SAD NEWS FOR FLORIDA STATE

BOTTOM LINE: When the Cavaliers play Florida State, Virginia hopes to extend its seven-game winning streak.

In home games, the Seminoles have a 7-5 record. For the season, Florida State is 5-4 when the difference is 10 points or more.

Cavaliers record versus ACC opponents is 9-3. Virginia has the most assists (15.8) in the ACC. With 6.1, Reece Beekman paces the Cavaliers.

Florida State scores 76.6 points, 19.7 more than Virginia’s 56.9 points allowed per contest. This season, Virginia has made 6.7 3-pointers on average per game, 0.6 fewer than Florida State allows.

For the first time this season, the Seminoles and Cavaliers will square off in ACC play on Saturday.

TOP PERFORMERS: Darin Green Jr., who averages 12 points and 1.7 steals per game for the Seminoles, is shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers. For Florida State, Jamir Watkins is averaging 14.3 points and shooting 40.0% in the last ten games.

For the Cavaliers, Beekman is averaging 13.4 points, 6.1 assists, and 2.4 steals. For Virginia, Isaac McKinley has averaged 2.4 made 3-pointers in the previous ten games.

LAST TEN GAMES: Seminoles: 7-3, shooting 46.5% from the field and averaging 77.2 points, 33.1 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 9.6 steals, and 3.6 blocks per game. The average point total for their opponents is 74.5 per game.

 

Cavaliers: 8-2, shooting 44.2% from the field and averaging 64.3 points, 33.3 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 6.9 steals, and 4.6 blocks per game. The opponents’ average point total is 57.9.