Duke-FSU basketball game to air Tuesday on This TV
FSU's Marquez Smith (23), Terrance Mann (14) Dwayne Bacon, Jr. (4) and Jonathan Isaac (1) celebrate a basket in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida in Tallahassee, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
The No. 9 Florida State men's basketball team will host the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday night.
The game begins at 8 p.m. and will be carried on This TV -- News4Jax digital channel 4.2 and Comcast channel 231.
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Tuesday's game at the Tucker Center in Tallahassee will be the first sellout since 2013. The Seminoles (15-1) have tied a program record with 11 straight wins and are 3-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time.
"It is pretty cool and great for both of our programs. It's a special thing," junior guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes said. "It is a big achievement for us, but our goal is to keep improving."
Going into the season, the men had not been ranked since the 2012-13 preseason poll. After starting 6-0, they entered the poll at No. 25 but dropped out for a couple of weeks after their only loss. The Seminoles re-entered the poll the week of Dec. 12 and are now back in the top 10, which is their highest in-season ranking since they were sixth the week of Feb. 22, 1993.
The men have one of the youngest rosters in Division I but also one of the deepest with 11 players who average 10 minutes or more per game.
Sophomore Dwayne Bacon has established himself as one of the team's leaders. The 6-foot-4 guard is averaging 18.1 points per game, which is seventh in the ACC, and has scored in double figures in 25 consecutive games.
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