While Duke is blessed with depth, the apparent loss of guard Tyrese Proctor (knee) weakens the Blue Devils. The team's No. 3 scorer, he is the ace among three-point shooters. Key backup Maliq Brown also is out. With its two bigs, FSU can match Duke's daunting interior size. This marks retiring coach Leonard Hamilton's final visit to Cameroon Indoor. so he should have the Seminoles in high-motivation mode. The 'Noles have endured a dozen straight-up defeats but have been competitive in most.

The Duke war machine is full effect offensively and hasn't really shown a let-up factor at all, even against lesser competition. The Blue Devils have scored 80+ points in six of their last eight games, and when an opponent wants to play up-tempo Duke will gladly engage and could flirt with 100 points. Florida State has the fastest tempo in ACC play, and with the absence of two key Duke defenders due to injury (Tyrese Proctor and Maliq Brown) the Seminoles should be able to do their part to take this total over.