November 26 – Chauncey Wiggins scored a game-high 17 points and three of his teammates finished in double figures as Florida State ran away with an 89-59 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Tuesday in Tallahassee, Fla.<\/p>\n
Wiggins tallied 11 of his 17 points in the second half, when the Seminoles (5-1) outscored the Roadrunners 54-35. Martin Somerville and Robert McCray V scored 14 points apiece while Alex Steen recorded his first double-double at Florida State with 13 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n
Ronald Jessamy led Cal State Bakersfield (3-4) with 14 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Caleb McCarty added 10 points, but leading scorer Dailin Smith tallied just seven points on 2-of-10 shooting.<\/p>\n
The Seminoles, who are averaging more 3-point attempts than any other Division I team, didn’t hit their first trey until the first shot of the second half. They finished the first half 0-for-15 from outside the arc while the Roadrunners were 0-for-5 from 3-point range over the opening 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
That changed drastically in the second half when the Seminoles made 8 of 17 attempts from long range, with Somerville contributing four of those treys as he scored all of his points after halftime.<\/p>\n
Even through the slow shooting start, Florida State was never really threatened because it forced 28 turnovers that it turned into 40 points. The Seminoles had a season-high seven blocks and added 13 steals.<\/p>\n
After Cal State Bakersfield jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the opening minutes, Florida State responded with a 15-2 run to open a 19-10 lead.<\/p>\n
While the Seminoles were not hitting perimeter shots, they were having success inside, making 8 of 9 2-point shots to start the game. Florida State finished the first half 12-for-18 (66.7%) from inside the arc.<\/p>\n
The Seminoles led by as many as 14 points late in the first half, but the Roadrunners cut the halftime deficit to 35-24 after Steen hit a shot at the buzzer.<\/p>\n
Jessamy and McCarty combined for eight of the team’s nine first-half made field goals as Cal State Bakersfield shot 31%.<\/p>\n
After a competitive first six minutes of the second half, the Seminoles pulled away with a 21-0 run that included four 3-pointers and 14 points from Somerville. The surge gave Florida State a 67-36 lead with 8:30 left.<\/p>\n
–Field Level Media<\/p>\n
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