Game 2️⃣1️⃣🆚 Florida State🕖 7PM📺 ACCN🔗 https://t.co/Ypqs6c7UWE pic.twitter.com/Cboos1nnGn— Virginia Tech Men's Basketball (@HokiesMBB) January 29, 2025
Virginia Tech (8-12)
at
Florida State (13-7)
Tucker Center
7pm ACCN
Road woes...
The Hokies are coming off a loss to Clemson at home and now go on the road to Tallahassee needing an upset win to avoid being in the bottom FOUR in ACC play.
Is that likely? Not really but maybe? Florida State is 13-7 but 4-5 in ACC play. Wins in the ACC over Syracuse, Miami, Georgia Tech and Pitt but then have losses to Cal, Stanford, Clemson, NC State and Louisville.
Very inconsistent play but more consistent at home. The Seminoles are led by a pair of Forwards in Jamir Watkins and Malique Ewin. Ewin and Bol Bowen score the most consistently both shooting over 53% from the floor. Four of their top five scorers are Forwards. Daquan Davis is the only guard in that group. As a team, they substitute frequently and use a ten man rotation.
As demonstrated by who does the scoring, Florida State is very determined to score inside. They attempt less than 20 perimeter shots per game. They shoot 53% inside and 33% outside. They are scoring almost 17 points per game at the free throw line.
Defensively expect to see an extended high pressure man-to-man defense. They will switch up from 3/4 to mid-court on picking up pressure. They do force around 8 steals per game but overall turnover numbers are about even.
This will be one of those games decided by who has the hot hand and can the Hokies avoid foul trouble in the paint?
shootaround work in Tally ⌚️ pic.twitter.com/n2qTHp3n08— Virginia Tech Men's Basketball (@HokiesMBB) January 29, 2025
Seminoles Starting Five
Jamir Watkins
1 SR F 6-7 210
18.6 Pts, 5.0 Reb, 2.2 Ast
Malique Ewin
12 SO F 6-10 220
14.4 Pts, 8.2 Reb, 1.9 Ast
Daquan Davis
5 FR G 6-1 176
9.1 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 2.7 Ast
Taylor Bol Bowen
10 SO F 6-10 195
8.7 Pts, 5.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Chandler Jackson
0 JR G 6-5 215
7.6 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 2.2 Ast
Key Bench Players
Jerry Deng
7 SO F 6-9 220
6.5 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Justin Thomas
25 SR G 6-7 179
5.3 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 1.9 Ast
Bostyn Holt
3 SR F 6-6 199
3.4 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Alier Maluk
21 FR F 7-0 218
2.7 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.3 Ast
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