Preview: Florida State vs Lipscomb: Men’s College Basketball

This Saturday at 12:00, FSU’s men’s basketball team will host the Lipscomb Bison’s at home. You can catch it on ACCNX or ESPN +.

FSU is currently boasts a 6-5 record and are 9th ranked in the ACC. The Seminoles are coming off a 67-61 win over Winthrop and are on a 2 game winning streak coming into this game. The Bison are 8-6 and 1st in the ASUN conference. They are coming off a 101-55 win over Bryan College.

According to ESPN Analytics, FSU has a 78.2 percent change of winning to Lipsomb’s 21.8 percent.

The Noles have had an up and down season to this point, starting off 4-1 with a 77-71 win over 18th ranked Colorado, but then losing 4 straight to the likes of USF and SMU. FSU has been plagued with injury, losing star player Cam’Ron Fletcher for the rest of the season.

FSU is led by the likes of Darin Green Jr., Jamir Watkins, and Primo Spears. Darin Green Jr. leads the team with average points scored per game with 13.1. Jamir Watkins leads the team with average assists with 3.2, steals with 1.8, and rebounds with 6.3 per game. Primo Spears, who was surrounded by controversy due to the NCAA not allowing him play, is becoming a key part of the team only 3 games in. These gameplayers will attempt to bring FSU to a victory this Saturday.

Lipcomb is first in their conference, and almost beat Arkansas two weeks ago. They are looking to upset the Noles in Tallahassee.

Lipsomb is led by Derrin Boyd, Will Pruitt, and Joe Anderson. Derrin Boyd leads the team with points scored per game with 17.3. Will Pruitt leads the team with 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while Joe Anderson leads the team with 1.6 steals.

Catch the postgame article here on Seminole Section, where we breakdown what happened in the game!