Florida State-Temple basketball preview
Temple (2-2) vs. No. 25 Florida State
When: Thursday, 12:30 p.m. The Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Television: ESPNU.
Coaches: Temple, Fran Dunphy (11th season, 216-122; overall, 526-285); FSU, Leonard Hamilton (15th season, 260-187; overall, 460-397.
Series: Temple leads 2-1..
Last meeting: Temple won 69-59 at Florida State, Nov. 29, 1999.
Points per game: Temple, 76 ppg.; FSU, 96.8 ppg.
Opponents points per game: Temple, 71.5 ppg.; FSU, 75.5 ppg.
FLORIDA STATE
Nov. 12 Charleston Southern, 88-67
Nov. 15 Iona, 99-78
Nov. 18 Winthrop, 100-86
Nov. 20 Detroit Mercy, 100-71
TEMPLE
Nov. 11 La Salle, 97-92 OT
Nov. 14 New Hampshire, 52-57
Nov. 17 at UMass, 67-70
Nov. 20 Manhattan, 88-67
FLORIDA STATE
Probable Starters
G Dwayne Bacon, 6-7, So., 17.5 ppg., 3.8 rpg.
G Xavier Rathan-Mayes, 6-4, Jr., 9.5 ppg., 5.5 apg.
G Terance Mann, 6-6, So., 9.8 ppg., 5.8 rpg.
F Jonathan Isaac, 6-10, Fr., 14.5 ppg., 6.0 rpg.
C Michael Ojo, 7-1, Gr., 6.0 ppg., 5.5 rpg.
Key reserves
F Jarquez Smith, 6-9, Sr., 6.0 ppg., 4.0 rpg.
G Trent Forest, 6-5, Fr., 9.5 ppg., 3.8 rpg.
C Christ Koumadje, 7-4, So., 7.8 ppg., 2.8 rpg.
TEMPLE
Probable Starters
G Alani Moore, 5-10, Fr., 5.5 ppg., 1.5 apg.
G Shizz Alston Jr., 6-4, So. 11.8 ppg, 5.3 apg.
G Daniel Dingle, 6-7, r-Sr., 15.3 ppg., 4.5 rpg.
F Obi Enechionyia, 6-10, Jr. 20.8 ppg., 8.5 rpg.
C Ernest Aflakpui, 6-10, So. 6 ppg., 6.8 rpg.
Key reserves
F Mark Williams, 6-8, Sr., 4.5 ppg., 3.3 rpg.
G Quinton Rose, 6-8, Fr., 9.8 ppg., 4.5 rpg.
About Florida State: The Seminoles are ranked for the first time since being No. 24 in the preseason of the 2012-2013 season...Jonathan Isaac has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Week after averaging 16 points and seven rebounds in three wins...FSU is shooting 27.8 percent from three-point range...FSU has scored 100 points in consecutive games for the first time since December of 1996....Dwayne Bacon had 22 points against Detroit, the 36th double-figure total in his career...FSU is 4-0 for the first time since the 2013-2014 season...
About Temple: The Owls are facing FSU as part of the NIT Season Tip-Off that also includes West Virginia and Illinois...The winner of the Temple-FSU game plays Friday at 3 and the loser plays Friday at 12:30...The Owls shot 54.3 percent in Sunday's win over Manhattan...Senior Daniel Dingle scored a career-high 22 points against Manhattan...Also with career highs were Shizz Alston with 17 points and Quinton Rose (14 points)...Alston shot 7 for 11 from the field...The Owls are shooting 31.6 percent from three-point range...