With Florida State trailing by 15, freshman guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes hit a three. Then he hit some free throws. Then he hit a three. And another. And...
FSU’s Xavier Rathan-Mayes turned into fire for 4 minutes vs. Miami
XRM scored 25 points in four minutes, but it was too late for the Seminoles.
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Who does Xavier Rathan-Mayes think he is, Andrew Wiggins? pic.twitter.com/iEoDxSsc7K
— Andy Hutchins (@AndyHutchins) February 26, 2015 Rathan-Mayes scored 26 points in 3:36 minutes of game time. (He was fouled on the last three, and made the free throw, but Andy didn't get it in that screencap.) He went 8-for-8, 6-for-6 from deep, and hit four free throws. That's ridiculous. That gives Klay Thompson's magic 37-point quarter a run for its money.
XRM finished with 35, 30 of which came in the last 4:39. Sadly, FSU's deficit was too big for the team to recover. When it was just a two-point game, with FSU down, 78-76, Tonye Jekiri hit a free throw, and the Seminoles opted to foul Rathan-Mayes instead of letting him shoot a three. (Probably wise.) He hit the first free throw, intentionally missed the second, and the Seminoles couldn't get a game-tying shot up.
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