March 11, 2026Updated 7:22 pm EDT

The No. 8 seed Florida State Seminoles (17-14, 10-8 ACC) head into the ACC tournament against the No. 9 seed California Golden Bears (21-10, 9-9 ACC) on Wednesday at Spectrum Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET.

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Stats to know
Florida State’s +75 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 2.4 points per game) is a result of scoring 79.9 points per game (89th in college basketball) while allowing 77.5 per contest (276th in college basketball).
Florida State hits 10.3 three-pointers per game (26th in college basketball) at a 32.5% rate (265th in college basketball), compared to the 9.4 its opponents make while shooting 34.6% from deep.
Cal has a +154 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.0 points per game. It is putting up 77.5 points per game, 143rd in college basketball, and is giving up 72.5 per outing to rank 139th in college basketball.
Cal connects on 1.4 more threes per contest than the opposition, 8.9 (95th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.5.

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