FSU Basketball Beats Rival Florida Gators for the Third Straight Year

Dec 11, 2016; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles forward Jarquez Smith (23) and guards Xavier Rathan-Mayes (22) and Trent Forrest (3) and PJ Savoy (in back) and Dwayne Bacon (4) celebrate after their game against the Florida Gators at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles won 83-78. Mandatory Credit: Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 11, 2016; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles guard Dwayne Bacon (4) shoots over Florida Gators center John Egbunu (15) in the second half at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Florida State Seminoles won 83-78. Mandatory Credit: Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports /

Player of the Game

This one is easy. For the second year in a row, Bacon put on a show against the Gators. He finished with 24 points on 9-for-18 shooting, and made six of his seven free throws. Bacon did a great job of getting to the rim and making acrobatic shots against a tough Gators defense.

Impressive off-balance finish by @BaconDwayne1000! pic.twitter.com/wTCsyElfN1
— Florida State Men’s Basketball (@FSUHoops) December 11, 2016

And when he couldn’t get to the basket, he used his lethal mid-range jumper to shoot over smaller defenders. Massive game from the Florida State star sophomore. And he did it in front of a large contingent of NBA scouts too:

Scouts from the Magic, Pacers, Heat, Hornets, Wizards, Cavs are here at the #FSU vs. #UF basketball game.
— Andrew Miller (@Andrew_Miller36) December 11, 2016

Good on you, Bake.

Honorable mention goes to Terrance Mann, who played his best game of the year. He had 16 points and 10 rebounds to go with two assists and a steal.

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