Florida State’s ACC Tournament run ended in disappointment on Saturday night, when the No. 12 Seminoles lost a 73-63 game to the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils in the title game of the conference tourney. The ’Noles have now won just 13 of their last 15 ACC games after splitting with a pair of NCAA Tournament 1-seeds. Translation: sleep well.
FSU’s defensive strategy was apparent early on. Pack it in, and make Duke — and ACC Player of the Year Zion Williamson — beat you from afar. It was a smart move, and successfully executed early on, as Phil Cofer and RaiQuan Gray held the nation’s top player without a field goal for more than 6 minutes.