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Florida State Seminoles face the UMass Minutemen

UMass Minutemen (7-3) vs. Florida State Seminoles (5-4)

Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMass and Florida State square off in Sunrise, Florida.

The Seminoles are 5-4 in non-conference play. Florida State is ninth in the ACC with 16.1 assists per game led by Robert McCray averaging 6.8.

The Minutemen have a 7-3 record against non-conference oppponents. UMass is sixth in the MAC allowing 71.5 points while holding opponents to 43.6% shooting.

Florida State averages 84.2 points, 12.7 more per game than the 71.5 UMass allows. UMass has shot at a 46.2% rate from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points above the 43.7% shooting opponents of Florida State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: McCray is scoring 14.1 points per game with 3.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists for the Seminoles. Lajae Jones is averaging 12.7 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 41.6%.

Marcus Banks is averaging 18.4 points for the Minutemen. Leonardo Bettiol is averaging 16 points and 8.1 rebounds.

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