Virginia Tech Hokies (9-3, 0-1 ACC) at Florida State Seminoles (4-8, 0-1 ACC)<\/p>\n
Tallahassee, Florida; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech plays Florida State after Carys Baker scored 22 points in Virginia Tech’s 73-55 victory against the East Tennessee State Buccaneers.<\/p>\n
The Seminoles are 3-5 in home games. Florida State averages 16.5 turnovers per game and is 2-1 when it wins the turnover battle.<\/p>\n
The Hokies are 0-1 in ACC play. Virginia Tech averages 74.8 points and has outscored opponents by 18.0 points per game.<\/p>\n
Florida State makes 39.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.0 percentage points higher than Virginia Tech has allowed to its opponents (36.8%). Virginia Tech averages 5.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Florida State gives up.<\/p>\n
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Sole Williams is scoring 15.5 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Seminoles. Emma Risch is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
Carleigh Wenzel averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Hokies, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 31.0% from beyond the arc. Baker is shooting 43.9% and averaging 12.8 points over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Seminoles: 2-8, averaging 72.2 points, 32.9 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 5.7 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.6 points per game.<\/p>\n
Hokies: 7-3, averaging 73.3 points, 36.0 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 9.9 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.7 points.<\/p>\n
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