Florida State University Athletics
Florida State Tops Florida College 102-55 In Final Exhibition Game
11/5/2021 8:09:29 PM | Men's Basketball
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) — Senior RayQuan Evans scored a team-high 14 points and six Seminoles scored in double figures to lead Florida State to a 102-55 win over Florida College in its second exhibition game at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Evans scored 14 points, was credited with four rebounds and one steal as the Seminoles scored in triple digits in their final game of the pre-season.
This game was the second and final exhibition game for the Seminoles before they face Penn on November 10 in their regular season opener.
Redshirt senior Wyatt Wilkes and freshman Matthew Cleveland both scored 13 points. Freshman Jalen Warley and sophomore Cam’Ron Fletcher each had 11 points, while freshman John Butler scored 10 points.
15 Seminoles earned playing time, with 12 entering their names into the scoring column.
Florida State shot .507 from the field and held Florida College to a .275 shooting percentage. The Seminoles were 14 of 28 from the three-point line and outrebounded their opponents by a 50-37 margin. With three Seminoles (Fletcher, Warley, and Polite) contributing four steals, Florida State totaled 18 steals. Butler contributed a team-high of three blocks and added a steal. Florida State’s 18 steals came from nine different players.
The Seminoles’ 14 3-point shots made were spread around eight different players. Evans, Wilkes and Cleveland made three each with Cleveland finishing a perfect three of three from deep.
“I feel a lot more confident,” said Evans. “I had a really good off season; I got to have a good summer, being around the guys a lot, stayed here and worked on my body and my game. A lot of it is just confidence. My team is looking to me to be the guy who gets us going. I’m trying to lead by example for my team.”
The Seminoles were up by 20 at the half with a 52-32 score and a .560 shooting percentage from the field. Evans scored each of his 14 points in the first half of the game, with nine points coming from three made 3-point shots.
“Having a lot of guys that can shoot just helps in general,” said Wilkes. “The defense can’t key in on one person. We have a mix of a lot of different players that can also shoot. We’ve got a lot of really good drivers which get guys open.”
The Seminoles totaled a staggering 23 assists on 35 made baskets. Warley led the Seminoles with seven assists, while Anthony Polite collected four assists. A total of nine Seminoles were credited with ate least one assist.
The Seminoles are now preparing for their next opponent, the University of Pennsylvania.
The Seminoles game against the Quakers marks the first time they will open their season against an Ivy League team and the first time they will play Penn in school history.
Florida State is looking to defeat Penn and gain a win over a team from the Ivy League for the first time in program history. The Seminoles are 0-4 all-time against teams from the Ivy League (0-1 vs. Harvard and 0-3 vs. Princeton).
The game is on Wednesday, November 10 at 9 p.m. ET and will be aired on the ACC Network.