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03/06 03:43 CST Florida State hosts SMU following Pierre's 27-point game
Florida State hosts SMU following Pierre's 27-point game
By The Associated Press
SMU Mustangs (19-11, 8-9 ACC) at Florida State Seminoles (16-14, 9-8 ACC)
Tallahassee, Florida; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: SMU visits Florida State after Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 27 points
in SMU's 77-69 loss to the Miami Hurricanes.
The Seminoles have gone 10-6 in home games. Florida State is 4-4 in games
decided by less than 4 points.
The Mustangs have gone 8-9 against ACC opponents. SMU is the top team in the
ACC scoring 12.3 fast break points per game.
Florida State averages 79.6 points per game, 1.6 more points than the 78.0 SMU
allows. SMU averages 7.7 more points per game (85.2) than Florida State allows
to opponents (77.5).
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. SMU won
83-80 in the last matchup on Jan. 24. Pierre led SMU with 28 points, and Robert
McCray led Florida State with 21 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: McCray is shooting 44.3% and averaging 15.6 points for the
Seminoles. Chauncey Wiggins is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Kevin Miller is scoring 18.9 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the
Mustangs. Pierre is averaging 18.7 points and 5.2 rebounds over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Seminoles: 8-2, averaging 76.1 points, 31.6 rebounds, 12.7
assists, 5.7 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points per game.
Mustangs: 4-6, averaging 81.2 points, 33.0 rebounds, 16.2 assists, 6.0 steals
and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 79.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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