Triple double for Chris Singleton - FSU wins 93-73
GREENSBORO, N.C.(AP) Chris Singleton had 22 points and 11 bounds, and Florida State beat North Carolina-Gensboro 97-73 on Sunday.
Okaro White and Michael Snaer had 16 points apiece for the Seminoles. They shot 51 percent (35 of 68), hit seven 3-pointers and never trailed in starting 2-0 for the sixth straight year.
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Florida State had 20 steals and turned 26 UNC Gensboro turnovers into 32 points.
David Williams scod 16 points and Aloysius Henry added 15 for UNC Gensboro (0-2). The Spartans fell to 1-33 against Atlantic Coast Confence teams.
Florida State scod the game's first six points as part of a 17-6 opening run, a burst capped by White's layup baly 7 minutes in. Luke Loucks' 3-pointer with 10 1/2 minutes left in the half made it 22-10 and put the Seminoles up by double figus to stay.
Singleton had 13 points in the first half for Florida State, which led 46-29 at halftime and kept the Spartans winless against one of the nation's toughest schedules.
UNC Gensboro faces seven teams from the ACC, and four of those will come to the Gensboro Coliseum - which for the second straight year will play host to the league tournament.
Cody Henegar added 12 points for UNC Gensboro, which fell to 15-5 in home openers since moving to Division I. The Spartans forced 21 turnovers and turned them into 20 points.
Derwin Kitchen finished with 11 points for Florida State, which improved to 3-0 in the series. The teams met for the first time since 1995.
Next up for Florida State is a home tilt with Gardner-Webb this Tuesday (11/16) with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Complete Stats - FSU 97, N.C. Gensboro 73
Florida St. 46 51 97 Final
N.C. Gensboro 29 44 73
Florida St.
Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
D. Kitchen 15 4-5 0-0 3-4 0 0 2 0 4 0 4 11
D. Dulkys 21 2-5 1-4 0-1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 5
X. Gibson 20 2-6 0-1 4-4 2 5 0 3 1 0 3 8
C. Singleton 28 7-14 1-3 7-7 3 11 6 5 10 4 3 22
M. Snaer 25 7-9 2-3 0-0 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 16
I. Miller 21 3-8 1-4 0-1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 7
O. White 21 6-10 0-1 4-4 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 16
J. Moau 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
A.J. Yawn 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. James 19 2-4 0-0 1-2 3 7 0 2 2 4 1 5
L. Loucks 15 2-3 2-2 1-2 0 1 1 2 1 0 4 7
P. Jordan 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 200 35-68 7-18 20-25 15 36 12 22 20 11 22 97
Percentages: .515 .389 .800 Team Rebounds: 6
N.C. Gensboro
Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
B. Evans 25 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 5
A. Henry 20 6-10 0-1 3-3 1 3 1 1 2 0 4 15
D. Parker 15 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 4
K. VanDussen 23 2-5 0-1 5-6 3 7 4 3 0 0 3 9
A. Brackett 11 0-2 0-1 0-0 3 4 0 6 0 0 2 0
C. Henegar 18 5-12 0-1 2-4 4 9 0 1 0 1 0 12
D. Williams 26 7-13 1-2 1-2 4 5 1 3 1 0 4 16
K. Randall 32 3-12 1-2 0-0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 7
E. Bone 4 1-1 1-1 0-2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3
D. Sellers 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
B. Cole 21 0-7 0-4 1-2 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1
Totals 200 27-70 4-15 15-23 17 34 12 26 7 3 21 73
Percentages: .386 .267 .652 Team Rebounds: 5
Game Info
Technical Fouls: None
Attendance: 3,675
Officials: Jamie Luckie, Garry Maxwell, Jerry Heater