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Florida St. 83, Manhattan 67

When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2016
Where: BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
Officials: # Tony Greene, # Joe Lindsay, # Ray Natili
Attendance: N/A

By The Sports Xchange

SUNRISE, Fla. -- No. 23 Florida State went from one end of the state to the other to get its seventh straight win Saturday.

And in the process, the Seminoles' 15th-year head coach Leonard Hamilton got a milestone.

Hamilton became the eighth-winningest coach in ACC history following Saturday's 83-67 victory against Manhattan, moving him ahead of N.C. State's Norm Sloan.

Hamilton entered Saturday's game against Manhattan tied as the eighth all-time winningest coach in ACC history with 266 career wins as the head coach at Florida State. But Hamilton earned No. 267 on Saturday and overtook Sloan, who was the ACC's coach of the year in 1970, 1973 and 1974.

But getting there wasn't as easy as the 25-point favorite Seminoles hoped it would be.

"This was a tough game for us," said Hamilton, who was named the ACC Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2012. "We had a hard time staying in front of them. They were a little quicker than we were in the first half, but in the second half we made some adjustments."

Florida State, which led just 46-41 at the half, also defended its second trip into the AP Top 25 Poll a lot better than its first. The Seminoles, who reached the poll in Week 2 at No. 25 but were promptly dropped a week later after a loss to Temple, handled business this go round behind 16 points from guard Dwayne Bacon, the Seminoles' leading scorer.

The win by Florida State (11-1) -- its seventh straight -- gives them their best 12-game start since the 2003 season.

Manhattan, which fell to 3-8, couldn't capitalize on its momentum from its win the last time out against Fordham that captured the "Battle of the Bronx" title. Although the Jaspers hung tough for most of the game behind a game-high 18 points from leading scorer, guard Zavier Turner.

But between Bacon and 10 points each from guards Xavier Rathan-Mayes and Trent Forrest -- the only other Seminoles to reach double figures -- Florida State continued its hot start to the season in nonconference play.

"Coach Hamilton just told me to attack," said Bacon, who extended his double-figure scoring streak to 21 games dating back to last season.

The Seminoles also improved to 4-0 all-time against the Jaspers, whose drought without a win against an ACC opponent since 1994 was extended.

"They're a team that's hard to stop for 40 minutes," Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello said.

The Seminoles did most of their damage from inside the arc by going 27 of 48 to shoot a blistering 56.3 percent. Florida State used its size advantage constantly and pushed the action inside, shooting 40 free throws to just 22 by Manhattan. Florida State attempted just six 3-pointers Saturday, going 2 of 6, but the Seminoles were 27 of 40 from the line, while Manhattan went 15 of 22.

Jaspers guard Aaron Walker Jr. added 13 points and forward Zane Waterman finished with 12 points, but they were the only other Manhattan players to reach double figures. Center Ahmen Ismail led the Jaspers with nine boards.

Florida State was led on the boards by freshman sensation Jonathan Isaac, who pulled down eight rebounds, scored nine points, posted four steals and recorded two blocks. Saturday marked Isaac's second game back after missing two games with a hip injury.

Seminole guards Terance Mann and forward Phil Cofer each added nine points in the win.

Manhattan has now lost five of its last six games.

NOTES: For the second time this year Saturday, Florida State wore its specially made turquoise Nike N7 uniforms to raise awareness for bringing sport to Native American and Aboriginal youth. Florida State makes a distinct departure from its traditional garnet and gold school colors to don the uniforms to stand for the importance of bringing sport and physical activity to Native American and Aboriginal youth. ... The Seminoles are now 2-0 while wearing the uniforms this season. ... Florida State, which played four games in eight days last week before six days off prior its meeting with Manhattan, will get just one day rest before a Monday afternoon game against Samford. ... Manhattan next plays Tuesday at St. Francis Brooklyn.

Top Game Performances

Manhattan		Florida St.
Zavier Turner 18	Scoring	Dwayne Bacon 16
Zavier Turner 5	Assists	Xavier Rathan-Mayes 5
Ahmed Ismail 9	Rebounds	Jonathan Isaac 9
Zavier Turner 8	Free Throws Made	Dwayne Bacon 8
Thomas Capuano 3	Steals	Jonathan Isaac 4
N/A	Blocks	Jonathan Isaac 2

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Manhattan	67	40.4	9-24	16-24	10	21	0	7	18
Florida St.	83	56.2	2-6	27-40	14	35	6	11	16