Lajae Jones scores 36, ties program record with 10 3s; FSU beats Georgia Southern 98-72
Lajae Jones scored a career-high 36 points and tied a program record with 10 made 3-pointers on Friday night to help Florida State beat Georgia Southern 98-72
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Lajae Jones scored a career-high 36 points and tied a program record with 10 made 3-pointers on Friday night to help Florida State beat Georgia Southern 98-72 on Friday night.
Jones, a transfer from St. Bonaventure who averaged 10.3 points per game last season, was 10-of-21 shooting — all from behind the arc — hit 6 of 8 from the free-throw line and had three steals. The 6-foot-7 senior guard played a season at Tarleton State and Barton Community College before he had three 20-point games for the Bonnies last year.
Chauncey Wiggins had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Florida State (4-1). Kobe MaGee scored 12 points and Cam Miles added 11 points and five assists.
Shainen Carter led Georgia Southern (3-3) with 14 points and went 3 of 3 from the field and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line. Nakavieon White added 13 points and eight rebounds.
Alex Steen threw down a dunk to open the scoring 12 seconds into the game and the Seminoles led the rest of the way.
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Georgia Southern scored six consecutive points to trim its deficit to 22-21 with 8:25 to go in the first half but Magee answered with a three-point play and Florida State closed the first half with an 11-2 run to take an 11-point lead into halftime.
Dwayne Williams Jr. hit a 3-pointer that cut Georgia Southern's deficit to 40-32 about 25 seconds into the second half but Jones made three 3s in a 44-second span to push the lead to 15 more than a minute later. Jones added two more 3-pointers in a 14-0 run that culminated with Wiggins threw down a dunk and gave the Seminoles a 67-39 lead with 12:37 left in the game.
George McCloud hit 10 3-pointers (and also finished with 36 points) for Florida State in a 101-100 loss to LaSalle on Feb. 23, 1989.
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