If there was one play to sum up what happened for the Florida State men’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon at Clemson, it happened with 3 minutes and 30 seconds remaining in the second half.
The Seminoles finally — finally — had an easy fast-break opportunity after Malique Ewin hit Daquan Davis with a perfect outlet pass. But Davis had his shot swatted from behind by Clemson star Chase Hunter. That led to a wide-open corner 3-pointer for the Tigers, which gave them a staggering 21-point lead and led to an eventual 77-57 win.
The game was well-decided before that sequence, but it was emblematic of just how one-sided Saturday’s contest was. Florida State trailed by seven points at the half, but that Clemson lead had ballooned to 18 just four minutes in the second period as the Seminoles just had no answers defensively for the Tigers most of the afternoon…