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Florida State Seminoles – Duke Blue Devils Preview – 02.25.2016

To bring the regular season to an end, the Florida State Seminoles (16-11) will travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium and meet the No. 15-ranked Duke Blue Devils (20-7). Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 25 and can be seen on ESP and ES3.

The Blue Devils are hoping to rebound after their 71-64 loss to Louisville in their last matchup. Grayson Allen was the game’s leading scorer with 29 points. The Seminoles, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 83-73 loss against Virginia Tech in their last game. Boris Bojanovsky played well for Florida State, recording 11 points, six rebounds, and four blocks.

Notes

The Duke Blue Devils have the nation’s top offensive rating (121.4). The Florida State Seminoles have a defensive rating of 102.6 (ranked 146th).

Florida State has an average field goal percentage of 46.2%. Duke is a solid 6-3 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.

The Duke Blue Devils rank lower for their field goal percentage (36th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (23rd), but the Florida State Seminoles have a better FG% ranking (69th) than eFG% ranking (109th).

Duke ranks 53rd in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.30. Florida State is ranked lower at 225th with an A/TO of .98.

Duke ranks 78th in offensive rebounding. Florida State ranks 177th in defensive rebounding.

Duke averages a forced turnover rate of 17.3% this season. Florida State has a 9-7 record when it suffers a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this.

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