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FSU women's hoops to play Northwestern in Las Vegas

Bob Ferrante

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The 13th-ranked Florida State Women’s Basketball team begins its two-game slate at the Ball Dawgs Classic facing Northwestern on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev.

It is FSU’s first trip to the Las Vegas area since playing at the Duel in the Desert against UTSA, DePaul and Hawaii from Dec. 19-21, 2010.

Wednesday’s matchup can be streamed on Flohoops.com and can be seen on a slew of devices including phones, Roku TVs, Apple TVs, Fire TVs and more. A subscription is required to watch.

The winner of the FSU-Northwestern game will battle No. 4 Stanford or Belmont on Friday at 11:45 p.m. ET. The losers of the two games will play at 9:30 p.m. ET on Friday.

The Seminoles (4-0) and Wildcats (3-1) play for the first time in series history. It is FSU’s only scheduled Big Ten opponent this season.

Junior forward Makayla Timpson recorded her second consecutive double-double and 15th of her career in FSU’s 80-45 win over South Alabama on Sunday. Timpson recorded 17 points with 11 rebounds and four blocks. Her 15 career double-doubles tie current head coach Brooke Wyckoff for the 17th most in program history.

The Seminoles have been impressive from the free throw line through four games this season, shooting 82.5 percent (66-of-80) so far. FSU went 12-of-13 from the charity stripe in its last game vs. South Alabama.

Junior guard O’Mariah Gordon has totaled 16 assists to just three turnovers in nearly 119 minutes played this season. Her 5.3 assist/turnover ratio ranks 14th nationally and second in the ACC.

The Seminoles rank second in the ACC and 20th in the country in scoring offense at 87.5 points per game.

Sophomore guard Ta’Niya Latson leads the Seminoles averaging 20.3 points per game. She already owns a signature performance this season with a career-high 35 point outing in a 79-75 comeback win at rival Florida. In that fourth quarter, Latson scored 17 points, went 5-of-5 from the field and 7-of-7 from the free throw line.

Florida State’s 11 turnovers per game rank as the 11th-best average in the nation. FSU has had more assists (58) to turnovers (44) in all four games played this season.

Following the Ball Dawgs Classic, FSU will host Arkansas in the first ACC/SEC Challenge on Thursday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
 
Northwestern opens 1 of 10 from the floor

FSU leads 12-2, 4:50 left 1Q
 
Solid half. Latson has 3 fouls and only scored 1 point. I like the production from the players off the bench. White and Viegas are looking more comfortable today.
 
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