Playing in his first NCAA Tournament game had no effect on Florida State’s Dwayne Bacon.
The sophomore shooting guard scored a team-high 25 points and added nine rebounds to lead No. 3 seed Florida State to a 86-80 win over No. 14 seed Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday night in Orlando's Amway Center.
Freshman Jonathan Isaac added 15 points and 10 points for his eighth double-double of the season. Terance Mann chipped in 11 for the Seminoles (26-8), who are playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012.
Despite holding onto the lead for all but about four minutes, FSU never had full control or got to a point where it felt comfortable with it lead.