Murray State vs FSU 3/23/19 - NCAA Tournament Picks & Predictions

The Murray State Racers will play the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday in an NCAA Tournament second round game in the West Regional. The Racers defeated the Marquette Golden Eagles 83-64 Thursday in their first round matchup. Tevin Brown led the Racers in the win with 19 points, while Ja Morant scored 17 points, handed out 16 assists and pulled down 11 rebounds in the rout of Marquette.

Florida State defeated the Vermont Catamounts on Thursday 76-69 in their first round NCAA Tournament game in the West Region. Mfiondu Kabengele led the Seminoles in the win with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Following the game, Florida State player Paul Cofer was told that his father had died after suffering a long illness. Cofer did not play due to an injured foot and is not expected to play Saturday due to the injury. Ja Morant leads Murray State in scoring and assists with averages of 24.6 points and 10.0 assists per game. Darnell Cowart is the team leader in rebounds with an average of 6.5 per game. Three other players average double-figures in scoring. Murray State is shooting 49.6% from the field and 34.8% from 3-point territory.

Mfiondu Kabengele is the leading scorer and second leading rebounder for Florida State with averages of 13.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Terance Mann is the leader in rebounds with an average of 6.5 per game. Trent Forrest leads the Seminoles in assists with an average of 3.8 per game. Florida State is shooting 44.3% from the field and 33.6% from 3-point territory.