Chronicle pregame: Duke men's basketball vs. Florida State

<p>Frank Jackson has reemerged as a threat in Duke's last two games and will need to continue knocking down open shots against No. 9 Florida State.</p>

Frank Jackson has reemerged as a threat in Duke's last two games and will need to continue knocking down open shots against No. 9 Florida State.

Florida State has won 11 games in a row, but will get its first taste of playing a top-10 team this season with Duke visiting Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday night. The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Sameer Pandhare break down one of the Blue Devils' biggest games of the year.

0:20—Why Duke dodged a bullet with the severity of Amile Jefferson's foot injury, though he will still miss Tuesday's game with a bone bruise

1:36—What makes Seminole guard Dwayne Bacon so dangerous

3:40—How Florida State has used its depth to its advantage this year

4:06—The importance of interior defense and whether the Blue Devils could show some zone to contain the Seminoles' frontcourt

5:27—Which players besides Duke's leading scorers need to knock down open shots to stretch the defense when they get the ball

6:57—The implications this game could have to decide the ACC regular-season title

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