Florida State, Temple meet after solid starts to season

Florida State will look to continue one of its better starts in recent years while Temple will try to bounce back from its first loss when the teams meet Friday night in Uncasville, Conn., as part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off.The Owls (3-1) won their first three games over Sacred Heart, Monmouth and Drexel before dropping a 72-69 decision last Friday at Boston College.Jamal Mashburn Jr., who is averaging a team-high 23.5 points per game, finished with 23 points and four assists. However, he missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the end of the game. Steve Settle III, who is second with a 13.3 scoring average, tallied 10 of his 15 points in the first half.Mashburn, a fifth-year guard who transferred from New Mexico, has scored 20 or more points in each of the four games to open the season, which is the second time he has accomplished that feat in his career.”He’s made big shots and is a great player,” Temple coach Adam Fisher said. “I’d trust him with any shot in the game.”

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