With the ACC in one of its worst seasons in history, there are limited opportunities to bolster a resume. Florida State (11-5, 2-3) received one of those chances this afternoon against Clemson (13-4, 5-1) away from home as they round out their road trip. The Tigers came into this afternoon second in the ACC and 41st in the NET, making today critical for the ACC standings and NCAA tournament resumes. Unfortunately, the Seminoles could take advantage as Clemson ran them out of the gym in the second half. CU won the second half 41-28 after being up by just seven, as FSU could not string enough stops together. The three-point shot was the go-to for the Tiger offense, as it is for most teams against the Seminoles, as they finished the game 13-28 from long range, compared to 4-16 from FSU.
1st half:
Coming off a difficult night on Wednesday, Jamir Watkins immediately made amends with an isolation three on the first possession before Clemson’s leading center scorer, Chase Hunter, answered with a triple of his own. The two traded threes again a couple of minutes later, as the stars were as advertised to begin the afternoon…