FSU Basketball Recap: Noles Top Minnesota in ACC-Big Ten Challenge

Highlights

Easily the best play of the game:

A no-look behind the back assist that ends with a dunk. Oh, and they’re both freshmen. We should all thank Coach Leonard Hamilton for amassing this much talent on one team. I’m serious. Go send him a “thank you” tweet right now.

This was also pretty cool. Florida State’s big men had a great game in general, both offensively and defensively, as displayed here:

A block immediately triggering a fast break? Christ Koumadje must have been watching Bill Russell highlights recently. This would be my top play of the night, but Koumadje and Bacon are sophomores, not freshmen like the first two. Slackers.

One last thing, though it’s less of a highlight. In two consecutive possessions, Issac and Bacon made very similar turn-around fade-away jumpers, and I thought it was interesting enough to share.

It’s almost like Bacon saw Issac make his shot, and then decided it was his turn. But while Issac did the full spin, Bacon faked like he was going to do the same, stopped halfway, and then spun back. That’s just so hard to defend.

Up Next

Florida State travels to the Verizon Center on Sunday to face off against the 3-3 George Washington Colonials, in the BB&T Classic. We’ll take a closer look at that game later in the week. For now, enjoy the win. And don’t take 6-1 for granted. Go ‘Noles!