Some pregame notes via FSU sports information:
Florida State (15-3, 4-1 ACC) and 11th-ranked NC State (13-3, 3-2) match up in a conference matchup at the Donald L. Tucker Center. FSU is tied for second in the league with Louisville (4-1), while NC State is tied for fifth (3-2). The teams will play at 6 p.m. on the ACC Network.
FSU is looking to snap a five-game losing streak vs. the Wolfpack, its longest active losing streak vs. any ACC team. The Seminoles have defeated NC State three times when the Wolfpack were ranked in the AP Top 25, with the last occurring in the 75-70 win vs. No. 9 NC State on Feb. 7, 2019.
Senior guard Sara Bejedi is coming off a career-best scoring performance last game at Boston College. The Helsinki, Finland, native delivered a career-best 26 points, drew eight fouls, went 7-of-12 from the floor, 4-of-7 from 3-point range and 8-of-10 from the line. Bejedi scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting in last year’s ACC Tournament game vs. NC State.
Freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson ranks in the Top four nationally in free throws made (first; 124), points scored (second; 444) and field goals made (fourth; 147). Only Latson and Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist rank in the Top four in all three categories.
Florida State leads the ACC in scoring at 87.3 points per game, a mark that also ranks third nationally behind only LSU (89.7) and Georgia Southern (88.9). The Seminoles have scored above 70 points in all 18 games played this season. The school record for high- est scoring average is 83.8 points per game in the 1990-91 season.
Florida State (15-3, 4-1 ACC) and 11th-ranked NC State (13-3, 3-2) match up in a conference matchup at the Donald L. Tucker Center. FSU is tied for second in the league with Louisville (4-1), while NC State is tied for fifth (3-2). The teams will play at 6 p.m. on the ACC Network.
FSU is looking to snap a five-game losing streak vs. the Wolfpack, its longest active losing streak vs. any ACC team. The Seminoles have defeated NC State three times when the Wolfpack were ranked in the AP Top 25, with the last occurring in the 75-70 win vs. No. 9 NC State on Feb. 7, 2019.
Senior guard Sara Bejedi is coming off a career-best scoring performance last game at Boston College. The Helsinki, Finland, native delivered a career-best 26 points, drew eight fouls, went 7-of-12 from the floor, 4-of-7 from 3-point range and 8-of-10 from the line. Bejedi scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting in last year’s ACC Tournament game vs. NC State.
Freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson ranks in the Top four nationally in free throws made (first; 124), points scored (second; 444) and field goals made (fourth; 147). Only Latson and Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist rank in the Top four in all three categories.
Florida State leads the ACC in scoring at 87.3 points per game, a mark that also ranks third nationally behind only LSU (89.7) and Georgia Southern (88.9). The Seminoles have scored above 70 points in all 18 games played this season. The school record for high- est scoring average is 83.8 points per game in the 1990-91 season.