Dwayne Bacon scored 24 points, Terrence Mann added 16 and Florida State held on to beat Florida, 83-79, on Sunday in Tallahassee.
Bacon scored nine points during a 15-4 run early in the second half that helped the Seminoles (10-1) take control after it was tied at 38.
Florida State led by 13 midway through the second half before the Gators (7-3) started to slowly chip away. Florida used a 14-5 run to get within three, but could not get closer.
Kasey Hill scored a career-high 21 points for Florida, and KeVaughn Allen added 15.