Florida State freshman scored 30 points in less than five minutes in a game Wednesday
X marks the spot, eh?
Florida State freshman Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 30 points in the final 4 minutes, 38 seconds of the Seminoles’ game Wednesday against Miami.
Alas, the Hurricanes won 81-77.
At one point, Rathan-Mayes scored 26 straight Florida State points and didn’t miss a shot. He made six three-pointers in the last five minutes of the game, including five in just 2 minutes, 35 seconds.
“I’ve never seen that before in my college coaching career,” Miami’s Jim Larranaga told reporters. “Outrageous. One of the greatest on-court performances I’ve ever seen.”
According to the Associated Press, Florida State was down 62-44, but Rathan-Mayes scored 20 points in 3 minutes, 5 seconds. He even converted a four-point play with 1:03 left that trimmed Miami’s lead to 73-70.
“I’ve never really been in a game where the player just starts hitting three after three after three,” Miami’s Angel Rodriguez told reporters. “It was kind of frustrating.”
Rathan-Mayes’ confidence seemed to grow with each shot he made.
“It’s tough to describe,” he said. “You’re in an arena, but everything is quiet. My teammates kept giving me confidence, and I wanted to do everything I could to help us win the game.”
Here is the play-by-play:
People of twitter, that Xavier Rathan-Mayes stat is not a typo. I repeat: Not. A. Typo. pic.twitter.com/wlNkegbQAe
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) February 26, 2015“It’s tough to describe,” Rathan-Mayes told reporters. “You’re in an arena, but everything is quiet. My teammates kept giving me confidence, and I wanted to do everything I could to help us win the game.”
They didn’t win, but Rathan-Mayes wowed Twitter.
If you were locked in a gym by yourself, could you score 30 points in 4:30? Probably not. Xavier Rathan-Mayes did it in an ACC game. Nuts!
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 26, 2015Florida State's Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 30 pts in the final 4:39. How is that possible?
— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonCBS) February 26, 2015To reach Pete Grathoff, call 816-234-4330 or send email to pgrathoff@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter: @pgrathoff.
This story was originally published February 26, 2015 at 9:48 AM.