Florida State University Athletics
M. Basketball Falls To Nebraska, 75-58, At ESPN Events Invitational
11/27/2022 9:41:40 PM | Men's Basketball
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Derrick Walker scored a game-high double double with 20 points on ten made field goals and 13 rebounds to lead Nebraska to a 75-58 victory over the Seminoles in the final round of the ESPN Events Invitational at the State Farm Field House. Walker led four other Cornhuskers in double figure scoring, Keisei Tominaga (13 points), Sam Griesel (13 points), C.J. Wilcher (13 points), and Juwan Gary (10 points) to capture their fourth victory of the season.
Sophomore Matthew Cleveland led the Seminoles in scoring with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Junior Cam’Ron Fletcher was also in double figures for the Seminoles with 10 points, while also leading Florida State with eight rebounds. Fletcher also added a career-high tying three assists and two steals.
Fletcher was one of seven Seminoles who earned at least one steal, as Florida State totaled eight steals and eight fast break points against the Cornhuskers. Florida State totaled 29 steals in its three games played during the weekend in Disney.
Caleb Mills scored nine points to go along with a career-high tying 6 assists and two blocked shots.
Florida State led, 15-9, with 13 minutes left in the half before Walker and Keisei Tominaga combined for eight points in a 10-0 spurt to give the Huskers a 19-15 lead. Nebraska took control of the game in the final five minutes of the first half to take a 33-26 lead into the break.
Florida State plays host to Purdue in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge at the Donald L. Tucker Center on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2.