There was trouble in Tampa for Florida State men’s basketball (5-2) on Friday, as it suffered its worst loss to Texas A&M (6-2), 95-59, in the Benchmark International Arena.
Nothing went right for Luke Loucks’ Seminoles. In front of 4,598 people in attendance, FSU struggled on both ends of the floor. The Seminoles shot 21 of 79 (29 percent) from the field and 9 of 41 (22 percent) from behind the arc. Senior guard Kobe Magee was the lone Nole to reach double figures with 21 points.
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FSU will return to the Donald L. Tucker Center on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to host Georgia (6-1) in an ACC/SEC Challenge. Tipoff will be at 9 p.m. The following Saturday, the Seminoles take on the second-ranked Houston (7-1) in the Houston Hoops Showdown at 8 p.m.
FSU also got outphysical in the front court as TAMU won the rebound battle, 60-40. Leading the charge was senior forward Rashaun Agee, who recorded a double-double at 17 points and 17 boards. Ruben Dominguez was the top scorer with 21 points. He made seven three-pointers out of 12 attempts.
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Florida State men’s basketball’s schedule
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Dec. 2 – vs. Georgia (ACC vs. SEC Challenge) at 9 p.m.
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Dec. 6 – at Houston at 8 p.m.
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Dec. 13 – UMass in Sunrise at Noon
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Dec. 16 – at Dayton at Noon
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Dec. 19 – Mississippi Valley State at 7 p.m.
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Dec. 22 – Jacksonville at 7 p.m.
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Dec. 30 or 31 at North Carolina at 7 p.m.
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Jan. 3 vs. Duke at 3:45 p.m.
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Jan. 10 vs. NC State at Noon
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Jan 13 at Syracuse at 9 p.m.
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Jan. 17 vs. Wake Forest at 6 p.m.
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Jan. 20 at Miami at 7 p.m.
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Jan. 28 vs. California at 7 p.m.
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Jan. 31 vs. Stanford vs. 6 p.m.
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Feb. 7 at Notre Dame at 4 p.m.
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Feb. 10 vs. Virginia at 7 p.m.
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Feb. 14 at Virginia Tech at 2 p.m.
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Feb. 17 or 18 vs. Boston College at 6 p.m.
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Feb. 21 or 26 at Clemson at Noon
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Feb. 24 or 25 vs. Miami at 9 p.m.
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March 4 at Pittsburgh at 9 p.m.
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March 7 vs. SMU at 2 p.m.
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Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU basketball falls flat to Texas A&M at Tampa on Friday
