Last night Lulu and I enjoyed the annual Sellout against Duke. The last two times they came to town - FSU won. FSU played well but lost a hard fought game. Duke ended up winning by 12 points - but that score does not tell the story.
FSU fell behind by 17 in the first half due to key 3 point shots by Duke. but FSU got it back to 10 behind at the half.
With the anticipated sellout crowd - they had scheduled a great halftime show. The arena was sold out - but about 3000 season ticket holders chose to stay at home either to watch the game on ESPN or avoid the pouring rain. Almost the entire row next to us was empty for the whole game.
One of the highlights of the game for me was watching the couple in front of us consuming so much beer. The 16 ounce cups were lined up - she had 3 and he had 6 - if you count the one he spilled all over. I doubt that they will remember much of the game.
In the second half - FSU put on a strong push tying it at 48 with 8 minutes to go. FSU did pull ahead for a second - then the roof caved in. Duke scored a pile - Echufu - a key player fouled out - and Duke won by 12.
By the time the gave was over - the rain stopped outside. We beat most of the people to our car - and were home in 10 minutes.
FSU showed some bright spots. They are leading the nation with 80% foul shooting - they are great ball handlers. They lack size in the middle - but they do not quit.
I am guessing that this game will be the only game with a crowd over 8000. We are 1-2 in the ACC now - and wonder if we will make the first division - and the NCAA tournament.
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