Baldwin has career-high 19 points for No. 8 Florida State

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Freshman forward River Baldwin scored a season-best 19 points, Kiah Gillespie added 13 points and eight rebounds and No. 8 Florida State routed North Florida 70-41 on Wednesday night.

Florida State is 11-0 for the second time in school history. The school record for the best start is 12-0 in 2004-05.

Baldwin shot 8 of 10 from the floor and had eight rebounds and three steals in 20 minutes.

Jazz Bond had 14 points and Adrienne Jackson added 11 points for North Florida (5-6).

Florida State cruised to a 33-14 halftime lead, the fewest first-half points the Seminoles have allowed this season. The Seminoles held North Florida to 15-of-53 shooting from the floor.

Valencia Myers had nine rebounds for Florida State.

TAKEAWAYS

North Florida: Jackson and Bond provided most of the majority of the scoring punch. The rest of the Ospreys scored just 16 points.

Florida State: The Seminoles had 20 offensive rebounds, which generated 32 second-chance points.

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North Florida: Hosts Holy Cross on Dec. 28.

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