The plan going into the season was to reach Jacksonville and go 1-1 while you’re there. Beating Florida State was always going to be a tall task since they feature a roster which is fully formed. We saw in 2018 what a deep and talented Seminoles roster can do to a moderately talented team with a short bench.
Back in that NCAA Tournament game, FSU raced to an early lead and just sort of kept Missouri at a distance until they ran out of gas. In that game, Mizzou was depleted at the end of the season and Michael Porter, Jr was just a shell of himself.