THE COMEBACK
All-American Toney Douglas had 23 points, including 12 in Florida State's 23-4 run in the final nine minutes to lead Florida State to a 65-61 victory over No. 10 ranked Clemson on Feb. 7, 2009 at Clemson. The Seminoles recovered from a 19 point deficit with 14:44 remaining in the game to gain the win. The Tigers led 57-42 on Trevor Booker's 3-pointer with nine minutes left when Douglas and the Seminoles got going. Solomon Alabi had 17 points, including a turnaround jumper with 2:03 left that put the Seminoles ahead for good. Alabi, a 7-foot-1 freshman, also had nine rebounds and five blocks.
