National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida St. 83, DePaul 67
When: 6:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 21, 2015
Where: UVI Sports and Fitness Center, St. Thomas
Officials: # Clinton Bernard, # Jason Page, # Ramie Styons
Attendance: 2205
Where: UVI Sports and Fitness Center, St. Thomas
Officials: # Clinton Bernard, # Jason Page, # Ramie Styons
Attendance: 2205
Florida State used a scorching start to end the suspense early in its 83-67 victory over DePaul in the second round of the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, on Saturday.
The Seminoles shot 70 percent (14-for-20) in the first half on its way to a 43-26 lead at intermission. Florida State went 4-for-6 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes, and led by as many as 19 despite missing 11-of-18 free throws.
The Blue Demons scored the first eight points of the second half to get to within 15 points, but the Seminoles quickly responded and eased to victory.
Guard Dwayne Bacon scored 19 points to pace the Seminoles and guard Malik Beasley added 11.
Guard Aaron Simpson had 20 points off the bench to lead DePaul and forward Myke Henry added 15.
Top Game Performances
| Florida St. | DePaul | |
| Dwayne Bacon 19 | Scoring | Aaron Simpson 20 |
| Xavier Rathan-Mayes 8 | Assists | Erten Gazi 3 |
| Dwayne Bacon 5 | Rebounds | Eli Cain 6 |
| Dwayne Bacon 6 | Free Throws Made | Billy Garrett Jr. 5 |
| Montay Brandon 2 | Steals | Aaron Simpson 1 |
| Jean Marc Koumadje 3 | Blocks | Oumar Barry 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Florida St. | 83 | 52.9 | 5-15 | 24-33 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| DePaul | 67 | 45.5 | 7-17 | 10-23 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 16 |