The Florida State Seminoles were in Blacksburg, Virginia for their final game of the regular season. FSU’s match against the Virginia Tech Hokies started off with an extremely high deficit and the Hokies never looked back. Florida State was outmatched through 40 minutes, getting demolished with an 82-60 loss.
A sloppy start on both ends of the floor for the Hokies and Seminoles had VT up 2-0 with more than two minutes of game time. The Noles were 0-6 from the field to begin the match, with their leading scorer, Matthew Cleveland, shooting 0-3. With 15:23 left in the first half, head coach Leonard Hamilton and the Seminoles decided to head back to the drawing board after an 11-0 start.
For a team like Florida State, which has a very passive offense, it’s always going to take them ample time to find a rhythm. VT is on the other side of this story since they have shooting threats outside of the perimeter. Caleb Mills was the first to find the bottom of the basket with 14:08 remaining, keeping FSU down big with a 14-3 deficit.
Baba Miller and Chandler Jackson were plugged into the lineup after the Noles had only scored two baskets in nearly eight minutes. Tom House and Naheem McLeod joined them soon after, with Florida State down 17-6. After starting the game 0-5, Cleveland scored his first bucket halfway through the first half.
