How to watch Florida State Seminoles vs. Winthrop Eagles: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Friday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Florida State vs. Winthrop basketball game

By Scout Staff

Dec 22, 2023 at 8:11 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

A win for Florida State would push their record over .500, and after one quarter of play they've put themselves in a good position to make it happen. They have jumped out to a quick 25-24 lead against Winthrop.

If Florida State keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 6-5 in no time. On the other hand, Winthrop will have to make due with an 8-6 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

Winthrop Eagles @ Florida State Seminoles

Current Records: Winthrop 8-5, Florida State 5-5

How To Watch

When: Friday, December 22, 2023 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center -- Tallahassee, Florida
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $1.01

What to Know

The Florida State Seminoles will be home for the holidays to greet the Winthrop Eagles at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday at Donald L. Tucker Center. Florida State will be strutting in after a victory while Winthrop will be stumbling in from a loss.

Florida State finally caught a break after four consecutive losses. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 91-75 win over the Ospreys on Tuesday. The high flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for Florida State considering their 57-point performance the match before.

Darin Green Jr. was the offensive standout of the match as he went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 1 assists. Those 24 points set a new season-high mark for him. Jalen Warley was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.

Meanwhile, the Eagles came up short against the Gamecocks on Tuesday and fell 72-62. Winthrop has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the defeat, Winthrop got a solid performance out of Kelton Talford, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Talford has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Alex Timmerman, who scored 13 points.

The win got the Seminoles back to even at 5-5. As for the Eagles, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Florida State hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 77.2 points per game. However, it's not like Winthrop struggles in that department as they've been averaging 77.7 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

As for their next game, Florida State is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 8.5 points. This contest will be their fourth straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 0-2-1 against the spread).