Jalen Warley scored 19 factors, Jamir Watkins had 18 factors and 11 rebounds, and Florida State beat No. 18 Colorado 77-71 in time beyond regulation to win the Sunshine Slam championship
ByThe Related Press
November 21, 2023, 6:57 PM
Colorado heart Eddie Lampkin Jr. (44) is fouled by Florida State ahead De’Ante Inexperienced (5) through the first half of an NCAA faculty basketball sport, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Daytona Seashore, Fla. (AP Picture/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jalen Warley scored 19 factors, Jamir Watkins had 18 factors and 11 rebounds, and Florida State beat No. 18 Colorado 77-71 in time beyond regulation on Tuesday night time to win the Sunshine Slam championship.
Florida State (4-1) prolonged its NCAA report to 14 consecutive time beyond regulation victories. The Seminoles additionally gained the championship sport of a event for the second time since 2019, once they claimed the Emerald Coast Traditional in Destin, Florida.
Florida State scored the opening 9 factors of time beyond regulation, highlighted by Baba Miller’s steal and fast-break dunk. Darin Inexperienced Jr. capped the run with a large open 3-pointer from the nook.
Inexperienced added 12 factors and De’Ante Inexperienced had 10 factors for Florida State, which defeated UNLV within the semifinals. The Seminoles, who entered the sport capturing 49% from the sphere in its first 4 video games, have been 27-of-57 capturing (47%).
Cody Williams led Colorado (4-1) with 17 factors and KJ Simpson had 15 factors and 9 rebounds. The Buffaloes entered the event because the nation’s main 3-point capturing workforce at 51.7%. However the Buffaloes have been simply 3 of 10 from 3-point vary within the semifinals and 5 of 20 within the title sport.
Chandler Jackson and Darin Inexperienced Jr. every made a 3-pointer on back-to-back Florida State possessions for a 44-35 lead. The Seminoles scored 17 of the opening 22 factors of the second half.
Neither workforce made a subject objective within the closing two minutes of regulation. Colorado’s closing shot of regulation was Julian Hammond’s baseline jumper that hit the aspect of the backboard. Florida State known as a timeout with 18.3 seconds left earlier than Watkins drove the baseline and threw an errant move as time expired.
The Buffs, who jumped from No. 25 to No. 18 within the AP Prime 25 ballot Monday, reached the title sport by beating Richmond behind Simpson’s 23 factors.
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