FSU Basketball hosts Miami on Tuesday evening, looking for 10th win in a row over the Hurricanes
TALLAHASSEE — Florida State hosts No. 19/20 Miami on Tuesday evening at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla. The game between the Seminoles and Hurricanes is set to tip at 7 p.m. It will be shown on ESPNU, with Anish Shroff and Cory Alexander on the call. A stream can be found here. It can also be heard on the Learfield IMG College Radio Network, with Jeff Culhane and Adrian Crawford providing coverage. An audio stream is available here.
Miami enters the game with a 15-4 overall record, including a 6-3 mark against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. FSU is 7-13 overall on the season, but sits at 5-4 against ACC opponents.
The Seminoles lead the all-time series with the Hurricanes, 53-36. The Seminoles have won nine straight in the series, the longest winning streak in series history by either team, and the last six meetings in Tallahassee. FSU is 25-12 against Miami under the guidance of head coach Leonard Hamilton.
Tuesday marks the first of two meetings between FSU and Miami, as the Seminoles travel to Coral Gables on February 25th for the second game of their regular season series.
DGJ vs. Miami: While Darin Green Jr. is new to the Miami rivalry as a Seminole, he is familiar with the Hurricanes. He will face Miami for the third time in career on Tuesday in Tallahassee. The sharpshooter averages 18.0 points and is shooting .500 from the 3-point line (eight of 16) in his career against Miami. Green Jr. scored 20 points for UCF against Florida State on December 19, 2020 meaning he averaged 18.7 points in three games against the ACC’s representatives from the state of Florida during his career at UCF.
POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP FOR FLORIDA STATE
F #3 Cam Corhen (7.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg; First career game against Miami)
G #4 Caleb Mills (13.1 ppg, 3.5 apg; 16 pts and 3 rebs against Miami, January 22, 2022)
G #1 Jalen Warley (6.0 ppg, 3.8 apg; 4 pts and 4 asts against Miami, January 22, 2022)
G #22 Darin Green Jr. (14.6 ppg, 2.1 apg; 23 pts on 5 3FGM against Miami, November 13, 2021 – at UCF)
G #35 Matthew Cleveland (14.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg; 15 pts and 4 rebs against Miami, January 11, 2022)
TOP RESERVES
F #11 Baba Miller (4.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg; First career game against Miami)
G #0 Chandler Jackson (2.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg; First career game against Miami)
G #12 Tom House (1.8 ppg, 0.9 rpg; First career game against Miami)
C #24 Naheem McLeod (3.6 ppg, 1.5 bpg; 4 pts and 2 rebs against Miami, January 11, 2022)
F #5 De’Ante Green (1.1 ppg, 0.6 rpg; First career game against Miami)
POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP FOR MIAMI
F #15 Norchad Omier (13.7 ppg, 10.4 rpg; First career game against Florida State)
G #2 Isaiah Wong (16.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg; 10 pts and 5 asts vs. Florida State, January 11, 2022)
G #11 Jordan Miller (15.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg; 9 pts and 6 rebs vs. Florida State, January 11, 2022)
G #24 Nijel Pack (11.9 ppg, 2.4 apg; First career game against Florida State)
G #55 Wooga Poplar (7.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg; 0 pts and 0 rebs against Florida State, January 11, 2022)
Officials: Referee is Ted Valentine and the umpires at Jamie Luckie and Clarence Armstrong.
After FSU’s game with Miami, they host Clemson in Tallahassee on Saturday evening at 5 p.m.
