Thomas Haugh scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as No. 1 Florida defeated Florida State 81-72 on Tuesday night before an electric crowd in the Donald L. Tucker Center.

Haugh made 3 of 6 shots from beyond the arc and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line as he recorded his second double-double of his senior season.

Sebastian Rancik had 17 of his 23 points in the second half for Florida State (2-1). Rancik shot 8 of 17 from the floor but he was just 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

Anthony Robinson added 19 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

Florida State shot 27 of 62 (43.5 percent) from the floor and 14 of 18 (77.8 percent) from the free-throw line.

Florida shot 41.2 percent (21 of 51) from the floor and 30 of 41 (73.2 percent) from the free-throw line.

Alex Condon added eight points and 10 rebounds as the Gators (3-0) out rebounded the Seminoles 41-29 to win the sixth straight game in the series.

Haugh had seven points and six rebounds in the first half as Florida held a 31-29 lead the half. The Gators were 6 of 19 from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes, and they defended from the perimeter well in holding the Seminoles without a basket (0 for 9).

Florida was able to maintain the lead in the second half because of its rebounding edge and perimeter defense. The Gators held the Seminoles to just 4 of 21 (19 percent) from 3-point range, with Robinson drilling a pair of shots from long range in the final minutes in a furious attempt to close the gap.

Missed 3-pointers

In addition to FSU shooting 0 for 9 from beyond the arc in the first half, the Seminoles were just 2 for 16 at the 5:05 mark.

Emotional moments

Kam Taylor had an electric fast break basket that energized the FSU crowd. Taylor’s dunk cut the FSU deficit to 37-36 with 16:07 and came a few minutes after a hard foul on Sebastian Rancik.

Coach Luke Loucks argued with the officials to no avail, pushing for a flagrant foul. Loucks didn’t get one, and Rancik made the free-throw attempts.

The house was rockin’

FSU enjoyed its most intense crowd of the Loucks Era on Tuesday. Students packed the seats at both ends of the court, with nearly all of them wearing white T-shirts. They were loud and cheered throughout, helping fulfill Loucks’ goal of creating an intense home court.

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