Seminoles Roll Again, Top Wolfpack

No. 14 Florida State dominated from the start on Wednesday night, rolling past N.C. State 95-71 at the Donald L. Tucker Center to improve to 16-0 at home this season.

Jonathan Isaac scored the first seven points for FSU (21-4, 9-3 ACC) before finishing with a game-high 21 while adding seven rebounds and a block. Dwayne Bacon added 19 points and nine rebounds in the victory while Michael Ojo finished with 11 points — an ACC season-high.

The Seminoles never trailed in the contest and built a double-digit lead at the 12:44 mark. A free throw by Isaac just more than midway through the first half gave FSU a 21-11 advantage and from there, the lead was never cut to single digits.

Florida State dominated in every facet of the game, particularly on the glass where FSU enjoyed a 24-rebound edge. Terance Mann led the Seminoles with a game-high 10 rebounds and a team-high five assists, ending the night with eight points.

Terry Henderson scored 17 points to lead the Wolfpack (14-11, 3-9 ACC) while Maverick Rowan and Abdul-Malik Abu each finished with 16. Leading scorer Dennis Smith, Jr. shot 4-for-8 from the field and finished with a game-high six assists, but had only eight points thanks to suffocating defense from FSU. For the majority of the night, it was Xavier Rathan-Mayes who kept Smith under wraps.

The victory is the third straight for FSU after losing consecutive games, winning by an average margin of 30 points during the streak. The Seminoles will hit the road on Saturday to take on a Notre Dame squad that they defeated 83-80 in Tallahassee last month. N.C. State will look to avoid a fifth straight loss as it travels to face Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon.

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