TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Dwayne Bacon remembers the last time he faced Miami at home.
He made sure not to have the same outcome this time around.
Bacon led No. 15 Florida State with 23 points, highlighted by an explosive slam dunk from late in the second half, fueling the Seminoles to a 66-57 win over No. 25 Miami in the regular season finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
Florida State secured the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament, which begins Tuesday in Brooklyn, with the win. The Seminoles earned a bye through the first two rounds and will next play in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
The Seminoles also clinched their sixth undefeated record at home (18-0) and first since 1975-76.
FSU has won 21 consecutive games on its home floor, dating back to last season.
Before the streak began, FSU lost to the Hurricanes at the buzzer, in the second of five losses that essentially eliminated FSU from NCAA Tournament contention last February.
Bacon had a chance to win the game with a shot at the buzzer, but deferred at half court to Xavier Rathan-Mayes, who had the basketball dribble off his foot into the left corner for a desperation air-ball.
This season was a different story.
Bacon caught a lob pass from Terance Mann with 4:12 left and scored, giving the Seminoles their largest lead of the game at 11 points.
Miami narrowed the lead to four points in the final minute, but Bacon secured the win with a driving layup with 14.8 seconds remaining.
Rathan-Mayes put the icing on the victory with a buzzer-beating layup with an assist from Bacon.
FSU beat Miami for the second time this season, sweeping the regular-season series between both teams.
