1987-88 Men's Basketball - Year In Review

1987-88 Men's Basketball - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Pat Kennedy, Head Coach
Tom Carlson, Assistant Coach
Michael Hunt, Graduate Assistant
Dave Langworthy, Assistant Strength Coach
Rich Petriccione, Assistant Coach
Dave Van Halanger, Strength and Conditioning
Tim Welsh, Graduate Assistant
David Zimroth, Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator

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1987-88 FSU Basketball Media Guide

Top: Jerome Fitchett
Bottom: Tat Hunter, Coach Pat Kennedy and George McCloud

1988 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

From the 1987-88 FSU Basketball Media Guide

Aubry Boyd, 6-6, 172, G, Macon, Ga. - Satisfied one of Pat Kennedy's prime objectives in that he is a prominent guard that put FSU in the national spotlight...listed in several scouting and college basketball publications as the number one point guard prospect in the nation...gifted athlete who has all-star potential...comes from excellent basketball background...should adjust easily to Seminole style and could see early action...one of the premier guards in the country...played along side Eric Manuel (Kentucky) to form what most considered to be the top high school backcourt in the nation last year...fundamentally sound ball player with great athletic potential...signed during the early signing period prior to his senior season at Southwest High School in Macon...Coach Don Richardson is considered to be one of the best in the country and Southwest High has produced some of the nation's top talent including: NBA stars Norm Nixon and Jeff Malone as well as Georgia All-American Terry Fair and FSU graduate assistant Michael Hunt (a former Furman standout)...believed to be one of the keys to FSU's emergence as a regular top 20 team...listed in the Hoop Scoop's Top 45 and Basketball Weekly's Top 15 guards list...starred for the U.S. East team in the Dapper Dan Roundball Classic over the summer...averaged 12.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and eight assist's per game as a senior...roommate: Tat Hunter...hobbies: Basketball, swimming...nicknames: A.B., Black...notables: grew an inch since signing with FSU...birthdate: January 7, 1969.

Tony Dawson, 6-7, 215, F, Kinston, N.C. - Another of the real national standouts in this recruiting class...considered to be a forward with unlimited scoring potential...works extremely well around the basket...gets a lot of offensive rebounds for points...satisfied a need for scoring with departure of Randy Allen and Pee Wee Barber...a prolific scorer who should gain national recognition as a Seminole...one of the most interesting backgrounds in college athletics...consecutive auto accidents resulted in breaking the same leg three times as a child resulting in noticeable limp...many wondered if he would walk again...most college recruiters were scared off by his injury...recognized as one of the top junior college prospects in the nation last year while starring for Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City...named first team All-American and Florida Junior College Player of the Year for 86-87...averaged 30 points per game for Coach Jim Oler, who is still FSU's all-time leading scorer...shot 68% from the field and grabbed an average of 12 rebounds per contest...scored 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting in Junior College all-star game...starred at Kinston High School in Kinston, North Carolina...played center position at high school level winning all-state recognition by several polls...came from same high school that produced NC State center Charles Shackelford and local press believes he had the most talent...high school area produced some of the nation's top talent including former Seminole Mitchell Wiggins...College Major: Communications...roommate: Derrick Mitchell...summer job: Internal Revenue Service...birthdate: August 25, 1967.

Brad Johnson, 6-6, 195, F, Black Mountain, N.C. - Although he joined the basketball team late in pre-season drills, he is expected to see playing time...a redshirt quarterback on the Seminole football team...excellent shooter with great basketball knowledge...was a top basketball prospect who chose to play both football and basketball for FSU...could see role as a zone buster early in the season...3A Player of the Year in the State of North Carolina...starred for four years as the quarterback and all-state forward at Owen High...twice selected Western North Carolina player of the year...named to the Greensboro News and Record all-state team as a senior...averaged 26.3 points and 8.5 rebounds during senior year...led team to a 24-5 record and berth in state playoffs...finished his outstanding two-sport career with 2,293 points in basketball and over 4,500 yards as the Warhorses' quarterback...named to All-Western squad in football and basketball for the past three years...president of both the senior class and FCA at Owen...roommate: Gene Houpe...hobbies: movies, jumping rope, music...notables: longtime friend of FSU linebacker Terry Warren since both fathers worked summer camps together...heavily recruited as a pure college basketball player as well as a blue chip football recruit...birthdate: September 13, 1968.

Blake Miles, 6-6, 195, C, Tallahassee - Brings excellent basketball background and could play several spots...played mostly guard in high school for FSU assistant coach Tom Carlson...an all-state selection who should prove valuable to the Florida State squad...could have early adjustment problems to college game but coaches feel his solid fundamentals will key success...holds Maclay High School records for a career in points (1,506), rebounds (1,136) and assists (806)...will be reunited with high school coach Tom Carlson, now an assistant on Pat Kennedy's staff...earned all-state honors after leading Maclay to the championship round of the state regional tournament...listed among top 45 small forwards by Cage Newsletter...averaged 15.1 points, 11.2 rebounds and 7.1 assists last season...played on Team Florida's AAU squad...brother Bobby played for the Seminoles in early '80's...College Major. Pre-Med curriculum...roommate: Jon Fedor...hobbies: weight lifting, skiing...birthdate: April 14, 1969.

Derrick Mitchell, 6-3, 190, G, Jacksonville - Seasoned veteran that lends experience at point guard spot...one of the state's top junior college prospects...not a flashy style but gets the ball where it should be on floor...good defensive player with reputation for stealing the ball...gives young backcourt some immediate leadership...led his Florida Junior College (Jacksonville) team to a ranking of 17th in the nation last year...FJC was ranked number one in the state of Florida most of the season before an upset loss in the first round of the state tournament...led the state with an average of 5.7 steals per game...averaged 20 points per game last season...was a three-sport star at Raines High School in Jacksonville...named to prestigious all-city team in football, basketball and baseball...talented enough to play either guard or wing position in high school...College Major: Criminology...roommate: Tony Dawson...hobbies: playing ball, music, movies...nickname: "D"...career plans: hopes to work for the FBI...birthdate: January 29, 1967.

Michael Polite, 6-7, 205, F, Daytona Beach - Considered to be one of the top prospects in the state of Florida...gifted athlete with quick hands and agility...classic example of player who plays big...recognized in most publications as one of the south's top forwards...gives FSU as talented a front line as thay have had in years, although it is young...averaged 20.3 points and 15.5 rebounds his senior year at Daytona Beach Mainland High School...possesses all the tools to be a premier player for the Seminoles...extremely quick with a good shooting touch and hardnosed worker at both ends...Basketball Times listed him among its top 15 quick forwards last year...finished fifth in the voting for Florida's "Mr. Basketball"...teamed with White as starters on the AAU team selected to represent Florida...roommate: David White...hobbies: swimming, drumming, fishing...nickname: Koolie...birthdate: May 17, 1968.

Irv Thomas, 6-9, 230, F, Miami - Transfer from Kentucky who will have to sit out this year...a fierce competitor...physical player suited to take FSU's successful program a step further...enjoys playing on the inside and should provide rebounding help...tenacious defender who will draw the tough offensive players down low...great practice habits and excellent attitude...Thomas was last recruit signed by former University of Kentucky head coach Joe B. Hall and never seemed to adjust to new system...averaged just 3.3 points per game and three rebounds a game during sophomore year...one of the nation's top recruits as a high school senior at Coral City High in Miami...named an all-american after leading team to a 38-1 record and the class 4A state championship his senior year...averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds per game during last high school season...runner-up in the voting for Florida's Mr. Basketball title in 1985...named to prestigious McDonald's All-Star team...College major: Psychology...birthplace: Brooklyn, NY...birthdate: January 2, 1966.

David White, 6-6, 225, F, Saint Petersburg - Ended one of the countries hottest recruiting wars when he signed with FSU...one of the most prominent athletes to ever sign with Florida State...awesome leaper with great physical strength and court sense...has developed physically in just two months on campus...plays strong to the boards and may be the key to Florida State's success...anchors a recruiting class listed among the top 5 in the nation...represents the cream of a considerably talented crop of newcomers...will have to adjust to playing farther away from the iron than he is accustomed...considered to be the state's top prospect...selected FSU over 240 other schools...averaged 21.9 points, 16.8 rebounds and 8.7 assists in leading Boca Ciega to the state class AAA title...named Most Valuable Player of the state tournament and was runner-up in "Mr. Basketball" voting...only Floridian named to prestigious McDonald's All-American Dream Team...rated among top 30 prospects by The Hoop Scoop...listed in Basketball Weekly's top 50...one of the most talented freshmen in the nation with a 41-inch vertical leap and outstanding speed and quickness...Basketball Times listed him among the top ten small forwards in the nation...should be an impact player as a freshman in the Metro Conference...roommate: Michael Polite...hobbies: music, miniature golf...career goals: would like to be a sports broadcaster...notables: has a brother, Edgar White, playing basketball at Bethune-Cookman...birthdate: October 31, 1969.


1988 Roster - By Name

From the 1987-88 FSU Basketball Media Guide, page 40
L
T                                                  PY
R No Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 12 Joey Barnes           G       6-2   151  Fr-R      Quincy (Shanks)
* 20 Aubry Boyd            G       6-6   172  Fr        Macon, Ga. (Southwest)
* 24 Tony Dawson           F       6-7   215  Jr        Kinston, N.C. (Kinston/Gulf Coast JC)
* 43 Jon Fedor             C       6-8   220  Fr-R      Daytona Beach (Spruce Creek)
* 23 Jerome Fitchett       F       6-6   190  Sr   ***  Perry (Taylor County)
* 34 Tat Hunter            C       6-7   218  Jr   **   Cantonment (Tate)
* 14 Brad Johnson          F       6-6   195  Fr        Black Mountain, N.C. (Owen)
  54 David MacPhee         F       6-5   200  So        Auburndale (Auburndale)
* 22 Tharon Mayes          G       6-3   170  So        New Haven, Conn. (Hillhouse)
* 21 George McCloud        G       6-6   209  Jr   **   Daytona Beach (Mainland)
  15 Blake Miles           C       6-6   195  Fr        Tallahassee (Maclay)
* 11 Derrick Mitchell      G       6-3   190  Jr        Jacksonville (Raines/Florida CC)
* 45 Michael Polite        F       6-7   205  Fr        Daytona Beach (Mainland)
  30 Irv Thomas            F       6-9   230  Jr        Miami (Carol City/Kentucky)
* 31 David White           F       6-6   225  Fr        Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)

1988 Roster - By Number

From the 1987-88 FSU Basketball Media Guide, page 40
L
T                                                  PY
R No Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 11 Derrick Mitchell      G       6-3   190  Jr        Jacksonville (Raines/Florida CC)
* 12 Joey Barnes           G       6-2   151  Fr-R      Quincy (Shanks)
* 14 Brad Johnson          F       6-6   195  Fr        Black Mountain, N.C. (Owen)
  15 Blake Miles           C       6-6   195  Fr        Tallahassee (Maclay)
* 20 Aubry Boyd            G       6-6   172  Fr        Macon, Ga. (Southwest)
* 21 George McCloud        G       6-6   209  Jr   **   Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 22 Tharon Mayes          G       6-3   170  So        New Haven, Conn. (Hillhouse)
* 23 Jerome Fitchett       F       6-6   190  Sr   ***  Perry (Taylor County)
* 24 Tony Dawson           F       6-7   215  Jr        Kinston, N.C. (Kinston/Gulf Coast JC)
  30 Irv Thomas            F       6-9   230  Jr        Miami (Carol City/Kentucky)
* 31 David White           F       6-6   225  Fr        Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
* 34 Tat Hunter            C       6-7   218  Jr   **   Cantonment (Tate)
* 43 Jon Fedor             C       6-8   220  Fr-R      Daytona Beach (Spruce Creek)
* 45 Michael Polite        F       6-7   205  Fr        Daytona Beach (Mainland)
  54 David MacPhee         F       6-5   200  So        Auburndale (Auburndale)
Lettermen listed in the 1988-89 Men's Basketball Media Guide, page 39

1987-88 Conference Awards

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
George McCloud           Metro Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
                         Metro Conference - All-Tournament Team

Michael Polite           Metro Conference - All-Freshman

All-Conference -  2

1988 Schedule and Results

               
GAME DAY
OPP EOY
DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
NCAA
NIT
FSU
AP
FSU
UPI
OPP
AP
OPP
UPI
AP
UPI
11/28
Postgame
Box
H
Bucknell
W 87-58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/02
Postgame
Box
H
FL International
W 121-75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/05
Postgame
Box
H
Penn State
W 63-60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/10
Postgame
Box
H
Oklahoma
L 87-89
2
 
 
 
16
 
4
4
12/12
Postgame
Box
A
Florida
L 48-71
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
12/16
Postgame
Box
N
Stetson
Citrus Bowl Classic, Orlando
W 80-67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/19
Postgame
Box
A
Tennessee
OT
L 78-81
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/21
Postgame
Box
H
Hardin-Simmons
W 93-79
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/28
Postgame
Box
N
Pittsburgh
Red Lobster Classic, Orlando
L 71-72
 
 
 
 
3
 
8
7
12/29
Postgame
Box
A
Central Florida
Red Lobster Classic
W 101-67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/06
Postgame
Box
H
Jacksonville
W 87-63
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/09
Postgame
Box
H
Louisville
W 83-76
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/13
Postgame
Box
H
Memphis State
W 92-85
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/16
Postgame
Box
A
South Florida
W 86-70
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/23
Postgame
Box
A
Cincinnati
W 74-71
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/25
Postgame
Box
H
South Carolina
L 72-80
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/28
Postgame
Box
H
Central Florida
W 93-69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01/30
Postgame
Box
A
Virginia Tech
L 87-88
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/02
Postgame
Box
H
Monmouth
W 82-68
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/06
Postgame
Box
H
Cincinnati
W 101-68
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/13
Postgame
Box
H
Southern Mississippi
W 83-75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/17
Postgame
Box
A
Louisville
L 62-82
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/20
Postgame
Box
A
Memphis State
L 76-81
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/24
Postgame
Box
H
Alabama State
W 108-90
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
02/27
Postgame
Box
A
South Carolina
L 78-81
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/02
Postgame
Box
H
Virginia Tech
W 92-79
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/05
Postgame
Box
A
Southern Mississippi
W 87-83
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/11
Postgame
Box
N
Cincinnati
Metro, Memphis, Tenn.
W 84-74
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/12
Postgame
Box
A
Memphis State
Metro
L 74-81
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/18
Postgame
Box
N
Iowa
NCAA, Los Angeles, Calif.
L 98-102
 
 
 
 
17
 
17
18
EOY Stats Ref

Conference games in bold

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU record is    19-11   13- 2    4- 7    2- 2
vs Metro Conf     7- 5    5- 1    2- 4    0- 0
Against Top 25    0- 4    0- 1    0- 1    0- 2

1987-88 Metro Conference Results
 1  Louisville            9- 3    24-11 
 2  Florida State         7- 5    19-11 
 3t Memphis State         6- 6    20-12 
 3t Virginia Tech         6- 6    19-10 
 3t South Carolina        6- 6    19-10 
 6  Southern Mississippi  5- 7    19-11 
 7  Cincinnati            3- 9    11-17 

1987-88 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Memphis, Tenn.
   Date                    Score                                    Comments
==========  ==================================================  ==================================
03/11/1988  (2)Florida State 84, (7)Cincinnati 74               Round 1
03/11/1988  (3)Memphis State 97, (6)Southern Mississippi 84     Round 1
03/11/1988  (4)South Carolina 92, (5)Virginia Tech 81           Round 1
03/12/1988  (3)Memphis State 81, (2)Florida State 74            Round 2
03/12/1988  (1)Louisville 89, (4)South Carolina 57              Round 2
03/13/1988  (1)Louisville 81, (3)Memphis State 73               Round 3

1987-88 - 30 Point Club

Name Date Opponent FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George McCloud 03/11/1988 Cincinnati 10 16 4 6 10 12 34 Tharon Mayes 01/13/1988 Memphis State 8 11 5 6 10 12 31 Tony Dawson 03/18/1988 Iowa 13 21 0 0 4 5 30

1987-88 - 15 Rebound Club

Name Date Opponent O-REB D-REB TOTAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tat Hunter 01/09/1988 Louisville 10 10 20 Tat Hunter 03/02/1988 Virginia Tech 6 13 19 Tat Hunter 12/10/1987 Oklahoma 10 6 16 Tat Hunter 03/05/1988 Southern Mississippi 4 11 15 Tony Dawson 03/12/1988 Memphis State 4 11 15

1987-88 - 10 Assist Club

Name Date Opponent Assists ------------------------------------------------------------------ None

1987-88 EOY Stats

                                                --3 Point---                            ----REBOUNDS-----
Name                 GP GS  Min  FGM  FGA  PCT  FGM FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    OFF DEF  TOT  AVG  PF DQ  AST   TO  BLK  STL
====================================================================================================================================
George McCloud       30 30  942  193  403 .479   72 159 .453   88 112 .786  546 18.2     29  81  110  3.7  66  3  105   85    6   34
Tony Dawson          30 29  910  211  393 .537    1   5 .200  111 153 .725  534 17.8    109 119  228  7.6  95  4   25   65    8   20
Tharon Mayes         30 29  784  142  299 .475   46 100 .460   66  90 .733  396 13.2     29  53   82  2.7  90  5   62   61    2   44
Tat Hunter           30 30  873  122  207 .589    0   0 .000   37  71 .521  281  9.4     99 169  268  8.9  90  3   25   37   18   34
Michael Polite       30  1  505   70  117 .598    0   0 .000   50  70 .714  190  6.3     45  70  115  3.8  47  0    7   27    4   10
Brad Johnson         29 12  481   60  103 .583    9  23 .391   41  46 .891  170  5.9     11  37   48  1.7  28  0   38   24    0   14
Jerome Fitchett      30 16  495   53  115 .461   16  33 .485   23  29 .793  145  4.8     28  60   88  2.9  40  0   19   28   19   16
Derrick Mitchell     30  0  331   37   86 .430    0   0 .000   34  60 .567  108  3.6      4  19   23  0.8  41  1   37   33    0   16
Aubry Boyd           28  0  256   24   57 .421    9  23 .391   18  26 .692   75  2.7      6  13   19  0.7  21  0   40   28    1   10
David White          30  3  322   20   47 .426    0   3 .000   16  44 .364   56  1.9     22  32   54  1.8  36  0   28   35    7   14
Jon Fedor            16  0   89    6   19 .316    0   0 .000    3  11 .273   15  0.9     10   9   19  1.2  13  0    2    5    1    1
Joey Barnes          10  0   36    5   11 .455    1   6 .167    1   3 .333   12  1.2      2   3    5  0.5   4  0    3    3    1    1
Team                                                                                     50  38   88                      
====================================================================================================================================
FSU                  30          943 1857 .508  154 352 .438  488 715 .683 2528 84.3    444 703 1147 38.2 571 16  391  431   67  214
Opp                  30          862 1861 .463  138 401 .344  423 593 .713 2285 76.2    359 598  957 31.9 627 19  365  450   94  193

1987-88 Game Stats

Florida State 87, Bucknell 58
11/28/1987, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  28   6  13    0    3   0   0  12      0    3   3  2   2  3   1   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  22   8  15    1    3   1   1  18      5    4   9  2   3  2   1   1
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  23   0   5    0    0   0   0   0      1    8   9  0   0  1   2   2
24 Tony Dawson           f  26   9  16    0    0   1   2  19      4    3   7  3   0  1   2   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  26   7   8    0    0   2   2  16      5    5  10  1   0  1   1   0
11 Derrick Mitchell          8   2   3    0    0   0   0   4      0    0   0  1   1  0   0   0
12 Joey Barnes               2   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   0  0   0   0
14 Brad Johnson              1   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd               19   2   6    0    2   0   0   4      0    4   4  1   4  2   0   3
31 David White              19   0   2    0    1   0   0   0      1    1   2  1   4  2   0   2
43 Jon Fedor                11   2   4    0    0   0   0   4      1    1   2  1   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           15   5   7    0    0   0   0  10      1    2   3  0   0  2   0   1
   Team                                                           1    1   2                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  41  79    1    9   4   5  87     19   32  51 13  14 14   7  10
   Opp                     200  23  68    6   18   6   8  58     13   20  33 10   6 20   4   5


  1 2 Total
Bucknell
30
28
58
Florida State
46
41
87
Attendance: 4,128

Florida State 121, FL International 75
12/02/1987, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  21   3  12    1    5   2   4   9      1    3   4  2   6  1   1   0
22 Tharon Mayes          g  25   5  14    3    7   3   4  16      1    5   6  3   3  3   0   1
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  20   3   5    1    1   4   4  11      3    2   5  1   1  2   2   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  26   9  10    0    0  10  10  28      3    2   5  3   1  0   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  27   8   9    0    0   0   1  16      3    9  12  1   1  0   1   3
11 Derrick Mitchell          9   1   2    0    0   2   2   4      0    1   1  1   1  1   0   1
12 Joey Barnes               3   1   2    1    2   0   1   3      1    0   1  0   0  0   0   0
14 Brad Johnson              5   2   2    0    0   2   2   6      0    0   0  1   0  1   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd               17   1   4    0    0   0   1   2      1    1   2  1   3  3   0   2
31 David White              20   2   2    0    0   5   9   9      2    3   5  1   5  1   0   4
43 Jon Fedor                12   0   3    0    0   0   1   0      1    2   3  1   2  1   0   0
45 Michael Polite           15   6   6    0    0   5   9  17      1    2   3  1   0  0   0   0
   Team                                                           1    1   2                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  41  71    6   15  33  48 121     18   31  49 16  23 13   4  12
   Opp                     200  27  70   10   22  11  14  75     11   21  32 37   3 30   1   7


  1 2 Total
FL International
36
39
75
Florida State
59
62
121
Attendance: 5,108

Florida State 63, Penn State 60
12/05/1987, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  31   5  11    1    5   2   2  13      1    3   4  2   1  1   0   0
22 Tharon Mayes          g  28   5   7    3    4   2   2  15      0    4   4  4   3  2   0   4
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  24   2   7    0    0   0   0   4      0    1   1  0   0  3   0   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  34   6  12    0    0   5   6  17      2    4   6  4   1  2   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  28   2   4    0    0   0   2   4      5    3   8  4   1  2   0   1
11 Derrick Mitchell          5   2   3    0    0   0   0   4      0    1   1  0   0  0   0   0
12 Joey Barnes               3   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   0  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd               16   1   1    0    0   2   2   4      0    0   0  0   3  2   0   1
31 David White              15   1   1    0    0   0   0   2      0    0   0  2   0  2   0   1
45 Michael Polite           16   0   1    0    0   0   1   0      1    1   2  2   0  0   0   0
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  24  47    4    9  11  15  63      9   17  26 19   9 14   0   8
   Opp                     200  21  45    6   15  12  17  60      7   18  25 18  10 21   0   5


  1 2 Total
Penn State
28
32
60
Florida State
40
23
63
Attendance: 5,717

Oklahoma 89, Florida State 87
12/10/1987, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  35   7  16    2    4   4   5  20      0    3   3  0   4  1   0   0
22 Tharon Mayes          g  35   7  13    0    3   1   2  15      1    4   5  4   2  1   0   2
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  22   4  10    0    1   0   0   8      7    3  10  0   1  0   1   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  34   8  19    0    0   1   2  17      3    2   5  3   0  2   0   1
34 Tat Hunter            c  32   7  14    0    0   3   4  17     10    6  16  4   0  1   0   2
11 Derrick Mitchell          3   0   0    0    0   3   4   3      0    1   1  1   0  0   0   0
14 Brad Johnson              2   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                8   1   2    1    1   0   0   3      1    0   1  2   0  1   0   0
31 David White              17   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      1    4   5  3   3  4   1   0
45 Michael Polite           12   1   2    0    0   2   3   4      1    0   1  1   0  0   0   0
   Team                                                           2    2   4                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  35  77    3    9  14  20  87     26   25  51 18  10 10   2   6
   Opp                     200  34  67    8   16  13  18  89     10   20  30 21   9  8   8   6


  1 2 Total
Oklahoma
47
42
89
Florida State
34
53
87
Attendance: 7,219

Florida 71, Florida State 48
12/12/1987, Gainesville

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  30   1  10    0    5   0   0   2      2    0   2  4   2  5   0   0
22 Tharon Mayes          g  23   4  12    1    5   0   0   9      0    2   2  2   3  3   0   1
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  23   1   5    0    1   0   0   2      0    6   6  1   2  0   0   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  29   7  13    0    0   0   2  14      2    3   5  4   1  0   0   1
34 Tat Hunter            c  29   4   8    0    0   0   0   8      4    7  11  5   2  1   0   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         14   1   2    0    0   0   0   2      0    0   0  1   3  1   0   0
14 Brad Johnson              6   2   3    0    1   0   0   4      1    1   2  1   1  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                6   0   1    0    1   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  1   0   0
31 David White              18   0   4    0    0   2   4   2      0    2   2  2   0  2   0   0
43 Jon Fedor                 3   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           19   2   6    0    0   1   1   5      3    3   6  2   0  1   0   0
   Team                                                           1    4   5                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  22  64    1   13   3   7  48     13   28  41 22  14 14   0   3
   Opp                     200  26  58    2    8  17  27  71     14   29  43 12  23 12   4   7


  1 2 Total
Florida State
22
26
48
Florida
36
35
71
Attendance: 10,550

Florida State 80, Stetson 67
12/16/1987, Citrus Bowl Classic, Orlando

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  28   9  16    3    4   0   0  21      1    2   3  0   3  1   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  27   7  10    1    1   5   5  20      1    2   3  2   0  5   0   3
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  19   4   5    1    2   0   0   9      1    1   2  3   0  1   1   0
24 Tony Dawson           f  33   4   9    0    0   3   6  11      4    8  12  1   0  0   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  28   2   2    0    0   2   4   6      0    6   6  1   0  2   0   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         19   1   4    0    0   2   3   4      0    1   1  1   2  3   0   3
12 Joey Barnes               1   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
14 Brad Johnson             10   1   3    0    0   0   0   2      1    2   3  1   0  0   0   0
31 David White              17   0   1    0    0   1   2   1      0    2   2  3   1  0   0   0
43 Jon Fedor                 5   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      1    0   1  2   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           13   2   4    0    0   2   2   6      1    0   1  2   0  1   0   0
   Team                                                           2        2                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  30  55    5    7  15  22  80     12   24  36 16   6 13   1   7
   Opp                     200  25  61    4   15  13  15  67     10   16  26 19   9 13   3   6


  1 2 Total
Florida State
47
33
80
Stetson
31
36
67
Attendance: 5,120

Tennessee 81, Florida State 78
12/19/1987, OT, Knoxville, Tenn.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  34   6  13    2    4   4   6  18      1    3   4  4   2  3   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  29   4  16    2    2   5   8  15      3    2   5  5   3  5   0   3
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  22   0   1    0    0   3   4   3      1    5   6  4   2  2   0   0
24 Tony Dawson           f  40   5  16    0    0   6   6  16      2    3   5  1   1  3   0   2
34 Tat Hunter            c  39   7  11    0    0   0   1  14      2    7   9  5   1  2   0   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         17   2   3    0    0   0   3   4      0    1   1  4   1  4   0   2
14 Brad Johnson             15   2   4    0    2   0   0   4      0    0   0  0   3  2   0   1
20 Aubry Boyd                7   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    1   1  0   1  1   0   0
31 David White              10   1   3    0    0   0   0   2      1    1   2  4   0  2   0   1
43 Jon Fedor                 4   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      1    0   1  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite            8   1   3    0    0   0   0   2      3    1   4  1   0  0   0   1
   Team                                                           3    3   6                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 225  28  70    4    8  18  28  78     17   27  44 28  14 24   0  11
   Opp                     225  25  57    5   15  26  34  81     12   28  40 23  17 21   7   8


  1 2 OT Total
Florida State
27
43
8
78
Tennessee
32
38
11
81
Attendance: 11,178

Florida State 93, Hardin-Simmons 79
12/21/1987, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  30   5   8    4    6   4   4  18      0    2   2  3   5  1   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  18   4   8    2    4   2   2  12      1    0   1  5   0  0   0   0
24 Tony Dawson           f  31  10  14    0    0   4   4  24      3    3   6  2   2  1   2   1
31 David White           f  13   0   1    0    1   2   2   2      1    2   3  2   1  2   0   2
34 Tat Hunter            c  30   4   7    0    0   3   7  11      2    9  11  3   0  2   0   1
11 Derrick Mitchell          8   0   2    0    0   0   0   0      0    1   1  0   1  3   0   1
14 Brad Johnson             19   1   4    0    0   2   2   4      0    3   3  2   3  1   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd               12   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   2  1   0   1
23 Jerome Fitchett          20   4   6    0    1   4   6  12      1    2   3  1   1  1   0   1
43 Jon Fedor                 1   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           18   5   6    0    0   0   1  10      2    2   4  1   0  0   0   0
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  33  57    6   12  21  28  93     10   24  34 19  15 12   2   8
   Opp                     200  27  60    8   18  17  23  79     12   18  30 21   8 10   1   6


  1 2 Total
Hardin-Simmons
43
36
79
Florida State
40
53
93
Attendance: 3,271

Pittsburgh 72, Florida State 71
12/28/1987, Red Lobster Classic, Orlando

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          g  27   4   7    2    5   0   0  10      1    4   5  1   1  0   0   0
21 George McCloud        f  30   4  12    2    6   0   1  10      1    2   3  1   4  3   1   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  20   3  11    1    3   3   4  10      1    0   1  1   3  3   0   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  35   9  21    0    0   0   2  18      7    3  10  4   1  1   1   3
34 Tat Hunter            c  27   3   5    0    0   0   0   6      1    2   3  3   1  2   0   1
11 Derrick Mitchell          6   1   4    0    0   0   0   2      0    0   0  2   2  1   0   1
20 Aubry Boyd                7   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   2  1   1   0
23 Jerome Fitchett          16   3   4    3    3   0   0   9      0    1   1  2   0  0   0   0
31 David White              14   1   3    0    0   1   2   3      2    2   4  1   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           18   0   2    0    0   3   4   3      2    2   4  3   1  0   1   1
   Team                                                           4    4   8                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  28  69    8   17   7  13  71     19   20  39 19  15 11   4   8
   Opp                     200  25  56    4   11  18  26  72     11   31  42 15  13 15   8   4


  1 2 Total
Florida State
43
28
71
Pittsburgh
35
37
72
Attendance: 6,200

Florida State 101, Central Florida 67
12/29/1987, Red Lobster Classic, Orlando

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          g  14   2   2    1    1   2   2   7      0    2   2  1   1  1   0   0
21 George McCloud        g  32   4  10    2    2   2   2  12      1    1   2  0   2  1   0   0
31 David White           f  18   4   4    0    0   2   2  10      2    1   3  3   2  2   0   1
34 Tat Hunter            c  20   4   7    0    0   2   4  10      2    5   7  1   0  2   1   3
45 Michael Polite        f  14   6   7    0    0   3   3  15      3    6   9  2   2  1   0   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         11   2   3    0    0   1   2   5      0    2   2  2   1  0   0   0
12 Joey Barnes               8   3   5    0    2   0   0   6      0    0   0  1   2  1   0   1
20 Aubry Boyd               16   1   3    0    0   2   3   4      0    1   1  1   2  3   0   0
22 Tharon Mayes             17   2   5    1    2   3   4   8      0    0   0  3   0  1   0   3
23 Jerome Fitchett          18   2   5    1    1   2   2   7      0    2   2  2   0  2   0   1
24 Tony Dawson              18   5   9    0    0   4   5  14      6    4  10  3   0  2   1   1
43 Jon Fedor                14   1   3    0    0   1   2   3      3    0   3  3   0  2   0   1
   Team                                                           2    2   4                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  36  63    5    8  24  31 101     19   26  45 22  12 18   2  11
   Opp                     200  24  65    3   15  16  20  67     16   13  29 23  13 18   3  10


  1 2 Total
Florida State
43
58
101
Central Florida
27
40
67
Attendance: 3,500

Florida State 87, Jacksonville 63
01/06/1988, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  30   6  11    3    4   5   6  20      1    4   5  2   1  2   0   2
22 Tharon Mayes          g  29   5  10    1    2   6   6  17      0    2   2  0   3  1   0   2
24 Tony Dawson           f  31   5  11    0    0   4   4  14      2    5   7  3   1  0   1   0
31 David White           f  14   1   2    0    0   0   2   2      1    0   1  1   0  1   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  22   1   4    0    0   1   4   3      3    5   8  4   0  0   1   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         11   0   2    0    0   0   2   0      0    0   0  0   1  0   0   0
12 Joey Barnes               1   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
14 Brad Johnson             15   2   3    0    0   1   1   5      0    3   3  1   1  2   0   1
20 Aubry Boyd                4   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      1    1   2  1   0  0   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett          19   4   5    1    2   4   4  13      1    0   1  2   0  1   3   1
43 Jon Fedor                 2   0   2    0    0   0   2   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           22   6   6    0    0   1   3  13      0    3   3  4   0  3   0   0
   Team                                                           1    1   2                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  30  57    5    8  22  34  87     10   24  34 18   7 10   5   6
   Opp                     200  25  68    2   14  11  15  63     21   20  41 26   5 19   1   3


  1 2 Total
Jacksonville
24
39
63
Florida State
37
50
87
Attendance: 6,219

Florida State 83, Louisville 76
01/09/1988, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          g  31   5   8    0    2   0   0  10      2    2   4  2   6  1   0   1
21 George McCloud        g  38   7  15    3    6   5   6  22      2    2   4  2   6  1   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  27   4  15    0    0   0   1   8      3    1   4  2   2  2   0   3
24 Tony Dawson           f  24   6   8    0    0   3   5  15      4    1   5  4   0  3   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  39   5  13    0    0   6  10  16     10   10  20  3   0  0   2   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         13   2   4    0    0   1   1   5      0    0   0  2   0  1   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                2   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett           8   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   1  0   0   1
31 David White               1   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
43 Jon Fedor                 1   0   1    0    0   0   1   0      2    0   2  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           16   2   5    0    0   3   4   7      2    6   8  1   1  0   0   0
   Team                                                           2        2                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  31  70    3    8  18  28  83     27   22  49 17  16  8   2   6
   Opp                     200  28  60    8   16  12  21  76     11   18  29 24  12 10   7   5


  1 2 Total
Louisville
29
47
76
Florida State
42
41
83
Attendance: 12,898

Florida State 92, Memphis State 85
01/13/1988, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          g  30   3   5    0    0   3   4   9      1    3   4  2   1  0   0   0
21 George McCloud        g  36   6  11    3    4   5   6  20      0    3   3  2   4  5   0   0
22 Tharon Mayes          g  38   8  11    5    6  10  12  31      2    2   4  3   3  4   0   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  34   8  15    0    0   6   9  22      2    4   6  0   2  1   0   1
34 Tat Hunter            c  32   2   5    0    0   0   2   4      1    5   6  1   0  4   0   0
11 Derrick Mitchell          7   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      0    1   1  2   0  4   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                1   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    1   1  0   0  0   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett           4   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    1   1  1   0  1   0   0
31 David White               4   0   0    0    0   0   2   0      0    2   2  1   0  0   1   0
45 Michael Polite           14   2   3    0    0   2   2   6      2    1   3  0   0  1   0   0
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  29  51    8   10  26  37  92      8   23  31 12  10 20   1   2
   Opp                     200  35  70    3   12  12  15  85     11   19  30 28  13 17   1  13


  1 2 Total
Memphis State
45
40
85
Florida State
45
47
92
Attendance: 7,119

Florida State 86, South Florida 70
01/16/1988, Tampa

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          f  12   1   3    0    0   5   6   7      1    2   3  0   1  2   0   2
21 George McCloud        g  25   7  11    1    3   4   4  19      2    3   5  0   5  1   0   4
22 Tharon Mayes          g  24   6  10    3    5   1   2  16      1    0   1  0   2  2   0   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  25   7  12    0    0   2   2  16      1    7   8  3   0  3   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  25   3   5    0    0   0   1   6      1    4   5  2   1  1   0   0
11 Derrick Mitchell          5   1   2    0    0   0   0   2      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
12 Joey Barnes               2   0   1    0    1   0   0   0      0    1   1  0   0  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd               14   2   5    1    1   0   0   5      1    0   1  2   2  1   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett          14   3   4    0    0   0   0   6      0    0   0  2   1  0   1   1
31 David White              24   0   3    0    0   1   6   1      1    0   1  1   0  1   0   1
43 Jon Fedor                 6   1   1    0    0   0   0   2      0    0   0  1   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           24   3   4    0    0   0   1   6      4    2   6  4   0  1   1   1
   Team                                                           2    1   3                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  34  61    5   10  13  22  86     14   20  34 15  12 12   2  10
   Opp                     200  30  60    3    8   7  13  70     14   18  32 15  10 18   2   4


  1 2 Total
Florida State
45
41
86
South Florida
25
45
70
Attendance: 7,972

Florida State 74, Cincinnati 71
01/23/1988, Cincinnati, Ohio

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  32   7  13    3    4   3   6  20      1    3   4  0   1  3   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  31   3   8    1    2   2   4   9      0    3   3  4   3  2   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  11   0   2    0    1   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   1  0   0   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  25   5  10    0    0   2   3  12      3    2   5  5   0  2   0   1
34 Tat Hunter            c  33   3   9    0    0   2   2   8      5    6  11  2   0  0   2   3
11 Derrick Mitchell         15   2   4    0    0   3   3   7      0    2   2  1   3  1   0   1
14 Brad Johnson             20   1   2    0    0   4   4   6      1    4   5  1   0  2   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                2   0   0    0    0   1   2   1      0    0   0  0   0  1   0   0
31 David White              13   1   2    0    0   1   2   3      0    0   0  1   0  2   0   0
45 Michael Polite           18   3   6    0    0   2   2   8      2    2   4  1   0  1   0   0
   Team                                                           1    3   4                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  25  56    4    7  20  28  74     13   25  38 16   8 14   2   7
   Opp                     200  26  59    7   20  12  16  71      9   21  30 24  14 14   2   7


  1 2 Total
Florida State
40
34
74
Cincinnati
27
44
71
Attendance: 5,057

South Carolina 80, Florida State 72
01/25/1988, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  38   7  18    3   11   6   7  23      1    1   2  5   1  2   0   2
22 Tharon Mayes          g  23   3   9    1    2   0   0   7      0    1   1  3   1  2   0   1
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  12   1   3    1    3   0   0   3      0    1   1  1   0  3   1   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  28   6  10    0    0   7  10  19      9    3  12  4   1  1   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  30   1   3    0    0   1   2   3      3    2   5  4   0  2   0   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         19   2   5    0    0   2   5   6      0    0   0  1   1  0   0   0
14 Brad Johnson             27   2   4    0    2   0   0   4      0    3   3  2   0  2   0   2
31 David White               3   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   0  1   1   0
45 Michael Polite           20   3   3    0    0   1   1   7      2    3   5  1   0  3   0   0
   Team                                                           1        1                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  25  55    5   18  17  25  72     16   14  30 22   4 16   2   6
   Opp                     200  27  44    7   11  19  23  80      6   18  24 22   2 15   2   3


  1 2 Total
South Carolina
41
39
80
Florida State
23
49
72
Attendance: 7,246

Florida State 93, Central Florida 69
01/28/1988, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  16   4   6    3    4   4   5  15      1    3   4  0   3  2   0   4
22 Tharon Mayes          g  17   3   9    1    4   1   2   8      3    0   3  2   0  3   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  14   1   2    0    1   0   1   2      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
24 Tony Dawson           f  19   7   9    0    0   6   7  20      4    3   7  2   0  1   0   2
34 Tat Hunter            c  17   2   2    0    0   0   1   4      2    3   5  1   0  0   1   1
11 Derrick Mitchell          7   1   2    0    0   1   2   3      0    0   0  0   1  2   0   0
12 Joey Barnes              10   1   3    0    1   0   0   2      1    1   2  0   0  1   1   0
14 Brad Johnson             14   2   4    0    0   0   0   4      0    0   0  1   2  1   0   1
20 Aubry Boyd               17   4   5    4    5   3   4  15      0    0   0  1   3  2   0   1
31 David White              25   3   5    0    0   0   4   6      3    5   8  3   4  5   2   0
43 Jon Fedor                17   2   3    0    0   0   1   4      0    2   2  2   0  1   1   0
45 Michael Polite           27   4   5    0    0   2   2  10      0    5   5  2   0  2   0   0
   Team                                                                1   1                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  34  55    8   15  17  29  93     14   23  37 14  13 20   5   9
   Opp                     200  30  64    3    3   6  12  69     15   15  30 21  10 21   2   7


  1 2 Total
Central Florida
30
39
69
Florida State
40
53
93
Attendance: 4,181

Virginia Tech 88, Florida State 87
01/30/1988, Blacksburg, Va.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          f  31   3   6    0    0   4   4  10      0    0   0  1   4  0   0   0
21 George McCloud        g  30   9  19    3    6   2   2  23      4    4   8  4   6  5   0   2
22 Tharon Mayes          g  29   5   6    1    1   3   4  14      1    3   4  4   1  2   0   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  22   3  11    0    0   2   2   8      4    4   8  4   0  2   0   1
34 Tat Hunter            c  31   5   8    0    0   6   7  16      2    5   7  3   0  3   1   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         19   3   7    0    0   4   7  10      0    1   1  2   3  1   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                4   0   2    0    1   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  1   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett           3   0   0    0    0   0   0   0               0  0   0  1   1   0
31 David White               6   0   0    0    0   0   1   0      0    1   1  2   1  0   0   0
43 Jon Fedor                 2   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           23   2   7    0    0   2   2   6      3    7  10  2   0  0   1   0
   Team                                                           1    2   3                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  30  66    4    8  23  29  87     15   27  42 22  15 15   3   4
   Opp                     200  31  72    4   11  22  27  88     16   22  38 23  13 12   6   5


  1 2 Total
Florida State
43
44
87
Virginia Tech
43
45
88
Attendance: 9,712

Florida State 82, Monmouth 68
02/02/1988, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          f  23   3   3    1    1   0   0   7      0    0   0  0   0  2   0   1
21 George McCloud        g  18   3   9    1    4   1   4   8      0    1   1  1   6  4   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  31   8  11    5    5   0   0  21      0    4   4  2   2  3   0   3
24 Tony Dawson           f  33   9  14    0    1   1   1  19      4    4   8  1   1  1   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  30   4   6    0    0   0   0   8      2    4   6  5   2  0   0   5
11 Derrick Mitchell         13   2   3    0    0   2   3   6      0    1   1  0   3  3   0   1
20 Aubry Boyd               11   3   7    0    3   1   1   7      0    1   1  0   3  0   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett           3   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  2   0  0   0   0
31 David White              13   1   1    0    0   0   0   2      0    0   0  1   0  1   0   0
43 Jon Fedor                 1   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           24   2   5    0    0   0   2   4      3    2   5  1   0  0   0   1
   Team                                                           3        3                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  35  59    7   14   5  11  82     12   17  29 14  17 14   0  12
   Opp                     200  29  53    4   12   6   9  68      3   16  19 11  15 17   0   6


  1 2 Total
Monmouth
35
33
68
Florida State
46
36
82
Attendance: 2,968

Florida State 101, Cincinnati 68
02/06/1988, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          f  16   2   4    1    1   0   1   5      0    0   0  1   2  0   0   0
21 George McCloud        g  25   7  11    3    6   3   3  20      0    2   2  2   5  2   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  23   7  10    2    3   1   3  17      1    1   2  1   1  0   0   2
24 Tony Dawson           f  26   4   8    0    0   7   7  15      3    5   8  2   2  4   0   1
34 Tat Hunter            c  20   4   4    0    0   0   0   8      3    2   5  3   0  0   1   3
11 Derrick Mitchell         14   2   7    0    0   0   0   4      1    0   1  1   1  1   0   1
12 Joey Barnes               5   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   0  1   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd               13   1   3    0    0   5   7   7      0    1   1  1   3  2   0   1
23 Jerome Fitchett          20   1   3    1    2   2   2   5      1    6   7  3   0  3   0   1
31 David White               4   2   3    0    0   0   0   4      0    0   0  0   1  1   1   0
43 Jon Fedor                 9   0   0    0    0   1   2   1      0    3   3  1   0  1   0   0
45 Michael Polite           25   4   6    0    0   7   8  15      2    3   5  3   0  0   0   1
   Team                                                           1    5   6                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  34  59    7   12  26  33 101     12   28  40 19  15 15   2  11
   Opp                     200  26  64    7   21   9  13  68     10   15  25 28  14 18   2   6


  1 2 Total
Cincinnati
27
41
68
Florida State
49
52
101
Attendance: 6,183

Florida State 83, Southern Mississippi 75
02/13/1988, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          f  24   2   5    0    0   2   2   6      0    2   2  1   2  1   0   0
21 George McCloud        g  33   8  16    0    3   2   3  18      1    6   7  3   5  5   0   2
22 Tharon Mayes          g  34   5   9    1    3   6   8  17      0    3   3  3   1  0   0   4
24 Tony Dawson           f  39  11  19    0    1   4   6  26      6    3   9  4   1  1   0   1
34 Tat Hunter            c  18   3   4    0    0   0   0   6      2    0   2  2   2  0   1   0
11 Derrick Mitchell          7   1   1    0    0   0   0   2      0    1   1  0   0  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                5   0   0    0    0   0   0   0               0  0   0  1   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett           5   2   2    0    0   0   0   4      1    0   1  1   0  0   0   0
31 David White              12   0   1    0    0   0   2   0      2    0   2  2   3  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           23   1   3    0    0   2   4   4      2    2   4  1   0  0   0   0
   Team                                                           1        1                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  33  60    1    7  16  25  83     15   17  32 17  14  8   1   7
   Opp                     200  29  53    3    8  14  19  75     11   16  27 20  11 15   6   5


  1 2 Total
Southern Mississippi
30
45
75
Florida State
35
48
83
Attendance: 6,943

Louisville 82, Florida State 62
02/17/1988, Louisville, Ky.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          f  12   1   3    0    0   0   1   2      1    0   1  2   0  3   0   0
21 George McCloud        g  34   8  16    2    7   0   0  18      1    3   4  3   4  3   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  35   3   6    2    2   0   0   8      0    1   1  4   2  2   0   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  34   6  14    0    1   5   6  17      4    2   6  5   0  4   0   1
34 Tat Hunter            c  32   5   7    0    0   0   0  10      1    3   4  4   2  3   0   6
11 Derrick Mitchell         10   0   1    0    0   2   3   2      0    0   0  2   1  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                4   0   2    0    2   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett          22   1   6    1    3   0   1   3      2    2   4  1   2  1   0   1
31 David White               3   0   2    0    1   0   1   0      0    1   1  0   1  1   0   1
45 Michael Polite           14   0   2    0    0   2   2   2      1    3   4  2   1  3   0   0
   Team                                                           2    5   7                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  24  59    5   16   9  14  62     12   20  32 23  13 20   0  11
   Opp                     200  31  57    0    7  20  28  82     12   27  39 20  18 18   4   6


  1 2 Total
Florida State
32
30
62
Louisville
36
46
82
Attendance: 19,286

Memphis State 81, Florida State 76
02/20/1988, Memphis, Tenn.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          f  21   3   5    1    2   4   4  11      1    3   4  0   1  1   0   1
21 George McCloud        g  36   9  16    2    3   1   1  21      1    2   3  1   5  6   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  32   5  13    0    3   4   5  14      2    2   4  5   2  2   1   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  37   3   7    0    0   4   6  10      4    7  11  4   1  7   0   1
34 Tat Hunter            c  34   5  13    0    0   1   4  11      6    6  12  3   1  2   1   0
11 Derrick Mitchell          5   0   0    0    0   2   2   2      0    0   0  1   0  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                7   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   1  0   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett          16   1   1    0    0   0   0   2      0    2   2  1   3  0   0   0
31 David White               4   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  1   0   0
45 Michael Polite            8   2   2    0    0   1   2   5      1    1   2  1   0  0   0   1
   Team                                                           1        1                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  28  58    3    8  17  24  76     16   23  39 17  14 19   2   5
   Opp                     200  33  65    0    4  15  20  81      8   17  25 21  16  8   4  14


  1 2 Total
Florida State
34
42
76
Memphis State
37
44
81
Attendance: 11,200

Florida State 108, Alabama State 90
02/24/1988, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  34   8  15    6   10   2   2  24      2    1   3  2   1  5   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  21   3  11    1    6   0   0   7      0    0   0  1   3  0   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  18   3   5    1    2   2   2   9      2    2   4  1   0  2   3   0
24 Tony Dawson           f  34  11  16    1    1   4   8  27      6    5  11  3   0  2   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  32   7   9    0    0   0   1  14      4   10  14  3   5  0   1   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         15   2   2    0    0   1   4   5      0    2   2  0   3  0   0   1
12 Joey Barnes               1   0   0    0    0   1   2   1      0    1   1  0   1  0   0   0
14 Brad Johnson              8   2   3    0    0   2   2   6      0    1   1  0   1  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                9   0   2    0    1   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   2  1   0   1
31 David White              14   3   3    0    0   1   3   7      2    3   5  0   1  2   0   0
43 Jon Fedor                 1   0   0    0    0   1   2   1      1    1   2  1   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           13   2   2    0    0   3   5   7      1    3   4  1   0  2   0   1
   Team                                                                1   1                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  41  68    9   20  17  31 108     18   30  48 13  17 14   4   4
   Opp                     200  38  80    5   20   9  12  90     10   20  30 21   6  8   1  11


  1 2 Total
Alabama State
48
42
90
Florida State
51
57
108
Attendance: 3,893

South Carolina 81, Florida State 78
02/27/1988, Columbia, S.C.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  39  11  17    3    4   1   2  26      2    4   6  3   0  3   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  15   1   6    0    2   2   3   4      0    1   1  4   3  3   0   2
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  13   0   3    0    1   0   0   0      1    1   2  1   0  1   0   1
24 Tony Dawson           f  36   8  11    0    1   1   3  17      3    0   3  5   2  5   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  25   0   0    0    0   2   2   2      0    5   5  4   1  2   0   1
11 Derrick Mitchell         18   3   6    0    0   1   2   7      0    0   0  3   5  1   0   3
14 Brad Johnson             13   1   2    0    1   3   4   5      0    0   0  1   3  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd               11   2   2    0    0   3   3   7      1    0   1  2   1  0   0   0
31 David White              11   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    1   1  1   1  1   1   0
43 Jon Fedor                 1   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           18   4   4    0    0   2   2  10      0    2   2  1   1  0   0   1
   Team                                                           2    1   3                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  30  51    3    9  15  21  78      9   15  24 25  17 16   1   9
   Opp                     200  29  51    1    2  22  28  81      8   21  29 21  23 20   0   7


  1 2 Total
Florida State
37
41
78
South Carolina
46
35
81
Attendance: 8,212

Florida State 92, Virginia Tech 79
03/02/1988, Tallahassee

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  38   6  14    2    6   5   5  19      0    2   2  3   6  1   2   0
22 Tharon Mayes          g  22   5   8    1    2   0   0  11      1    1   2  5   2  3   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  17   4  11    2    3   0   0  10      2    3   5  0   0  1   1   0
24 Tony Dawson           f  29   9  20    0    0   4   9  22      5    8  13  3   0  3   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  36   5   9    0    0   1   1  11      6   13  19  3   1  2   1   1
11 Derrick Mitchell         18   1   5    0    0   3   4   5      1    2   3  4   1  3   0   1
14 Brad Johnson             22   4   6    0    1   4   4  12      0    1   1  1   0  1   0   1
20 Aubry Boyd                2   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
31 David White               2   0   2    0    0   0   0   0      2    0   2  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           14   0   4    0    0   2   2   2      0    2   2  0   0  3   1   0
   Team                                                           3    1   4                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  34  79    5   12  19  25  92     20   33  53 19  10 17   5   3
   Opp                     200  32  80    6   25   9  18  79     20   25  45 25   6 16   9   5


  1 2 Total
Virginia Tech
44
35
79
Florida State
43
49
92
Attendance: 6,686

Florida State 87, Southern Mississippi 83
03/05/1988, Hattiesburg, Miss.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  34   6  15    3    7   6   7  21      0    5   5  2   9  8   1   2
22 Tharon Mayes          g  27   3   7    1    3   1   3   8      0    1   1  4   1  1   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  25   5   6    2    2   0   0  12      0    4   4  2   1  0   2   0
24 Tony Dawson           f  32   7  13    0    0   3   4  17      1    4   5  3   1  0   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  36   6   7    0    0   4   6  16      4   11  15  4   0  0   0   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         14   2   3    0    0   2   2   6      0    0   0  2   2  0   0   0
14 Brad Johnson             15   2   3    0    1   0   0   4      1    0   1  1   1  1   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd                5   1   2    1    2   0   0   3      0    0   0  1   1  2   0   0
31 David White               2   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      1    0   1  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           10   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   1  0   0   1
   Team                                                           2        2                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  32  58    7   15  16  22  87      9   25  34 19  17 12   3   3
   Opp                     200  33  70    8   20   9  14  83     16   21  37 19  19  9   2   8


  1 2 Total
Florida State
40
47
87
Southern Mississippi
37
46
83
Attendance: 8,095

Florida State 84, Cincinnati 74
03/11/1988, Metro, Memphis, Tenn.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  36  10  16    4    6  10  12  34      1    5   6  3   1  2   0   2
22 Tharon Mayes          g  29   4   6    1    3   3   3  12      0    2   2  3   3  1   0   2
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  25   0   1    0    0   2   3   2      2    3   5  2   1  1   1   0
24 Tony Dawson           f  35   6  14    0    0   2   3  14      1    5   6  3   4  5   0   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  33   5   8    0    0   0   1  10      1    6   7  4   3  1   1   2
11 Derrick Mitchell          4   0   1    0    0   2   4   2      1    1   2  1   0  0   0   0
14 Brad Johnson             13   0   0    0    0   2   2   2      0    1   1  1   1  0   0   2
20 Aubry Boyd               12   2   3    1    2   1   3   6      0    1   1  0   3  0   0   0
31 David White               3   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      0    1   1  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           10   1   2    0    0   0   0   2      0    1   1  4   0  0   0   0
   Team                                                           1        1                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  28  52    6   11  22  31  84      7   26  33 21  16 10   2   8
   Opp                     200  30  64    5   15   9  19  74     12   24  36 28  20 13   3   4


  1 2 Total
Florida State
30
54
84
Cincinnati
28
46
74
Attendance: 11,200

Memphis State 81, Florida State 74
03/12/1988, Metro, Memphis, Tenn.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
21 George McCloud        g  36   6  14    2    4   5   6  19      0    3   3  5   5  3   0   1
22 Tharon Mayes          g  23   5   9    2    5   0   0  12      1    0   1  4   5  2   0   1
23 Jerome Fitchett       f  29   3   5    0    1   0   0   6      1    2   3  3   1  0   0   0
24 Tony Dawson           f  26   5  11    0    0   6   8  16      4   11  15  4   1  6   1   0
34 Tat Hunter            c  37   6  10    0    0   1   2  13      4    6  10  4   0  1   2   1
11 Derrick Mitchell          7   1   3    0    0   0   2   2      0    0   0  1   0  0   0   0
14 Brad Johnson              9   3   3    0    0   0   0   6      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd               14   0   1    0    1   0   0   0      0    0   0  1   2  1   0   0
31 David White               1   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  1   0   1
45 Michael Polite           18   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    1   1  2   0  1   0   0
   Team                                                           3        3                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  29  56    4   11  12  18  74     13   23  36 24  14 15   3   4
   Opp                     200  31  67    0    5  19  26  81     19   15  34 17  13  5   1   6


  1 2 Total
Florida State
33
41
74
Memphis State
37
44
81
Attendance: 11,200

Iowa 102, Florida State 98
03/18/1988, NCAA, Los Angeles, Calif.

From the Tallahassee Democrat, March 19, 1988, page 39.

Iowa ends FSU's season.

By David Whitley

LOS ANGELES, CA - It looked so good with three minutes left.

That's when George McCloud made a 3-pointer to give FSU a one-point lead. That was the last time it would look good.

The Seminoles didn't score again until it was as good as over. Iowa did, and the Hawkeyes beat FSU 102-98 Friday at Pauley Pavilion.

FSU overcame a 16-point deficit and took a 93-92 lead on McCloud's shot. Then it suddenly lost him and Tony Dawson to fouls, and the comeback was doomed.

FSU finishes the year 19-11, while the Hawkeyes improved to 23-9 and advance to the second round of the NCAA Western Regional.

The big pregame talk was about Iowa's fullcourt press, but FSU had little problem getting the ball upcourt. Its trouble began once Iowa settled into a zone which all but eliminated the Seminoles' inside attack in the first half.

So what does a team do when it can't score from the inside? It scores from the outside. A riskier proposition, but a profitable one if it works.

It was working splendidly for the Seminoles during one sizzling stretch midway through the first half. They hit four straight 3-pointers in two minutes to take a 23-17 lead with 13:14 left.

Then Iowa got into the long-range act with B.J. Armstrong and Jeff Moe making 3-pointers to cut into the lead. Armstrong gave FSU big problems because he could penetrate and draw fouls as well as he could shoot.

He made two free throws with 10:18 left to cut FSU's lead to 27-26, then Roy Marble put in an offensive rebound to give the Hawkeyes a shortlived lead.

It was shortlived because Tharon Mayes drilled another 3-pointer, then he broke free for a basket on an inbounds play. McCloud followed with another 3-pointer to make it 35-28 with 6:45 left. The Hawkeyes had more than a press to get them by. Jones, Roy Marble and Kent Hill continually exploited FSU's inner defense for baskets and offensive rebounds, while Armstrong carried them the rest of the time with his slick play. He sparked a decisive run after FSU had taken a 41-33 lead with 5:03 left.

The Seminoles would score only five more points in the first half while Iowa threw in 18. It was 51-46 when the buzzer sounded, then the real trouble began.

FSU was slipping into foul trouble, and it seemed unlikely that the 3-point magic would continue all night. And how long could the Seminoles stay cool against Iowa's relentless defensive pressure?

Kennedy had said his team had to shoot well for 40 minutes, or else. A dry spell could be deadly because the press makes Iowa ultra-explosive. The demolition started in the second half.

The Hawkeyes had a 62-54 lead with 16:30 left, then almost everything FSU tried went sour. Over the next four minutes it was Iowa 15, Tony Dawson 5.

The Hawkeyes' press finally started getting to FSU, and even when the Seminoles got a decent shot, they found that they're once-golden outside touch had turned colder than an Iowa winter.

Hills' tip made it 77-61 with 12:30 left. The Seminoles were officially in trouble. But just when the matter seemed just about settled, they came back to life.

Brad Johnson made two straight 3-pointers to end a three-minute FSU scoring drought. Dawson and Armstrong traded baskets, then McCloud nailed another 3-pointer and it was 81-72 with 10:22 left.

FSU had quickly made the game interesting again, but could it make it any closer before Iowa righted itself?

You betcha.

The Seminoles hung within 10 points for the next five minutes, then went on a 10-0 run. McCloud's 3-pointer from the corner gave FSU a 93-92 lead with 3:01 left.

Iowa had every right to be stunned, but Armstrong wouldn't have any of it. He went right back and made a baseline jumper to give the Hawkeyes the lead again, then the foul trouble really caught up with the Seminoles.

McCloud was called for a charge, his fifth foul. Iowa went down and missed, but Horton got the rebound and Dawson fouled him on the follow shot.

It was good, as was his free throw. The Hawkeyes had a 97-93 lead. More importantly, it was Dawson's fifth foul.

Suddenly FSU had been stripped of its two biggest offensive threats. That was all the Hawkeyes needed.

 
NO        NAME          GS MIN FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTA PTS   OREB DREB REB PF AST TO BLK STL
== ==================== == === === === ==== ==== === === ===   ==== ==== === == === == === ===
14 Brad Johnson          f  26   4   5    3    3   1   1  12      0    0   0  3   3  0   0   1
21 George McCloud        g  35   8  19    5   13   0   1  21      1    2   3  5   0  2   0   0
22 Tharon Mayes          g  30   7  14    2    7   1   2  17      1    2   3  5   2  1   0   0
24 Tony Dawson           f  35  13  21    0    0   4   5  30      3    1   4  5   1  2   0   2
34 Tat Hunter            c  25   2   6    0    0   0   0   4      5    4   9  3   1  1   0   0
11 Derrick Mitchell         10   0   1    0    0   0   0   0      1    0   1  5   0  3   0   0
20 Aubry Boyd               11   3   4    1    1   0   0   7      1    1   2  4   2  1   0   0
23 Jerome Fitchett          10   1   2    1    2   0   0   3      1    2   3  1   1  1   0   0
31 David White               2   0   0    0    0   0   0   0      0    0   0  0   0  0   0   0
45 Michael Polite           16   1   3    0    0   2   2   4      2    2   4  1   0  2   0   0
   Team                                                           7        7                  
                     =========================================================================
   FSU                   5 200  39  75   12   26   8  11  98     22   14  36 32  10 13   0   3
   Opp                     200  32  53    6   14  32  43 102     11   16  27 14  14  9   0   4


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Florida State
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Iowa
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Attendance: 9,500