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And then freshman point guard Derryck Thornton missed about 5 minutes of the second half against the Cardinals after injuring his right (shooting) shoulder in a collision with a Louisville player.

After a midseason slump and a lineup that is becoming increasingly thin, many thought the Blue Devils (20-7, 9-5) might stumble their way out of an NCAA tournament berth.

“We couldn’t knock them out”, Krzyzewski said of the Seminoles. It’s because they play for a head coach who pleaded ignorance to the whole thing, meaning he didn’t live up to the promises he made to the mothers and fathers he told that he would take care of their sons.

The second half was played with Duke up double digits the entire way, but never able to really pull away.

The Florida State Seminoles come into this game with a 16-11 record and are now 11th in the ACC. The Seminoles have been playing poorly lately losing their past 4 games. The Seminoles turned the ball over 15 times in the loss, compared to Duke’s five.

The No. 15 Duke Blue Devils will welcome the Florida State Seminoles to Cameron Indoor Stadium Thursday night. However, it’s hard to see that happening to the Blue Devils’ stars at home.

The Seminoles outshot Duke 50 percent to 43 percent from the field and won the rebounding battle, 36-34. “We did a good job of making them a half-court team”. The Dukies led for most of the game until the Cards used an 8-0 run to regain the lead for good.

Florida State had eight turnovers in the first half.

NOTES: Duke G Matt Jones was in the starting lineup after missing Saturday’s loss at Louisville with an ankle injury suffered last week at North Carolina…. He hasn’t played in more than two months…. Below is everything you need to know about the matchup, including the Duke vs. Florida State prediction, online live stream and TV broadcast info, and game notes. This was the only scheduled meeting this season…. After starting at No. 13 in the national rankings, an early-season skid dropped Duke out of the top 25, and a pair of wins would help Smith’s squad continue to make its case to re-enter the polls.

Florida State hosts No. 23 Notre Dame on Saturday.