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Frank Jackson Lights Up Florida State On Senior Night

 

It is now March, Has the light finally come on for combo guard  Frank Jackson? 

Tuesday night was supposed to be all about the seniors for Duke when they played  Florida State at Cameron but it was freshman Frank Jackson who lit it up on the court and who  led Duke to a 75- 70 win while Grayson Allen  came off the bench. Do I think Frank Jackson should start over Grayson Allen for the rest of the season? Yes, if he keeps having breakout performances like he did Tuesday while making the offense run smoothly. 

He  was shooting from everywhere on the court if he wasn't shooting a three -pointer he was driving to make a layup over Florida State. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211508753

Dwayne Bacon scored 19 points and Xavier Rathan-Mayes had 15 for Florida State who drop to 23-7 11-6 in the ACC who had their two-game winning streak snapped. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211508753

Florida State pulled to 71-63 on Bacon's free throw with 2:23 to play before Tatum countered with a jumper to put Duke up by 10 points." according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211508753

Frank Jackson then rebounded Jonathan Isaac's missed 3 and Duke went to work on the clock, with Tatum grabbing a key rebound of his own miss to help the Blue Devils keep the ball away from the Seminoles until there were about 50 seconds remaining. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211508753

Frank Jackson helped Duke build a 19-point lead by scoring 13 points in the first 4 1/2 minutes of the second half, taking the game over with three 3s in that span. That included a heat-checker over the 6-10 Isaac that made it 49-30 with about 15 1/2 minutes left. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211508753

Frank Jackson scored 22 points to lead Duke while senior Amile Jefferson who was playing in his last home game in Cameron contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211508753

Luke Kennard and Jayson Tatum each contributed 17 and 15 points respectively. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211508753

Duke  has a couple days off to regroup before they travel to Chapel Hill Saturday for the rematch with North Carolina. Tip-off is set for 8:00 pm. The game will be televised on ESPN. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211508753

Florida State meanwhile returns home for their regular season finale against Miami Saturday. Tip-off is set for 4:00 pm. The game will be televised on the ACC Network. "according to http://www.seminoles.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=32900&SPID=157128&SPSID=917088