SB Nation Tampa Bay - Florida State Vs. Duke: Seminoles Upset Blue Devils, 76-73https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49019/tb-fave.png2012-01-21T18:18:34-05:00http://tampabay.sbnation.com/rss/stream/24880412012-01-21T18:18:34-05:002012-01-21T18:18:34-05:00Michael Snaer Buzzer Beater Defeats Duke
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<p>The Florida State Seminoles have done it again, dropping the No. 4 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/duke-blue-devils">Duke Blue Devils</a>, 76-73 on a buzzer beater from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99798/michael-snaer">Michael Snaer</a>. In a winner-take-first-place for the ACC, this electric game saw<b> </b>almost a dozen occasions that the game was tied. This is the fifth of seven top-5 teams the Seminoles have taken down.</p>
<p>On their final possession, Duke gave the ball to the NBA bound <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145288/austin-rivers">Austin Rivers</a>, who sank a two and tied things up 73-73. With 4.9 seconds remaining, senior <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52210/luke-loucks">Luke Loucks</a> got the ball to Michael Snaer after the in-bound, and Snaer bravely put up a three, the only open shot. The ball took a huge arc, and the cold blooded three-pointer was good! Florida State won 76-73, stunning the Duke Blue Devils, who were ready for overtime.</p>
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<p>Things first got interesting as the clock ticked past 12:00 remaining. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123542/ian-miller">Ian Miller</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52211/deividas-dulkys">Deividas Dulkys</a> dropped threes to keep pace with Duke, which tied the game at 47 and 50 respectively. Just by watching, you wouldn't have known the Seminoles were unranked, they looked dominant - but nothing can stop the energy in Durham. Duke stole the ball, ran down the court, and two players went flailing through the air trying to get the ball to go in or force the foul. They did both, then Duke forced another turnover. The normal defensive savvy Seminoles were on the ropes.</p>
<p>Coach Leonard Hamilton calmed things down with a timeout and the Noles put things back together, going on a 7-3 point run. Coach K saw a threat and called his own timeout accordingly with 6:44 remaining. From that point, the game was tit-for-tat until Florida State tied the game 69-69 with 1:22 to go.</p>
<p>Michael Snaer missed a much needed layup for the Noles, but the former McDonalds All American redeemed himself, giving the lead for FSU 71-70 and 0:52 on the clock, their first in over fifteen minutes. Exchanged fouls brought the score to 72-71, still Florida State's lead. With 0:23 remaining, FSU called a timeout and Duke was desperate to foul and regain possession. Duke tried to foul Snaer, but had to settle on <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52209/xavier-gibson">Xavier Gibson</a>, a 67% shooter from the line. He had hit 6-of-6 on the night, but only hit 1-of-2. FSU led 73-71 and Duke took a timeout with 0:14. From there, Rivers hit the two for the tie before Florida State won as time expired. Credit is due to Loucks on his great vision down the court. His passing game set the Noles up for victory this afternoon.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52411/ryan-kelley">Ryan Kelly</a> deserves a tip of the hat for Duke. Without scoring any points in the first half, he had 10 points off the bench with three steals and four rebounds. Kelly also drew four costly fouls in the game, though. The other Blue Devil making himself known on the court was Rivers, the son of Celtics Coach Doc Rivers. Despite his 19 point show, it was Rivers who missed a 3 to put Duke ahead with 0:50 remaining, which could have put the game out of reach.</p>
<p>The dominant player on the court for Florida State was <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123540/bernard-james">Bernard James</a>. His physical game shook the Duke mentality, but again, Snaer is certainly the hero. Xavier Gibson led scoring for the Noles with 16 points and had three blocks. Snaer followed with 14, while Dulkys and James had 12 a piece.</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-st-seminoles/2012/1/21/2724065/duke-florida-state-game-recap-2012Daniel Russell2012-01-21T17:27:07-05:002012-01-21T17:27:07-05:00Florida State Pulls Ahead of Duke
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<p>With fourteen minutes remaining, the score is 44-42 in Duke’s favor.</p>
<p>It took only four minutes for the Noles to tie the game at 36-36 coming out of the half, and coach Leonard Hamilton looks to have the Unconquered ready for another top 5 upset.</p>
<p>Florida State recently shocked <span class="caps">UNC</span> at home, but this road game is a true test. The Noles have taken down 4 of the last 6 teams faced that were ranked in the top 5. Florida State had put all the stars but White and Snaer on the bench for a rest, so a push for the win is not out of the question should Duke get resurgent.</p>
<p>The bench has been penalized heavily thus far. Worth mentioning, though, this has been an incredibly well officiated game, especially for the <span class="caps">ACC</span>. Expect the front lines to come out for Florida State moving forward.</p>
<p>You can follow all the action on <span class="caps">ESPN</span>.</p>
<p>For more on all things Seminoles basketball, check out Tomahawk Nation.</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-st-seminoles/2012/1/21/2724060/florida-state-pulls-ahead-of-dukeDaniel Russell2012-01-21T17:02:07-05:002012-01-21T17:02:07-05:00Florida State Vs. Duke: Seminoles Trail At Half
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<p>Florida State held Duke to 31.4 percent shooting in the first half of the teams' game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday but took a 32-26 deficit into the half, nevertheless.</p>
<p>The Seminoles shot significantly better than the Blue Devils with a 39.1 percent shooting figure from the field, but seven turnovers by Florida State and 10 offensive rebounds by Duke combined to help the home team get off 12 more shots in the half.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52211/deividas-dulkys">Deividas Dulkys</a> leads Florida State in scoring with seven points to go with two rebounds. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52209/xavier-gibson">Xavier Gibson</a> has six points and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99798/michael-snaer">Michael Snaer</a> has five. A total of seven players have scored for the Seminoles.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145288/austin-rivers">Austin Rivers</a> is the game's only double-digit scorer so far with 12 points on 4-10 shooting for Duke. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99793/mason-plumlee">Mason Plumlee</a> has six points and five rebounds.</p>
<p><i>For more on all things Seminoles basketball, check out <a href="http://www.tomahawknation.com/">Tomahawk Nation</a>. For a view from the other side, head over to <a href="http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/">Duke Basketball Report.</a> For more on this and every college basketball game, please check out the <a href="http://dc.sbnation.com/georgetown-hoyas/2012/1/ncaa-basketball">SB Nation College Basketball</a> hub.</i></p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-st-seminoles/2012/1/21/2724009/florida-state-vs-duke-basketball-score-austin-riversFTG18552012-01-21T10:49:41-05:002012-01-21T10:49:41-05:00Florida State Vs. Duke: Seminoles Head To Durham On A Roll
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<p>The Florida State Seminoles (12-6, 3-1 ACC), winners of four straight games, are headed to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the Duke Blue Devils (16-2, 4-0) with momentum on their side.</p> <p>The Florida State Seminoles (12-6, 3-1 ACC), winners of four straight games, are headed to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/duke-blue-devils">Duke Blue Devils</a> (16-2, 4-0) with momentum on their side. Florida State crushed then-No. 3 North Carolina 90-57 last Saturday and then defeated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/maryland-terrapins">Maryland Terrapins</a> 84-70 win on Tuesday evening.</p>
<p>Duke is looking to match their longest home winning streak in school history when they host the Seminoles. The Blue Devils won 46 games in a row at Cameron from 1997-2000, and are just one win shy of tying that mark this season.</p>
<p>Florida State has just one win all-time in 18 visits to Cameron Indoor, a 68-67 victory in February of 2007. The Seminoles are 7-30 in the all-time series and head coach Leonard Hamilton is just 3-10 against Duke.</p>
<p><i>For more on all things Seminoles basketball, check out <a href="http://www.tomahawknation.com/">Tomahawk Nation</a>. For a view from the other side, head over to <a href="http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/">Duke Basketball Report.</a> For more on this and every college basketball game, please check out the <a href="http://dc.sbnation.com/georgetown-hoyas/2012/1/ncaa-basketball">SB Nation College Basketball</a> hub.</i></p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-st-seminoles/2012/1/21/2723249/florida-state-vs-duke-seminoles-game-previewT.J. Doyle