20162016 FSU FSU FOOTBALL FOOTBALL | GM| GM 3: 2:1: LOUISVILLE OLECHARLESTON MISS SOUTHERN #12/11 FLORIDA STATE #2/2 LOUISVILLE SEMINOLES CARDINALS GAME 20 20-0, 6-0 #2/2 Louisville Cardinals VS January 21, 2018 | Louisville, Ky. 17-2, 5-1 KFC Yum! Center (22,000) Head Coach TEAM COMPARISON Head Coach FSU goes for eighth AP Top 5 win Sue Semrau (UC-San Diego ‘85) FSU UOFL Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky, ’95) 3 GAME COVERAGE Career Record: 396-235 | 21st Season 87.7 POINTS PER GAME 80.1 Career Record: 283-93 | 11th Season Record at FSU: 396-2353 | 21st Season +24.6 SCORING MARGIN/GAME +23.6 Record at UofL: Same 44.9 REBOUNDS PER GAME 40.1 TV/LIVE STREAM | ESPN2 STAT LEADERS PBP: Pam Ward l Analyst: Gail Goestenkors STAT LEADERS 16.7 ASSISTS PER GAME 17.5 SCORING | #20 SHAKAYLA THOMAS 48.2 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 49.5 SCORING | #25 ASIA DURR RADIO | WQTL 106.1 FM 18.7 PPG | 355 TOTAL POINTS 63.1 POINTS ALLOWED/GAME 56.5 20.5 PPG | 389 TOTAL POINTS 38.3 3-POINT PERCENTAGE 40.0 PBP: Ariya Massoudi l Analyst: Melissa Bruner REBOUNDING | #50 WHITE/#20 THOMAS REBOUNDING | #2 MYISHA HINES-ALLEN +3.6 TURNOVER MARGIN +3.3 7.2 RPG | 137 TOTAL REBOUNDS EACH 10.3 RPG | 205 TOTAL REBOUNDS 2017-18 SCHEDULE ASSISTS | #4 AJ ALIX ASSISTS | #11 ARICA CARTER 7.4 APG | 134 TOTAL ASSISTS ALL-TIME RESULTS 4.2 APG | 80 TOTAL ASSISTS FSU leads Louisville 15-13 #12/11 FLORIDA STATE SHOOTING | #20 SHAKAYLA THOMAS FSU is 5-8 at Louisville SHOOTING | #2 MYISHA HINES-ALLEN 53.6 PERCENT | 155-OF-289 Last Meeting: FSU 72, UofL 65 (1/12/17) 54.4 PERCENT | 129-OF-237 Date Opponent EST Time/Result Nov. 5 (Sun.) Columbus State (Exh.) W, 102-49 Nov. 10 (Fri.) UNF W, 109-51 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Nov. 12 (Sun.) at Jacksonville State W, 75-51 Nov. 17 (Fri.) at Florida (SEC Network +) W, 84-54 • For the fourth time in the last five meetings, No. 12/11 Florida State (17-2, 5-1) and No. 2/2 Louisville (20-0, 6-0) Nov. 19 (Sun.) at Grambling State W, 96-53 Nov. 24 (Fri.) Sacred Heart (ACC Network Extra) W, 101-52 square off as AP Top 25 opponents on Sunday evening in a nationally-televised 5 p.m. matchup at the KFC Yum! Nov. 26 (Sun.) Samford (ACC Network Extra) W, 87-62 Center. Nov. 29 (Wed.) at Iowa (Big Ten Network)1 W, 94-93 Dec. 3 (Sun.) at James Madison W, 79-63 • The Seminoles own a 3-1 record against Louisville since the Cardinals joined the Atlantic Coast Conference Dec. 7 (Thur.) Stetson (ACC Network Extra) W, 84-39 Dec. 10 (Sun.) Arizona State (ACC Network Extra) W, 77-66 beginning in the 2014-15 academic year. All three of FSU’s wins were AP Top 10 victories, highlighted by a 68-63 Dec. 17 (Sun.) at 8/8 Texas (FS1) L, 72-87 win in Tallahassee on Jan. 22, 2015, when No. 17 FSU knocked off No. 4 Louisville behind then-freshman Shakayla Dec. 21 (Thur.) at Creighton W, 92-82 Dec. 28 (Thur.) Jacksonville (ACC Network Extra) W, 82-50 Thomas’ 13 points and 10 rebounds. Dec. 31 (Sun.) North Carolina (ACC Network Extra)* W, 103-65 Jan. 4 (Thur.) at Clemson (ACC Network Extra)* W, 69-47 • With the Cardinals sporting a No. 2 AP ranking, Florida State is going for its eighth AP Top 5 win as a program. A Jan. 7 (Sun.) at Syracuse (Fox Sports Florida/ Sun)* L, 69-76 win over UofL would tie for the highest-ranked win in program history, as FSU defeated No. 2 Duke, 80-74, on Feb. 8, Jan. 11 (Thur.) Miami (Fox Sports Florida/ Sun)* W, 105-67 2004, in Tallahassee. FSU’s highest-ranked road win includes defeating No. 4 Duke in Durham, N.C., on Feb. 8, 2001 Jan. 14 (Sun.) Virginia Tech (Fox Sports Florida/ Sun)* W, 107-62 Jan. 18 (Thur.) at Wake Forest (ACC Network Extra)* W, 81-79 (OT) (W, 71-69). Jan. 21 (Sun.) at 2/2 Louisville (ESPN2)* 5 p.m. Jan. 28 (Sun.) 5/5 Notre Dame (ESPN2)* 4 p.m. • Behind redshirt senior Imani Wright’s school-record nine 3-point field goals and 31 points, FSU won a wild Feb. 1 (Thur.) at NC State (ACC Network Extra)* 7 p.m. 81-79 overtime game at Wake Forest on Thursday. The Noles overcame a 15-point deficit with 9:43 left in the fourth Feb. 4 (Sun.) at Pittsburgh (ACC Network Extra)* 1 p.m. Feb. 8 (Thur) Virginia (ACC Network Extra)* 7 p.m. quarter, and also overcame redshirt senior point guard AJ Alix sitting out the game due to illness. Feb. 11 (Sun.) at Miami (ESPN2)* 4 p.m. Feb. 15 (Thur.) Clemson (ACC Network Extra)* 7 p.m. • Senior forward Shakayla Thomas enjoyed a monstrous second half performance at Wake Forest. In the game’s Feb. 19 (Mon.) at 15/15 Duke (ESPN2)* 6 p.m. final 25 minutes (including overtime), she delivered 26 points, eight rebounds and went 9-of-16 from the floor. She Feb. 22 (Thur.) Boston College (ACC Network Extra)* 7 p.m. Feb. 25 (Sun.) Georgia Tech (Fox Sports Florida/ Sun)* 1 p.m. finished with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Feb. 28 (Wed.) ACC Tournament First Round (Fox Sports Florida/Sun)2 TBA Mar. 1 (Thur.) ACC Tournament Second Round (FOX Sports Florida/Sun) 2 TBA • Florida State owns the sixth-best NCAA RPI in the country entering Sunday’s game, which includes Top 30 wins Mar. 2 (Fri.) ACC Tournament Quarterfinals (FOX Sports Florida/Sun) 2 TBA vs. Arizona State (22) and at Iowa (30). In the NCAA Committee’s reveal of the Top 16 seeds as of Thursday night, Mar. 3 (Sat.) ACC Tournament Semifinals (ESPNU) 2 TBA Mar. 4 (Sun.) ACC Tournament Finals (ESPN2) 2 TBA the Seminoles were the 11th overall seed. *ACC Game • FSU and Louisville are both in the Top 2 in the ACC in scoring margin (FSU +24.6; UofL +23.6) and rebounding 1 - Big Ten/ACC Challenge 2 - Held in Greensboro, N.C. defense (UofL allowing 29.9/game; FSU allowing 31.3/game). Rankings AP/Coaches 3 - 22 wins were vacated by the NCAA (2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons) • Senior center Ama Degbeon is tied for the FSU team lead with four double-doubles this season, which includes Unofficial record is 418-235 two straight at Wake Forest (10 points, 10 rebounds) and vs. Virginia Tech (10 points, 13 rebounds). 1 NUMBERS AND NOTES FSU’S RECORD WHEN In FSU’s two closest games this season (94-93 win at Iowa, 81-79 OT win at Wake), RANDOM FACTS Overall .................................................................17-2 Shakayla Thomas (29 points) and Imani • Shakayla Thomas is averaging 10.6 points Home ..................................................................9-0 Wright (16) scored 80.4 percent of FSU’s in the second half this year, which is 56.7 Away ...................................................................... 8-2 80.4% Neutral/Tournament .....................................0-0 points in the final 7 minutes of both games. percent of her scoring average. Leading at Halftime ....................................13-0 • In ACC play, FSU’s highest scoring quarter is Trailing at Halftime ........................................ 4-2 the fourth (24.6 points), but its best scoring Tied at Halftime ..............................................0-0 margin quarter is the second (+45). Overtime Games ..............................................1-0 Sophomore guard Nicki Ekhomu’s TV Games .......................................................... 15-2 11 rebounds last game at Wake • FSU’s Shakayla Thomas and Louisville’s vs. Top-25 Opponents ....................................0-1 Forest marked her third game with Myisha Hines-Allen are the only two who rank vs. Top-10 Opponents ....................................0-1 10+ boards this season. She aver- 11 in the Top 10 in the ACC in scoring and field FSU shoots 50% or better from field ..............8-0 ages 6.2 rebounds per game. FSU shoots 40-49% from field ............................ 8-1 goal percentage. FSU shoots under 40% from field ....................... 1-1 •A win over Louisville on Sunday would give Opponent shoots 50% or better from field .. 1-0 FSU a 6-1 start in ACC play for the fourth Opponent shoots 40-49% from field ................4-2 Redshirt senior guard AJ Alix has Opponent shoots under 40% from field ......12-0 consecutive year. Since the 2014-15 season, Opponent shoots under 35% from field ........9-0 recorded seven or more assists FSU is 45-9 in conference play. in 11 of her 18 games played. She FSU outrebounds opponent ................................16-1 Opponent outrebounds FSU .................................. 1-1 has 10+ assists in four games this • Redshirt senior point guard AJ Alix’s 2.8 assist/turnover ratio leads the ACC. Tied in rebounds ........................................................0-0 season. 7 FSU records 10 or more steals ...........................8-0 • FSU boasts the fourth-ranked 2018 recruit- FSU records 15 or more assists ........................12-1 ing class by ESPNW. The Seminoles have FSU commits less than 15 turnovers ............14-0 added five ESPNW Top-100 players in guards FSU commits 15 or more turnovers ..................3-2 Florida State is 2-1 this season Izabela Nicoletti (Brazil), Kourtney Weber FSU commits less turnovers than opp. ........15-0 against current teams in the AP Top 25. FSU commits more turnovers than opp. .......... 1-1 This includes a 94-93 win at Iowa (20), (New Orleans), Amaya Brown (Albuquerque), FSU shoots 70% or better from the line .......11-0 a 77-66 home win vs.