A Top 3 ACC offense faces a Top 5 NCAA defense in a battle of marquee star vs. team Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET. The 24th-ranked Florida State Seminoles, led by phenomenal freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson, battle the 16th-ranked Duke Blue Devils, who are 8-1 against conference competition.
In defeating the 12th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies on Thursday, Duke showed that defense wins in the NCAA, holding projected Top 10 WNBA pick Elizabeth Kitley to four points in 35 minutes, playing absolutely swarming defense in the final five minutes. The Blue Devils ran an aggressive full-court press near the end of the game, forcing the Hokies to play away from Kitley and struggle to get into their offensive sets.
This aggressive defense has paid dividends for the Blue Devils, who are 13-1 in the last two months. A pretty mind-boggling stat about Duke’s defense this season is that in the last two months, the Blue Devils have not given up more than 70 points in a game. This swarming defense has been their calling card all season and it will be exciting to watch them play against the dynamic Seminole offense.
Florida State currently has a Top 25 offense in all of college basketball. Led by Latson, who is sixth in the NCAA in points per game, the Seminoles have emerged from the gutter to…
