Mississippi Valley State @ Florida State Game Overview
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Luke Loucks' first season leading the Florida State basketball team has gone off the rails in a major way.
The Seminoles (5-6) have lost their last five games, tied for the program's longest losing streak since a six-game skid in early 2022.
Desperate for a win, Florida State could find one in a matchup on Friday night in Tallahassee, Fla., against Mississippi Valley State -- the lowest-ranked of Division I's 365 teams in the NET rankings.
This could be a nice salve for the Seminoles. To put their struggles into a little more context, they are 5-0 against teams ranked lower than 200 in the KenPom.com ratings - but 0-6 against teams in the top 200.
Last time out, the Seminoles committed 30 fouls and had five players foul out in a 97-69 loss Tuesday at Dayton. Defense largely has been the team's bugaboo, with four of Florida State's last five opponents scoring 95-plus points.
The Seminoles are allowing 82.4 points per game, which ranks in the bottom 30 of Division I and better than only Providence (84.7 ppg) among major-conference teams.
"We have to find some grit and determination, bare minimum," Loucks said after the Seminoles' 103-95 neutral-court loss to UMass on Dec. 13. "We just don't have the talent to be the less-hardworking team. We have to outwork people. We have to do things together on the defensive end."
Robert McCray V leads Florida State in points (14.4) and assists (6.8) per game and has paced the team in scoring three of the last four games.
The Delta Devils (1-10) are on a nine-game losing streak and have not beaten a Division I nonconference foe since Nov. 18, 2022, against North Alabama.
Their last five losses have been by double digits and their first two matchups against major-conference opponents didn't go well, losing 120-84 on Nov. 25 at Texas A&M and 108-49 on Dec. 8 at Kansas State.
Michael James (20.6 ppg) and Daniel Mayfield (13.4 ppg, 6.7 rebounds per game) are the only two Mississippi Valley State players averaging double-figure scoring. They have combined to lead the Delta Devils in scoring in all 11 games this season.
James scored 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting last time out in an 88-64 home loss to Tarleton State on Tuesday. Mayfield did not play in the game.
The Delta Devils rank 358th in Division I in scoring defense through Tuesday's games, allowing 90.2 points per game.
--Field Level Media
MVSU vs FSUInjury report
Mississippi Valley State's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
Florida State's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
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Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40.8 | (338) | FG% | (249) | 45.1 |
| 24.2 | (260) | FGM | (267) | 27.6 |
| 59.3 | (88) | FGA | (226) | 61.3 |
| 29.3 | (333) | 3P% | (302) | 35.3 |
| 5.5 | (337) | 3PM | (293) | 8.9 |
| 18.6 | (296) | 3PA | (239) | 25.3 |
| 76.5 | (48) | FT% | (170) | 73.5 |
| 13.0 | (243) | FTM | (246) | 18.2 |
| 17.0 | (290) | FTA | (243) | 24.7 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.5 |
| 26.7 |
| 60.1 |
| 33.2 |
| 8.0 |
| 24.0 |
| 71.2 |
| 14.5 |
| 20.4 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.6 | (298) | REB | (346) | 38.2 |
| 8.4 | (249) | OREB | (340) | 11.2 |
| 20.3 | (326) | DREB | (297) | 27.0 |
| 13.2 | (220) | AST | (303) | 16.1 |
| 17.8 | (363) | TO | (9) | 17.8 |
| 0.7 | (351) | AST/TO | (86) | 0.9 |
| 7.8 | (364) | STL | (33) | 8.3 |
| 3.6 | (81) | BLK | (82) | 3.8 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 32.5 |
| 9.4 |
| 23.0 |
| 14.3 |
| 12.7 |
| 1.1 |
| 7.2 |
| 3.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.8 | (302) | Points | (288) | 82.4 |
| 29.0 | (116) | 1st Half | (321) | 39.2 |
| 36.9 | (116) | 2nd Half | (321) | 43.2 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 75.9 |
| 36.0 |
| 39.5 |