On Sunday, Florida State Men’s basketball defeated the Gators for the third consecutive season by a final score of 83-78. The ‘Noles out-rebounded its opposition 42-34 and got 19 points from its bench that included eight from Trent Forrest and another six from Braian Angola-Rodas.
Sophomore Dwayne Bacon led all scorers with 24 points and talked about how he was able to find success against a UF defense that gave the ‘Noles trouble throughout the first half:
Senior center Michael Ojo only made one field goal, however went a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line and grabbed seven rebounds. Ojo has improved his free throw percentage greatly from his 2014 mark of 38%, to 75% through 11 games in his final season.
Terance Mann hauled in a double-double in the victory over UF. The sophomore had 16 points on 6-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with two assists.