No. 19 Florida State squeaks by Clemson, 76-74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half, including the go-ahead basket with 1:22 left, to lift No. 19 Florida State to a 76-74 victory over Clemson on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Florida State Seminoles
76
Clemson Tigers
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSU | 38 | 38 | 76 |
| CLEM | 37 | 37 | 74 |
Littlejohn Coliseum
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Florida Gators | L 72-81 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Troy Trojans | W 91-68 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Florida A&M Rattlers | W 112-69 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 76-74
Trent Forrest made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 75-74
Foul on Sidy Djitte.
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LayUpShot 1:17 75-74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 73-74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 72-74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 71-74
Foul on Marcquise Reed.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:03 71-74
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:03 71-73
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:03 71-72
Foul on Trent Forrest.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 71-72
Michael Ojo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 70-72
Michael Ojo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 69-72
Foul on Shelton Mitchell.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 69-72
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 69-71
Foul on Terance Mann.
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JumpShot 3:06 69-71
Marcquise Reed made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:37 69-69
Shelton Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcquise Reed.
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JumpShot 4:01 69-66
Jaron Blossomgame made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:19 69-64
Trent Forrest made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:19 68-64
Trent Forrest made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:19 67-64
Foul on Donte Grantham.
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PersonalFoul 4:48 67-64
Foul on Sidy Djitte.
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LayUpShot 4:48 67-64
Trent Forrest made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:22 65-64
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:22 64-64
Foul on Sidy Djitte.
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PersonalFoul 5:30 64-64
Foul on Sidy Djitte.
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LayUpShot 5:58 64-64
Sidy Djitte made Layup. Assisted by Marcquise Reed.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:37 64-62
Michael Ojo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:37 63-62
Michael Ojo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:37 62-62
Foul on Elijah Thomas.
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DunkShot 7:36 62-62
Michael Ojo made Dunk. Assisted by Xavier Rathan-Mayes.
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JumpShot 7:52 60-62
Marcquise Reed made Jumper.
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DunkShot 8:11 60-60
Michael Ojo made Dunk. Assisted by Xavier Rathan-Mayes.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:35 58-60
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:35 58-59
Foul on Xavier Rathan-Mayes.
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LayUpShot 9:26 58-59
Marcquise Reed made Layup.
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JumpShot 10:07 58-57
Jonathan Isaac made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:15 56-57
Marcquise Reed made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:15 56-56
Marcquise Reed made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:15 56-55
Foul on Christ Koumadje.
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PersonalFoul 10:47 56-55
Foul on Jonathan Isaac.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:02 56-55
Sidy Djitte made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:02 56-54
Sidy Djitte made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:02 56-53
Foul on Xavier Rathan-Mayes.
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LayUpShot 11:29 56-53
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:51 54-53
Foul on Gabe DeVoe.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:04 54-53
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:04 54-52
Foul on Jonathan Isaac.
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LayUpShot 12:04 54-52
Jaron Blossomgame made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:18 54-50
Foul on Terance Mann.
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JumpShot 12:46 54-50
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:44 52-50
Sidy Djitte made Layup. Assisted by Donte Grantham.
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PersonalFoul 14:02 52-48
Foul on Terance Mann.
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DunkShot 14:10 52-48
Christ Koumadje made Dunk. Assisted by Terance Mann.
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LayUpShot 14:54 50-48
Trent Forrest made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Rathan-Mayes.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:14 48-48
Sidy Djitte made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:14 48-47
Foul on Phil Cofer.
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LayUpShot 15:14 48-47
Sidy Djitte made Layup.
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LayUpShot 15:45 48-45
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 16:29 46-45
Foul on Jarquez Smith.
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DunkShot 16:50 46-45
Donte Grantham made Dunk. Assisted by Marcquise Reed.
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End Game 0:00 76-74
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 76-74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:04 76-74
Marcquise Reed missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:08 76-74
Clemson Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 0:08 76-74
Florida St Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 76-74
Trent Forrest made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:08 75-74
Florida St Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:08 75-74
Trent Forrest missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 75-74
Foul on Sidy Djitte.
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Defensive Rebound 0:08 75-74
Trent Forrest Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:09 75-74
Jonathan Isaac Block.
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JumpShot 0:10 75-74
Shelton Mitchell missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:30 75-74
Sidy Djitte Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:30 75-74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:56 75-74
Trent Forrest Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:56 75-74
Shelton Mitchell missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:08 75-74
Clemson Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:17 75-74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:24 73-74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:24 73-74
Marcquise Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 73-74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 72-74
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 71-74
Foul on Marcquise Reed.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:03 71-74
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:03 71-73
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:03 71-72
Foul on Trent Forrest.
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Offensive Rebound 2:07 71-72
Jaron Blossomgame Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:07 71-72
Sidy Djitte missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 71-72
Michael Ojo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 70-72
Michael Ojo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 69-72
Foul on Shelton Mitchell.
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Offensive Rebound 2:26 69-72
Michael Ojo Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:26 69-72
Xavier Rathan-Mayes missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:39 69-72
Jonathan Isaac Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 69-72
Shelton Mitchell missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 69-72
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 69-71
Foul on Terance Mann.
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Defensive Rebound 2:43 69-71
Shelton Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:43 69-71
Dwayne Bacon missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:53 69-71
Florida St Timeout
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Team Stats
FSU
CLEM
24-53
FG
22-49
45
Field Goal %
45
5-17
3PT
4-11
29
Three Point %
36
23-28
FT
26-32
82
Free Throw %
81
33
Rebounds
29
13
Offensive Rebounds
10
20
Defensive Rebounds
19
13
Assists
8
7
Steals
5
4
Blocks
1
10
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
28
Fouls
21
7
Largest Lead
3
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