Green leads Florida State against No. 3 Virginia after 23-point game

Florida State Seminoles (1-8) at Virginia Cavaliers (6-0)

Charlottesville, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Florida State visits the No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers after Darin Green Jr. scored 23 points in Florida State's 79-69 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers.

The Cavaliers have gone 3-0 at home. Virginia is first in the ACC with 16.5 assists per game led by Reece Beekman averaging 5.2.

The Seminoles have gone 0-1 away from home. Florida State is 1-6 against opponents with a winning record.

The Cavaliers and Seminoles square off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Armaan Franklin is shooting 39.3% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Cavaliers, while averaging 11.8 points. Beekman is shooting 46.8% and averaging 11.8 points for Virginia.

Green averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Seminoles, scoring 12.7 points while shooting 41.8% from beyond the arc. Caleb Mills is averaging 12.3 points, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals for Florida State.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.