NCAAB

Florida State Seminoles at Rice Owls

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Final
73 - 65
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Watkins scores 16 of 30 in final 10 minutes; Florida State beats Rice 73-65

Florida State Seminoles vs. Rice Owls: Game Highlights

Watkins made 7 of 14 from the field, 2 of 4 from 3-point range and 14 of 22 from the free-throw line. Malique Ewin scored 11 points (all in the second half) and finished with seven rebounds for Florida State (2-2).

Watkins hit a 3 to open the scoring and, after a layup by Kellen Amos made it 4-4, Taylor Bol Bowen's dunk gave the Seminoles the lead for good with 16:39 left in the first half.

Alem Huseinovic hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for Rice. Amos scored 12 and Trae Broadnax added 10 but was 2-of-10 shooting with five turnovers.

Rice went 7-plus minutes without a made field goal and FSU stretched its lead to 33-21 with 1:08 left before halftime before a layup by Jimmy Oladokun Jr. trimmed the Owls' deficit to 10 points at halftime.

Huseinovic sandwiched a pair a 3s around a 3-pointer by Broadnax in a 9-0 spurt to open the second half that made it one-point game with 17:58 to play, but Ewin scored Florida State's next six points to make it 39-33 less then 2 minutes later.

Amos hit a 3 that pulled Rice to within 49-46 with 10 minutes remaining but Watkins scored 16 points from there — including a thunderous right-hand dunk that capped a 13-2 run and gave Florida State a 68-53 lead with 2:30 to go.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 73 - 65
2nd 0:02 Jimmy Oladokun Jr. Offensive Rebound. 73 - 65
2nd 0:05 Jimmy Oladokun Jr. made Layup. 73 - 65
2nd 0:07 Trae Broadnax missed Three Point Jumper. 73 - 63

Statistics

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23-54 FG 19-53
42.6 Field Goal % 35.8
5-19 3PT 8-25
26.3 Three Point % 32.0
22-34 FT 19-31
64.7 Free Throw % 61.3
36 Rebounds 39
11 Offensive Rebounds 14
25 Defensive Rebounds 25
10 Assists 10
9 Steals 6
7 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 17
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Off Turnovers 7
15 Fast Break Points 8
30 Points in Paint 20
25 Fouls 27
15 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 19-1 - 35-3
Clemson 18-2 1 27-7
Louisville 18-2 1 27-8
SMU 13-7 6 24-11
Wake Forest 13-7 6 21-11
North Carolina 13-7 6 23-14
Stanford 11-9 8 21-14
Georgia Tech 10-10 9 17-17
Florida State 8-12 11 17-15
Pittsburgh 8-12 11 17-15
Virginia 8-12 11 15-17
Notre Dame 8-12 11 15-18
Virginia Tech 8-12 11 13-19
Syracuse 7-13 12 14-19
California 6-14 13 14-19
NC State 5-15 14 12-19
Boston College 4-16 15 12-19
Miami 3-17 16 7-24

2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Memphis 16-2 - 29-6
North Texas 14-4 2 27-9
UAB 13-5 3 24-13
Tulane 12-6 4 19-15
East Carolina 10-8 6 19-14
Florida Atlantic 10-8 6 18-16
Temple 9-9 7 17-15
Wichita State 8-10 8 19-15
South Florida 6-12 10 13-19
Tulsa 6-12 10 13-20
UTSA 6-12 10 12-19
Rice 4-14 12 13-19
Charlotte 3-15 13 11-22
Full Standings