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Gameday Live Blog: #13 Virginia at Florida State in ACC Sunday Night Hoops

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virginia fsu#13 Virginia (13-3, 2-2 ACC) is looking for its first road win in six weeks Sunday at Florida State (11-5, 1-3 ACC). Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

 

Broadcast Information

  • The Virginia-Florida State game will be televised on ESPNU, streamed online at WatchESPN.com and broadcast on the Virginia Sports Radio Network, VirginiaSports.com and Virginia Athletics mobile app on iTunes or Android.
  • Live statistics will be located on VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports app.

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Inside FSU

  • Malik Beasley scores a team-best 17.1 points per game, shooting 48.9 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from three-point range.
  • Dwayne Bacon, a heralded 6’7” freshman, scores 16.6 points per game, shooting 47.7 percent from the field and 29.6 percent from three.
  • Xavier Rathan-Mayes is struggling a bit, The explosive Rathan-Mayes is shooting just 40.7 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from three in scoring 12.1 points per game.
  • Devon Bookert is the other perimeter guy to pay attention to. Bookert scores 9.1 points per game on 41.6 percent shooting from the field and 35.8 percent from three.
  • Florida State is shooting 46.0 percent from the floor and 32.7 percent from three-point range. The ‘Noles score 1.088 points per possession, ranked 63rd nationally, according to KenPom.com.
  • Defensively, FSU allows opponents to shoot 43.2 percent from the field and 33.2 percent from three, and give up .961 points per possession, 49th nationally.
  • Florida State averages 74.2 possessions per game, 22nd nationally.

 

Inside Virginia

  • Malcolm Brogdon averages a team-best 17.0 points per game on 43.9 percent shooting from the floor and 36.5 percent from three-point range.
  • Anthony Gill is shooting 60.8 percent from the field. The 6’8” senior averages 15.1 points and a team-best 6.3 rebounds per game.
  • London Perrantes is shooting an ACC-best 56.4 percent from three-point range. The junior point guard averages 11.6 points and 4.2 assists per game.
  • Virginia is shooting 49.8 percent from the field and 39.7 percent from three, and scores 1.198 points per possession, fifth nationally.
  • Defensively, UVA opponents are shooting 42.3 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from three, and scoring .951 points per possession, 36th nationally.
  • Virginia averages 61.8 possessions per game, 351st, dead last, in Division I.

 

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