Skip to main content

James leads Mississippi Valley State against Florida State after 27-point game

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-10) at Florida State Seminoles (5-6)

Tallahassee, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi Valley State visits Florida State after Michael James scored 27 points in Mississippi Valley State’s 88-64 loss to the Tarleton State Texans.

The Seminoles are 5-1 on their home court. Florida State scores 83.8 points while outscoring opponents by 1.4 points per game.

The Delta Devils are 0-7 in road games. Mississippi Valley State has a 1-8 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

Florida State averages 83.8 points per game, 6.4 fewer points than the 90.2 Mississippi Valley State allows. Mississippi Valley State’s 40.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.3 percentage points lower than Florida State has allowed to its opponents (45.1%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Robert McCray is scoring 14.4 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 6.8 assists for the Seminoles. Lajae Jones is averaging 12.1 points over the last 10 games.

James is scoring 20.6 points per game with 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Delta Devils. Daniel Mayfield is averaging 13.2 points and 6.5 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Seminoles: 4-6, averaging 81.4 points, 34.1 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 10.0 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.0 points per game.

Delta Devils: 1-9, averaging 68.0 points, 28.9 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 88.6 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story