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The Daily Nole — Nov. 29, 2016: FSU Scores Win for ACC in Challenge

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It’s Tuesday, Florida State fans and a very light one. We’ll keep you up to date on the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section of this post will be updated throughout the day.

Lead Story

Florida State got the Atlantic Coast Conference off to a strong start in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Monday night with a 75-67 victory over Minnesota. Dwayne Bacon led the Seminoles with 18 points and Jonathan Isaac added 14 and 13 rebounds. It snapped an 8-game losing streak for FSU in the challenge.

The Big Ten however, was able to draw even as Northwestern defeated Wake Forest, 65-58. The Wildcats were led by 23 points from guard Bryant McIntosh. With Northwestern’s win, the challenge is now even 1-1.

The challenge resumes Tuesday night with six match-ups, headlined by Duke and Michigan State. The ACC won the first 10 ACC/Big Ten Challenges, but the Big Ten is 5-0-2 in the last seven. FSU is 7-11 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Between the Lines

FSU’s 75-67 victory over Minnesota on Monday night was the only Florida State athletic event on the schedule.

On the Agenda

There are no FSU athletic events scheduled for Tuesday.

News and Notes

Florida State’s 2016 season-opener against Ole Miss in Orlando was the eighth most watched football game of the regular season.

Florida State redshirt freshman quarterback Deondre Francois was named the ACC’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday. Francois also won the conference’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award.

FSU moved up to 12th in the latest College Football Playoff rankings and are in line for an Orange Bowl berth.

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Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson

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