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Florida State (20-13) advanced to play at Valparaiso in the
second round Thursday.
The Seminoles were again led by guards Malik Beasley and Dwayne
Bacon, who were the highest-scoring freshmen duo in the NCAA
this season at 33 points per game.
Bacon led Florida State with 23 points and Beasley added 21
points and nine rebounds. Beasley was also 3 of 3 from beyond
the 3-point arc.
Florida State, a No. 4 seed, shut down Davidson's Jack Gibbs --
the nation's fifth-leading scorer at 23.6 points per game -- and
led comfortably for most of the game.
Gibbs finished 6 of 18 from the field, including 3 of 11 from
3-point range, for 17 points.
The fifth-seeded Wildcats (20-13) got 16 points and six rebounds
from forward Peyton Aldridge, who went 4 of 6 from beyond the
arc. Guard Brian Sullivan added 13 points and forward Jordan
Barham chipped in 10 points.
Florida State didn't have any other double-figure scorers
besides Bacon and Beasley, but guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes and
forward Jarquez Smith contributed nine points apiece and guards
Terance Mann and Devon Bookert had seven rebounds each.
Tuesday was the second-ever meeting between the teams. Florida
State won the first matchup in the 2002 Fiesta Bowl Classic,
which was coach Leonard Hamilton's first season with the
Seminoles.
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