Florida State has blocked as many shots in 20 games this season (72 / 3.6 bpg) as they did in 30 games during the 2005-06 season (72 / 2.4 bpg). The Seminoles are currently ranked eighth in the league in blocked shots as compared to ranked 12th during the 2005-06 season with 72 blocks for the entire season.
Florida State enters Saturday's game against Wake Forest ranked fifth in the ACC with an average of 6.4 3-point field goals made per game and seventh in the league statistics with a .363 success rate from the bonusphere. The Seminoles made a season-high 13 long range shots in their victory over Miami (13-of-23, .565) and made eight more against Boston College (eight-of-17, .471).
Florida State, which has shot .873 percent (62-of-71) in its last three games from the free throw line, is ranked first in the ACC and second in the nation in free throw shooting percentage. The Seminoles are nearly five percentage points ahead of their closest competition in the ACC race and are less than one percentage point behind Gonzaga in the race for the national lead. Florida State finished the 2005-06 season ranked sixth in the ACC with a .704 free throw percentage and have increased the success rate by eight percentage points this season as compared to last season.
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