Coach Krimmel Full Quotes

Tallahassee, Fla. - Sophomore Myles Thompson (Camden, N.J./Camden) scored a career-high 23 points on 9-12 shooting but didn't have enough help in an 80-65 loss at Florida State on Saturday.

Krimmel's Reaction

"It was a good experience for us to come down here to warm weather and play a really good Florida State team," said head coach Rob Krimmel. "I thought we did some really good things today and some not so good things. We are still trying to find our rhythm and put it all together but we took a step in the right direction in some areas today."

Turning Point

The Red Flash trailed 9-6 at the first media timeout before the Seminoles proceeded to go on a 13-0 run and open a 22-6 lead with 10:58 left in the first half. Saint Francis outscored the Seminoles 59-58 over the final 30+ minutes and cut it to nine at 52-43 on a three-pointer by redshirt senior Scott Meredith (Pilot Mountain, N.C./Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)) with 17:20 left in the game. Thompson led the Red Flash charge with 17 first half points, knocking down six of seven shots and  all four of his three-point attempts.

A two-shot jump shot from redshirt sophomore Tyler Stewart (Silver Spring, Md./St. Andrew's Episcopal) made it 61-50 with 11:53 remaining but Florida State answered with a 10-0 run to extend its lead to 71-50.

Inside the Box Score 

• Saint Francis made 20-of-54 shots (37.0%) while Florida State hit 28-of-60 (46.7%).
• The Red Flash finished 9-for-22 (40.9%) from three-point range after making 7-of-13 in the first half. The Seminoles connected on 9-of-25 (36.0%) three-pointers.
• Saint Francis finished 16-of-17 (94.1%) from the free throw line. Florida State was 15-of-17 (88.2%).
• The larger Seminoles finished with a 38-27 rebounding advantage.
• The teams combined for 40 turnovers with SFU committing 21 and FSU 19.
• Points in the paint favored Florida State, 30-14. Second chance points were 19-10.
• The Seminoles bench outscored SFU's 42-19.

Notes

• The Red Flash held Florida State to 32 points in the second half.
• Stewart finished with 14 points, his fourth game in double figures in six games this season.
• Senior Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./Delsea) added 13 points and five rebounds.
• Saint Francis was without its second leading scorer Isaiah Blackmon (Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte) who is averaging 15.6 ppg.
• Junior Dan Henry (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg) made his second career field goal in the game's final moments.
• The Red Flash fall to 0-5 against ACC opponents since the start of the 2017-18 season.

Up Next

Saint Francis has a week off before taking on Saint Joseph's next Saturday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m.