Florida State men’s basketball (16-13, 7-11) heads to Charlottesville for its closing street recreation of the common season in opposition to Virginia (14-15, 7-11) Tuesday at 9 p.m. on the John Paul Jones Arena.
FSU has dropped three straight video games, struggling its worst loss of the season to No. 2 Duke final Saturday on the Cameron Indoor Arena.
The Seminoles tumbled to tenth within the ACC standings. If the ACC Tournament began now, the Seminoles would face No. 15 Notre Dame within the first spherical.
A win in opposition to the Cavaliers may cease the bleeding for the Seminoles. Nonetheless, Leonard Hamilton would additionally lastly attain his 200th ACC regular-season victory, transferring him fourth all-time.
The primary concern heading into the matchup is Malique Ewin’s damage standing.
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The junior missed the Duke recreation after he suffered a foot damage final Monday in opposition to UNC. True freshman Alier Maluk began rather than the 6-foot-11 former JUCO participant.
Ewin was sorely missed after FSU was dominated inside by the Blue Devils, permitting 49 rebounds. Ewin averages 14 factors a recreation and seven.8 rebounds a recreation.
Virginia is seeking to attain .500 following its loss to Clemson on Saturday and has misplaced three of the final 4 video games.
With a 19-19 all-time sequence document since 2001, the Cavs have crushed the Seminoles within the final three conferences.
FSU solely has two street wins this season.
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Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him through e-mail at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.