December 8, 2018
#13 Boston College (9-0) at Florida State (4-0)
Boston College is rated 91 OVR (92 off/89 def/95 sht/95 reb/90 coach). they're tied with Clemson as the highest rated team in the league.
Scouting
PG Salvatore Chambers – JR – 81 OVR – 91 speed/85 quickness. 86 def/77 steals. 88 hands/81 passing. 85 close/82 med/77 3/83 off the dribble. Just 7.2 ppg.
SG Deki Joiner – SO – 86 OVR – 89 speed/88 quickness – 87 defense/82 steals – great shooter: 84 close/83 med/82 3. He doesn't look like the type to create his own shot though. 8.8 ppg this year.
SF Rubeen Byfield – SR – 87 OVR – Byfield is listed as the best defender in the ACC. 90 defense/80 steals/76 blocks/81 defensive awareness... that looks pretty damn good. He is a natural SG. Great speed and quickness. 91 close/84 med/77 3/90 off the dribble/85 in traffic. He looks like a major scoring threat as well. Just 7.3 ppg this year so far though.
PF Maynard McGrain – JR – 82 OVR – 6'7” - 88 orb/79 drb. 82 post off/71 post def. 92 close/93 in traffic. 14 ppg/4.3 rpg so far this year, he looks like an elite level scorer but a bit lacking on the defensive end.
C Erroyl Snow – SR – 82 OVR – 6'11” quality big man. 88 orb/83 drb. 88 post off/75 post def. 95 close/93 in traffic. He leads the team with 18.8 ppg/4.2 rpg this year.
They have 3 backup guards all rated 80 and a 6'8” big man just behind that. They don't have a lot of big man depth though. Backup SG Davor Morris is an outstanding 3 point shooter. BC's team unity is 63, ours is 52.
Half
| Time
| FSU
| BC
| Notes
|
1
| 12:00
| 7
| 15
| We're out of sync early, which is to be expected. Joiner has 9 for them and seems a lights out shooter from everywhere. Watson has a 3 for FSU and Crosswhite is on the board but we're struggling. Backups are in.
|
1
| 4:20
| 20
| 23
| They go up 23-11 before we make any headway. Backup PG Duncan scores 7 straight.. a 3, a driving layup and a layup after a steal in the backcourt. He then feeds Shiloh(backup SF) for a layup in a half court set and we have 9 straight and its only a 3 point game. Starters are back in.
|
| HALF
| 29
| 35
| We're allowing BC to shoot over 50% on the half and it should come as no surprise that Joiner and Byfield are their leading scorers with 10 and 9 points respectively. They're only 2-9 from 3.
We're only shooting 40% though we are 3-7 from 3, a bit better there. Duncan, backup PG, has 7. Our starting SG and SF each have 6. Watson is 2-2 from 3, while Crosswhite has been driving inside. PG Summers is 0-3, I'd like to get him going, and PF Pugh is 0-2 down inside.
|
2
| 17:15
| 37
| 35
| We get the first 8 points of the second half and take a 2 point lead, strong defense and rebounding plus we haven't missed on our end yet.
|
2
| 13:35
| 43
| 42
| Backups come in, great job by the starters to earn a 1 point lead. Pugh has 10 for the half/12 total, 4 at the line, he also has a putback and then two solid post plays in low. Watson went cold from 3 after a 2-2 first half...
|
2
| 10:20
| 47
| 44
| Weisse starts to get it going for the backups and we're up 3 as Boston College calls a timeout.
|
2
| 8:50
| 51
| 46
| Another BC timeout as we go up 5.
|
2
| 8:25
| 51
| 48
| Starters are back in for us, a bit earlier than usual but they're rested and I have timeouts to carry them the rest of the way.
|
2
| 5:40
| 58
| 57
| Well we score pretty easily a few trips in a row but allow them to cut the lead to 1 with 1 turnover and allowing a 3 point play on the other end. Watson has 5 of our 7 as he's had a PF on him and blown by real easily.
|
2
| 3:45
| 63
| 59
| Crosswhite with a 3 to give us a 4 point lead. BC Timeout.
|
2
| 1:50
| 67
| 61
| A Pugh bucket makes it 6, they cut it back to 4 and a Crosswhite bucket brings it right back up to 6. I think these are my two go to guys right here. Timeout BC
|
2
| 1:30
| 67
| 64
| Their go-to guy, Joiner, hits a 3, our ball, 3 point lead.
|
2
| 0:53
| 67
| 66
| Pugh has a little turnaround rim out, and their PF gets a mid-range jumper on their end. I call a timeout. 1 point lead/53 seconds to go.
|
2
| 0:40
| 69
| 66
| I didn't need a bucket that quickly at all really but it was right there for Crosswhite to take, so he did.
|
2
| 0:30
| 69
| 68
| They get a bucket inside. Summers is our best FT shooter by far, so he'll get the ball.
|
2
| 0:26
| 71
| 68
| Summers hits 2 at the line.
|
They hit a 2, summers hits two more free throws, and then their PG misses a 3 in the final seconds of the game.
Florida State 73
Boston College 70
When our injured PF comes back I think we have a really well rounded, strong starting 5 here. Summers(PG) and Watson(SF) look like guys who can explode for lots of points, but I think Crosswhite(SG) and Pugh(PF) are probably going to be the most consistent scorers for me, in games I play out at least.
BC had balanced scoring too for the most part, Joiner was their standout player with 19, byfield 13, snow 10, Chambers 10, and McGrain 10(that's their starting lineup).
Summers: 8 points/3 assists (1-8 shooting/0-6 from 3, 6-6 at the line, 4 of them in the final minute icing the clock).
Crosswhite: 15 points
Watson: 13 points/5 boards
Pugh: 14 points/7 boards
Delic: 2 points/6 boards
Duncan: 7 points
Weisse: 6 points
Duncan, our backup PG, got hot for one little 45 second stretch for all 7 of his points. It was a very key stretch, we were trailing by 12 midway through the first half and really struggling to find our shots. But I think in the end Weisse is far and away the best scorer we have on the backup squad.
BC came into the game ranked #13 in the nation, but they don't have any big wins yet. And this was a home game for us. I have a feeling that this FSU team can beat anyone in the country at home if we play well, and may struggle badly on the road in conference play.