Field Level Media
Dec 9, 2020
Freshman Scottie Barnes hit a running bank shot with 1.8 seconds left in overtime to lift No. 20 Florida State to a 69-67 win over Indiana at Tallahassee, Fla.
Barnes, a five-star recruit from West Palm Beach, scored five of his nine points in overtime to help the Seminoles (2-0) extend their home win streak to 25 games and their overtime win streak to 10 games.
M.J. Walker led Florida State with 19 points, with Balsa Koprivica and RaiQuan Gray adding 12 points apiece. The Seminoles overcame a poor effort at the foul line when they went 11 of 21 by holding Indiana to 36.8 percent shooting from the floor.
Trayce Jackson-Davis led Indiana (3-2) with 25 points and 17 rebounds, posting his second double-double of the season and 14th of his career. Jackson-Davis made two free throws with 8.7 seconds in overtime, tying the score at 67-67, before Barnes' heroics.
Rob Phinisee tied the score for Indiana at 62-62 by making one of two free throws with 51.3 seconds left in regulation. Florida State had a handful of chances to win the game at the end of regulation but missed inside baskets.
The rematch of last year's ACC-Big Ten Challenge, which Indiana won 80-64, began with FSU jumping to a quick 8-2 lead. But the Hoosiers answered with an 8-0 run to take a 10-8 lead, and the score remained close for the rest of the half.
Florida State was able to get the ball inside to Koprivica, who had eight points and seven rebounds in the first half. Walker also had eight points in the first half, including a pair of free throws to put the Seminoles up 33-27 with 2:11 remaining before the break. But Race Thompson and Jackson-Davis scored on back-to-back inside baskets for the Hoosiers to cut Florida State's lead to 33-31 at halftime.
Indiana overcame nine first-half turnovers and 25 percent shooting from 3-point range (2-8) by limiting Florida State to 37.1 percent shooting from the floor in the first 20 minutes.
--Field Level Media