National Basketball Association
Florida St. 80, Clemson 72
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 4, 2012
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
#0 Sean Corbin, # Dan Dorian, # Ray Natalli
Attendance:
N/A
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 22 Florida State 80, Clemson 72: Michael Snaer recorded a career-high 23 points as Florida State sent its most successful senior class in school history off with a win over Clemson in its regular season finale.
Snaer also tied a career high with five 3-pointers and surpassed the 1,000 point mark, becoming the 42nd player in FSU history to reach the plateau. This was the 91st win for the senior class of Deividas Dulkys, Xavier Gibson, Bernard James, Jon Kreft, Luke Loucks and Jeff Peterson, cementing their place as the Seminoles’ winningest senior class in school history.
For the Seminoles (21-9, 12-4 ACC), the win matches the all-time school record for ACC victories and sends them to the ACC Tournament on a two-game win streak. Florida State will have a first-round bye.
The loss for the Tigers (16-14, 8-8 ACC) snaps a three-game winning streak and also halts a run of two in a row over FSU.
Florida State led 49-33 at halftime and the win caps an undefeated regular season when leading at the break (19-0). The 16-point halftime deficit was the largest of the season for Clemson and was too much to overcome, despite a late 14-6 run that pulled the Tigers to within 75-72 with 30 seconds to play.
James contributed 13 points for the Seminoles and recorded his seventh double-double of the season by adding 11 rebounds. Andre Young and K.J. McDaniels led the Clemson offense with 16 points apiece – a career-best for the freshman. McDaniels' eight rebounds were also a personal best.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Seminoles last won 12 games in ACC play in 1992-93… Devin Booker (10 points, 10 rebounds) notched his fifth double-double of the season, though Clemson is 0-5 in those games… Florida State now leads the all-time series against Clemson 31-28.
Top Game Performances
Clemson |
|
Florida St. |
K.J. McDaniels 16 |
Scoring |
Michael Snaer 23 |
Devin Coleman 2 |
Assists |
Luke Loucks 4 |
Devin Booker 10 |
Rebounds |
Bernard James 11 |
K.J. McDaniels 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Bernard James 5 |
K.J. McDaniels 4 |
Steals |
Bernard James 1 |
K.J. McDaniels 2 |
Blocks |
Bernard James 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Clemson
|
72 |
41.1 |
6-24 |
6-8 |
10 |
35 |
2 |
11 |
12 |
Florida St.
|
80 |
50.0 |
11-19 |
17-22 |
14 |
35 |
5 |
3 |
18 |