Seminole Summary Sunday: FSU Hoops Falls to Clemson in First Road Game

After six home games to open the season, Florida State men’s basketball’s first road trip of the season was not a pleasant one.

No. 18 FSU fell to 1-1 in ACC play on Tuesday night with a 77-67 loss to Clemson. The Seminoles led by as many as nine in the first half, but the Tigers held a 14-rebound edge and shot 33 free throws to just nine for FSU.

The contest was tied at 54 with less than eight minutes to play, but Clemson went on a 9-1 run to seize control of the contest. Florida State has now split its first two ACC games for a fourth straight season.

Clyde Trapp led Clemson with a game-high 15 points. Nick Honor and Al-Amir Dawes tallied 13 and 11 points, respectively, in the win.

Freshman Scottie Barnes led FSU with 14 points and five assists. M.J. Walker chipped in with 11 points in the loss.

Unfortunately for FSU, the contest could be its last for a while. The Seminoles were set to host Duke on Saturday night, but a positive COVID-19 test within the Florida State program forced the game to be postponed. FSU’s next scheduled contest is for Wednesday at Syracuse.

Football

Weekly Commitments: None
Weekly Decommitments: Kimo Makaneole, 3-star G (No. 511 overall)*
2021 Recruiting Class Ranking*: No. 29 nationally, sixth in ACC (16 total commitments)*
Big Picture: FSU picked up another transfer in Kansas wide receiver Andrew Parchment, but also lost a commitment. FSU fell out of the 247Sports Composite’s top 25.

Men’s Basketball

Record: 5-2 (1-1 ACC)
Ranking: No. 18 AP; No. 19 Amway Coaches
Past Week: (0-1), lost at Clemson on Tuesday, 77-67
Upcoming: at Syracuse (Wednesday); at Pittsburgh (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Weekly Commitments: None
2021 Recruiting Class Ranking*: No. 2 nationally, first in ACC (four total commitments)*
Big Picture: FSU hoops dropped its first ACC road game of the season at Clemson on Tuesday. Due to COVID-19 issues within the program, the Seminoles were forced to postpone Saturday’s contest with Duke. There could be more postponements.

Women’s Basketball

Record: 4-1 (3-1 ACC)
Ranking: None
Past Week: (1-0), beat Virginia Tech on Thursday, 73-63
Upcoming: at Wake Forest (Sunday)
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: In their return to action on Thursday, FSU played well. The Seminoles are 3-1 in conference play and just a game back of NC State in the ACC standings.

Swimming and Diving

Ranking: Men No. 16 CSCAA; Women No. 22 CSCAA
Upcoming: vs. LSU (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: After a lengthy break, FSU will return to the pool this week against LSU.

*247Sports Composite rankings

Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson