Blue Devils Cruise Past Florida State: 79-60

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The [6-2] Duke Blue Devils traveled to Tallahassee to take on the [4-4] Florida State Seminoles. Aiming to re-earn the title of the nation’s best, Duke is continuing to rebound from their horrific loss to Miami.

Feb 2, 2013; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Quinn Cook (2) takes a shot past Florida State Seminoles center Kiel Turpin (11) during the first half of the game at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports

After going back into the locker room with a 42-22 point lead, the Blue Devils came back out for the second half and never looked back a single time.

Seth Curry put up twenty-one points going five-for-seven from three point range. Curry had an assist and two steals as well in the game.

Quinn Cook had sixteen points six assists and five rebounds. He also shot four-for-six from behind the arc.

The depth of the Blue Devils was too much for the defending ACC Tournament champions.

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Aaron Thomas led the Seminoles coming from the bench to score fourteen points with two assists.

The Blue Devils shot 60.8% in field goal territory while the Seminoles struggled to shoot 41.8%.

Duke will get a second chance to play the North Carolina State Wolfpack as the Wolfpack will travel up to Durham for the ACC rematch on Thursday.