(5) Florida State (24-8) defeated (12) Bucknell (28-6) 70-67 today to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the 16th straight time.
Game Recap
Valencia Myers started the game by hitting a jumper to put FSU up two. Bucknell answered in fine fashion by going on a 7-0 run that was capped by a Kaitlyn Slagus jumper. Nicki Ekhomu broke the run with a layup. From there the Bison went on another run, this time 8-2, to take a 15-6 lead. The Noles responded with a 6-0 run. After that the teams traded baskets until FSU scored the last four points of the quarter to cut the Bison lead to 19-18 after the first quarter.