National Basketball Association
Florida State 79, Louisiana State 76
When: 4:30 PM ET, Friday, November 23, 2018
Where: HP Field House, Kissimmee, Florida
Officials:
# Brent Hampton, # Ray Natili, # Bo Boroski
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Mfiondu Kabengele buried a tie-breaking 3-pointer with two seconds remaining in overtime Friday, delivering 14th-ranked Florida State a 79-76 victory over 19th-ranked LSU in the semifinals of the Advocare Invitational in Orlando, Fla.
The win sends the Seminoles (5-0) into the tournament finals on Sunday against Villanova, which beat Oklahoma State 77-58 in Friday's earlier semifinal.
The Tigers (5-1) will face the Cowboys for third place, also on Sunday.
After Florida State's Trent Forrest sent the game into overtime with a game-tying layup with two seconds remaining in regulation, the Seminoles quickly built a five-point lead in the extra session on a hoop by Kabengele and a 3-pointer by M.J. Walker.
LSU rallied into a 73-all tie before Florida State's Terance Mann made one of two free throws with 59 seconds left, then two of two with 19 seconds left, creating a three-point lead.
Tremont Waters, fouled on a 3-point attempt, got the Tigers even one last time by making three straight foul shots with 11 seconds left before Forrest assisted Kabengele on his game-winner.
Walker led all scorers with 21 points for Florida State, which beat Alabama-Birmingham 81-63 to earn a spot in the semifinals.
Kabengele had 15 points off the bench, Forrest added 10, and Mann chipped in with nine to complement a game-high 12 rebounds for the Seminoles, who outrebounded the Tigers 43-30.
Skylar Mays had 19 points to lead the Tigers, who disposed of Charleston 67-55 in the first round.
Ja'vonte Smart had 16 points to go with a game-high eight assists for LSU, while Naz Reid totaled 12 points and Waters 11.
After a tight first 39 minutes, Florida State needed a late flurry to get the game to overtime.
With his team down 67-63, Walker nailed a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to make it a one-point game. Then after Waters made one of two free throws for a 68-66 LSU lead, Forrest dropped in his buzzer-beating layup to forge the tie.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Louisiana State |
|
Florida State |
Skylar Mays 19 |
Scoring |
M.J. Walker 21 |
Ja'vonte Smart 8 |
Assists |
Trent Forrest 5 |
Darius Days 6 |
Rebounds |
Terance Mann 12 |
Tremont Waters 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Mfiondu Kabengele 3 |
Tremont Waters 4 |
Steals |
Trent Forrest 4 |
Kavell Bigby-Williams 2 |
Blocks |
Terance Mann 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Louisiana State
|
76 |
51.9 |
11-26 |
11-13 |
16 |
28 |
7 |
6 |
18 |
Florida State
|
79 |
38.2 |
9-26 |
12-17 |
15 |
38 |
1 |
11 |
12 |