TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - For Florida State junior guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes, the Noles' 88-72 win over No. 7-ranked Duke on Tuesday was about so much more than getting the program's first ever 12-game win streak. It was about avenging last year's tripping incident involving Grayson Allen.
"This one was personal for me," said Rathan-Mayes, who led the Noles with 21 points. "Ever since he did that, I've been waiting a long time to see him again. It was good to finally see him again."
It was Allen's first road game since his one-game suspension that came after tripping another player, Elon guard Steven Santa Ana, for his third tripping incident in a 10-month span.