Florida State Beats No. 23 Notre Dame To Snap 5-Game Skid
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Dwayne Bacon scored 21 points and Florida State snapped a five-game losing streak with a 77-56 victory over No. 23 Notre Dame on Saturday.
It was the freshman's 11th game this season with 20 points or more as the Seminoles (17-12, 7-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) led throughout. The losing streak was Florida State's longest in nine seasons.
The Seminoles led throughout and at one point were up by 23 points in the second half. Benji Bell added 14 points for Florida State in its second win at home this season against a ranked team.
Demetrius Jackson had 13 points for Notre Dame (19-9, 10-6), which has dropped two of three. Zach Auguste added 12 points and 17 rebounds.
With the score tied at 7, Florida State took control with an 11-3 run. Notre Dame got within 18-17 before the Seminoles ran off seven straight points, the last five from Bell.
A 3-pointer by Bacon with 1:11 remaining gave Florida State its largest lead of the first half at 46-28. A 3-pointer by Jackson to start the second half brought the Irish within 46-33 but they would not draw any closer.
STAT CORNER
Florida State's 46 first-half points were its most in an ACC game this season. The previous high was 45 against Virginia Tech on Feb. 20. ... Montay Brandon made only his second 3-pointer of the season with 15:25 remaining in the first half. He is 2 of 5 from beyond the arc this season. ... Notre Dame shot 20 of 56 from the field, which was a season low (35.6 percent).
TIP-INS
Notre Dame: Jackson had four assists to become the 18th player in school history with 300 or more for his career. Jackson has 301 as five of the top 10 players on the career list have been during coach Mike Brey's tenure.
Florida State: Bacon and Malik Beasley became the second and third players in school history to score over 450 points in their freshman season. Bacon has 457 for the season and Beasley 451. Xavier Rathan-Mayes has the record with 475 last season.
UP NEXT
Notre Dame hosts No. 12 Miami on Wednesday.
Florida State hosts Syracuse on March 5.
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