Jan. 16, 2010

Game Notes

Florida State will look to continue its run of back-to-back victories against NC State on Sunday when the Seminole and Wolfpack meet up for a 2 p.m. tilt.

vs.    #16 Florida State vs. NC State Sunday, January 17th, 2010 (2:00pm) Donald L. Tucker Center | Buy Tickets Coverage: Watch Live - Seminoles All-Access All-Access System Requirements Listen Live - 100.7 FM WFLA Gametracker  Stats Comparison FSU NC State  Points Per Game 74.4 68.2  Scoring Margin + 16.3 + 6.5  FG Percentage .445 .408  3P Percentage .362 .324  FT Percentage .690 .718  Rebounds Per Game 43.1 40.8  Rebound Margin + 8.4 + 4.1  Assists Per Game 16.1 11.8  Turnovers Per Game 19.1 18.1  Steals Per Game 9.1 10.1  Blocks Per Game 5.1 3.2    Florida State Stat Leaders  NC State  J. Monroe 13.6 Points PG 11.9  B. Holston  J. Monroe 120 Rebounds 112  B. Holston  C. Ward 95 Assists 48  A. White  C. Ward 40 Steals 35  A. White  J. Monroe 44 Blocks 25  T. Bell

The Seminoles rank in the top five in the ACC in both scoring offense and scoring defense as they have jumped out to a 15-3 mark overall and 2-1 in conference play.

FSU's 44.5 field goal percentage ranks second in the conference and 30th in the country, while the Seminole defense has held opponents to a mark of 34.6 percent.

The senior class is 15-6 in ACC home games since stepping foot on campus, including a top-25 win over Virginia on January 7.

The Seminoles are 8-1 at home on the year with the only defeat coming at the hands of No. 1 UConn on Dec. 28.

The Matchup
Series - NC State leads 24-9
Last Meeting - FSU 64, at NC State 59, January 15, 2009

The Coaches
Florida State - Sue Semrau, 13th year
Career Record - 220-162
At Florida State - Same

NC State - Kellie Harper, First year
Career Record - 108-71
At NC State - 11-6

In the Rankings
Florida State - AP - 16; Coaches - 16
NC State - AP - NR; Coaches - NR

On the Air
Radio - WFLA • 100.7 FM • Seminoles.com
Talent - Ryan Pensy, Melissa Bruner

Scouting NC State
• NC State enters Sunday's contest having won 4 of its last 5, but dropped an 83-66 decision at Boston College a week ago.
• The Wolfpack are led by the trio of Bonae Holston, Nikitta Gartrell and Marissa Kastanek who are all averaging more than 10 points per game.
• NC State is dangerous when it gets to the charity stripe as the Wolfpack are connecting on 71.8 percent of their free throws, ranking second in the ACC.
• Following an impressive 28-point win at home against Maryland in their ACC opener the Wolfpack fell at Boston College four days later. NC State is 2-4 in road game this year.

Last Time Out
• Jacinta Monroe scored 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Ward had three 3-pointers for 11 points and the Seminoles defeated Clemson, 80-50, for the 14th time in 15 meetings.
• The 30-point win was the largest in the series for the Seminoles.
• For the ninth time this season FSU had four different scorers in double-figures.
• The Seminoles led by as many 21 points in the first half.

Up Next For The Seminoles
• The Seminoles will continue a three-game homestand on Thursday when they host Harvard in the final non-conference game of the year. It will be just the second meeting between the two teams as FSU claimed a 96-82 win at home during the 2003-04 season.