The Florida State basketball teams finally took its first loss of the season this afternoon, coming up on the short end of a 66-60 result against the Villanova Wildcats in the title game of the AdvoCare Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Things started perfectly for Villanova. Not only was FSU unable to speed up the game, the ’Noles were virtually sleepwalking in falling behind 10-2. And the Seminoles’ somnambulism was just fine with the Cats, who want to play at an extremely slow rate— hence averaging 24 seconds per possession in the first half. The Wildcats were also living right where they prefer: beyond the arc, drilling a couple of threes in the games’ first few minutes.