A Key to Florida St. vs VCU

Florida State continuing to score on the offensive end: Florida St. scores 69.3 points per game, which ranks 154th in the country. The Seminoles field goal percentage ranks 174th at .436. It isn't a secret that the Seminoles greatly struggle on the offensive end. All season Florida State has been able to defend and stifle teams with their length and athleticism. The Seminoles lead the nation in field goal defense at .360, which is better than last season when they lead the nation at .377. It was even more difficult for the Seminoles to score though when their leading scorer Chris Singleton missed 6 games with a foot fracture. He has only recently returned to play limited minutes in the Seminoles two NCAA tournament games. In their third round game against second seeded Notre Dame, the Seminoles used a balanced attack on the offensive end to score 71 points. As always, their defense was spectacular. Notre Dame only scored 23 points in the first half and 57 in the whole game. The Seminoles frustrated the Big East player of the year Ben Hansbrough the entire night. He only made 4 of the 10 threes he attempted during the game. Thus far in the NCAA tournament, Florida St. has limited Texas A and M and Notre Dame to .310 shooting from the field. Derwin Kitchen, who had 10 points and six rebounds said, "If we can stay consistent on the offensive end, I like our chances. We've just been so up and down and inconsistent on the offensive end, it allowed us to stumble at times and lose a few games. If we can stay consistent and execute on the offensive end, I like our chances because we play so well on the defensive end." The Seminoles should also get a boost in the sweet sixteen because Chris Singleton looks like he will be getting more minutes against the Rams. Leonard Hamilton, the coach of Florida St. said, "He's getting closer to kind of looking like his old self," Hamilton said. "I think it's just taking him a week or so just to gain his confidence back, starting and stopping and changing direction, things of that nature. So I want him being a little bit more involved in this game than he was the other games because I think he's feeling more comfortable."