DeLand, Fla. -- A near-capacity crowd at the Edmunds Center was not enough Tuesday night as Florida State handed Stetson an 82-63 defeat.  The Seminoles, fresh off an upset of Florida on Sunday, held off the Hatters and 4,652 rambunctious fans who made up the largest crowd in the Edmunds Center's current configuration. 

"For our size school and our size town, I'd put our crowd up against anybody," said Head Coach Derek Waugh.

Stetson quickly dug a hole.  The Seminoles scored the game's first seven points and looked to turn the game into an early route.  However, the Hatters retalliated with a 10-0 run, capitalized by Garfield Blair's three-point play with 14:02 to go in the first half.  Florida State soon recovered, reeling off 11 straight points to go ahead 18-10 and never again relinquished the lead.

"Florida State is a very good team, " said Waugh.  "I thought they were definitely ready to play tonight and I think they took advantage of every error we made."

Five different FSU players scored in double figures, with Toney Douglas's 16 points leading all scorers.  FSU shot 53% from the floor and hit 23 of 29 from the free throw line.  Stetson was held to 3-17 shooting from three-point range. 

"One thing I'm proud of is I don't think our guys ever hung their heads.  In the second half we only turned it over four times and we?held our own in the rebounding column."

The Hatters dropped to 3-6 overall, while Florida State improved to 6-2. 

Garfield Blair and Gabe McMillen each tossed in 15 points to top the Hatters.  McMillen, Stetson's lone senior, also forced four steals. 

Stetson takes a break for exams, then returns to action December 16 at Miami.  The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Florida.

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