National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida St. 67, George Washington 48
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2016
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Mike Eades, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 8645

Florida State jumped out to a big first-half lead and cruised the rest of the way to knock off George Washington 67-48 at the BB&T Classic in Washington on Sunday.

Guards Xavier Rathan-Mayes and C.J. Walker led Florida State (7-1) with 11 points apiece.

Forward Kevin Marfo led George Washington (5-4) with 18 points.

The game was tied at 5-5 after a pair of free throws by George Washington center Collin Smith, but a 3-pointer by Rathan-Mayes sparked a 7-0 run that put the Seminoles ahead for good. Florida State led 35-19 at halftime.

George Washington would get no closer over the final 20 minutes. The Seminoles led by as many as 35 points in the second half. Florida State was up 67-35 on a dunk by guard Dwayne Bacon with 6:03 to play before the Colonials scored the final 13 points of the game against the Seminoles' bench.

Bacon was the only other Florida State player in double figures with 10 points. The big star for the Seminoles was the defense, which forced 18 George Washington turnovers and held the Colonials to 22.6 percent shooting from the field and 17.4 percent from 3-point range.

The Colonials' made 16 free throws for the game to finish as close as it was.

Marfo made 6 of 10 shots, but eight of his points came over the final six minutes. The rest of the squad went 8-for-52.

The only good news on the stat sheet for the Colonials came on the glass, where the missed shots led to a 52-42 rebounding edge.
Top Game Performances
 
Florida St.   George Washington
Xavier Rathan-Mayes 11 Scoring Kevin Marfo 18
Trent Forrest 5 Assists Jair Bolden 2
Dwayne Bacon 6 Rebounds Kevin Marfo 9
Dwayne Bacon 2 Free Throws Made Kevin Marfo 6
CJ Walker 3 Steals Tyler Cavanaugh 2
Christ Koumadje 3 Blocks Jair Bolden 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida St. 67 40.9 8-22 5-8 17 40 6 10 12
George Washington 48 22.6 4-23 16-24 6 46 4 7 18