Seminoles Fall to No.1 Gators - Florida State University

Tuesday, November 10

Tallahassee, Fla.

6:00 PM

Florida State

2-1,0-0ACC

Florida

3-0,0-0SEC

Team	1	2	F
Florida	31	50	81
Florida St.	29	43	72

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Sebastian Rancik scored 23 points as Florida State fell to No.1 Florida 81-72

By: Sam Stevens

TALLAHASSEE – Junior forward Sebastian Rancik scored a game-high 23 points, but the Florida State men's basketball team fell to the No. 1 Florida Gators 81-72 on Tuesday night in front of a sold-out Donald L. Tucker Center.

Rancik's 23 points led four Seminoles who scored double figures in the Seminoles' first loss of the season.

Florida State (2-1) was edged in the three-point shooting category, converting just four field goals from behind the arc, compared to Florida's (3-0) nine made triples. Florida converted from the free-throw line, including 27 of its 30 free-throws made coming in the second half.

Senior guard Anthony Robinson II led the way in the first half for the Seminoles, scoring 11 of his 19 points in the stanza. Robinson II shot 2-for-5 from behind the arc and added three assists to his night.

Florida held a five-point, 28-23 lead with 3:04 remaining in the first half. The Seminoles would then go on a 6-0 run, capped by a basket from Rancik to take the one-point edge. However, the Gators capitalized on a three-pointer just before halftime to hold a two-point advantage at the midway point.

Florida would hold off the Seminoles the entire second half. Sophomore forward Shon Abaev made a free throw to pull Florida State to within three at 53-50 with 7:17 to go, but the Gators would go on an 11-4 run to keep the Seminoles at bay.

Florida ended up scoring its last 17 points from the charity stripe to close out the game.

Abaev would foul out but finished the game with 10 points and six rebounds. Taylor finished with 10 points, four rebounds, and a team-high three steals.
Florida State returns to the Tucker Center on Friday, Nov. 13, to take on Texas A&M - Corpus Christi at 5:00 p.m.

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