Duke vs Florida State LIVE Stream: Duke Tries to Remain Perfect At Home Against Rival Seminoles
ByDuke is getting its rematch with the Florida State Seminoles, only this time on the hard court, the one place the Blue Devils (18) will not run into Jameis Winston.
With baseball practices underway, Winston, the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback and Seminole outfielder, will be preoccupied during the ACC basketball matchup in North Carolina. Winston's Seminoles beat Duke on the football field 45-7 on Dec. 7 for the ACC championship.
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Seemingly out of his slump, Jabari Parker will play the role of Winston this time, a freshman sensation with the ability to elevate his entire team's game. Parker's last two games have been 17- and 23-point efforts, respectively, as Duke is riding a three-game winning streak.
"He's a long way from dominating," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski told reporters of Parker's performance in the win against Miami, according to ESPN. "He's in a process of getting better. The potential is there to be an outstanding player, and he was really good."
Krzyzewski recently said Parker needed to stop settling for jumpers and three pointers and go back to attacking the basket. If the last two games are an indication, Parker is heading back to the dominating shooting guard he was prior to a poor five-game stretch.
Florida State has matched Duke in ACC play, as both teams are 4-2 against conference opponents. The Seminoles come in with a 13-5 record, winning four of their last five. Duke is 11-0 at home this year and Florida State is 3-3 on the road, so the Seminoles will need to make some adjustments.
Florida State guard Devin Bookert will need to stay hot from beyond the arc to give his team a chance to win this game. Over his last three games, he has made 11 of 15 three pointers.
The Seminoles have played the Blue Devils well in recent memory, winning three of the last five matchups between the two.
Said Bookert, "Coach (Leonard Hamilton) doesn't even have to say anything to us before we play there because of the history and the respect that they have from the country."