By Canadian Press on December 13, 2025.
UMass Minutemen (7-3) vs. Florida State Seminoles (5-4) Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UMass and Florida State square off in Sunrise, Florida. The Seminoles are 5-4 in non-conference play. Florida State is ninth in the ACC with 16.1 assists per game led by Robert McCray averaging 6.8. The Minutemen have a 7-3 record against non-conference oppponents. UMass is sixth in the MAC allowing 71.5 points while holding opponents to 43.6% shooting. Florida State averages 84.2 points, 12.7 more per game than the 71.5 UMass allows. UMass has shot at a 46.2% rate from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points above the 43.7% shooting opponents of Florida State have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: McCray is scoring 14.1 points per game with 3.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists for the Seminoles. Lajae Jones is averaging 12.7 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 41.6%. Marcus Banks is averaging 18.4 points for the Minutemen. Leonardo Bettiol is averaging 16 points and 8.1 rebounds. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 13