More AP college basketball: and updated bracket: Ĭopyright 2021 The Associated Press. He finished with four points - nine below his average. Walker made a key play in the final minute, converting a fast-break layup to give the Seminoles a 59-52 lead. He has fought through knee and ankle issues this season. McGinnis’ foot in the second half, but he quickly returned. Walker, Florida State’s leading scorer for the season, rolled his left ankle landing on Greensboro guard A.J. And every year, he’s just added to his game and added something or multiple things to become a better player. We told him he wasn’t allowed to shoot jump shots. We wouldn’t even think about it because he couldn’t make good decisions and couldn’t handle with his left hand. Greensboro coach Wes Miller on Isaiah Miller, a senior who is the two-time reigning Southern Conference player of the year and defensive player of the year: “His freshman year, we would never play him at point guard. They entered the game shooting 39% on 3s. The Spartans made just 7 of 27 from beyond the arc (26%). Greensboro wasn’t much better than Florida State from 3-point range.
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A pair of free throws by Miller cut Florida State's lead to one point, but two quick baskets by Gray got the Seminoles back on track. Langley's 3-pointer in the opening seconds of the second half tied the game at 29, but Florida State responded with a 12-0 run. Langley was fouled on a deep made 3-pointer from straight away, and his free throw with 36 seconds left in the half trimmed Florida State's edge to 29-26. The 6-foot Miller dunked off an inbounds lob from the baseline to cut Florida State's advantage to 25-18. Greensboro started to settle down later in the first half.
Koprivica went up high for a two-handed alley-oop jam on an assist from M.J. “They play a style of play that we haven’t seen all year with some length and athleticism and depth that we haven’t seen all year.”įlorida State rolled out to a 13-2 lead as Greensboro missed nine of its first 10 shots. “They are really difficult to prepare for," Greensboro coach Wes Miller said. Greensboro shot 32% overall as Florida State allowed a season-low point total. Isaiah Miller scored 17 points and Keyshaun Langley added 16 for Greensboro (21-9), which was seeking its first tournament win. Socially distanced Florida State fans saluted players with the tomahawk chop as they left the court.īalsa Koprivica had 13 points and nine rebounds and Anthony Polite added 12 points for the Seminoles. The Spartans closed within 51-50 with 4:52 remaining, but Florida State held them scoreless for nearly four minutes after that. We didn’t want to settle for jump shots.” “We knew that we had a height advantage and strength advantage on those guys. “I think we just took what the defense gave us," Gray said. The Seminoles still managed to shoot 52% overall. Seeing him walking around in that boot is extra motivation.”įlorida State went 0 for 9 from 3-point range, winning a game without a made 3 for the first time since February 2018. Regardless of how he’s feeling, he’s going to show up every day and be the same coach and be that leader for us. He’s walking around as if he’s healthy 100%. He doesn’t like to complain about anything or let little things bother him. The Seminoles were impressed with the resilience of their 72-year-old coach. It’s a challenge, but there are more important things than worrying about me having a little pain.” To be very honest with you, I didn’t even know I had the boot on once the game started. “If I’m going to ask them to work hard and challenge themselves, I’m going to have to do the same thing to some degree. Hamilton, who was rewarded earlier this month with a four-year contract extension, worked the sidelines with a ruptured Achilles tendon that he suffered before the tournament began. They will play Colorado in the second round on Monday. The Seminoles, who reached the Elite Eight and the Sweet 16 in the previous two tournaments, allowed the Spartans to hang around deep into the second half thanks to an uneven offensive performance. 4 seed Florida State began what it hopes will be another deep NCAA Tournament run under coach Leonard Hamilton, holding off 13th-seeded UNC Greensboro 64-54 in the East Region on Saturday. INDIANAPOLIS – RaiQuan Gray scored 17 points and No.
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