Offensively challenged Florida State has managed to avoid recently that kind of catastrophic offensive performances that stunted its growth earlier this season. The Seminoles haven't shot worse than 43 percent in any of their past eight games.

Florida State's ball movement and decision-making has also improved.

"The coaches, you've got to give them a lot of credit," senior guard Derwin Kitchen said. "Because they've been stressing ball movement and patience for the past I don't know how long. And it seems like it's finally starting to sink in.

"And we're starting to make shots now."

Some of the improvement came after junior forward Chris Singleton suffered a broken foot in a victory against Virginia on Feb. 12.

Some of the Seminoles' best offensive performances have occurred with Singleton out of the lineup.