Oregon State’s blowout, 83-59, win over Florida State showed how hard it was to seed the teams this season.
No. 9 seed Florida State and No. 8 seed Oregon State came into their first-round matchup with similar resumes. Both teams had 11 games canceled or postponed as a result of coronavirus health and safety protocols, and both played only 18 games before the N.C.A.A. tournament. The Beavers had one more regular season win than Florida State, and made it to the Pac-12 tournament semifinals.
They started out even enough, tied at 16 after the first quarter. But then Oregon State senior guard Aleah Goodman, who had 49.