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SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Florida State Seminoles had a hunch even before they took the court Saturday they might be tested by Manhattan, and they were correct.Our locker room is right next to theirs, so we heard them before the game just yelling, Seminoles guard Dwayne Bacon said. We recognized they definitely had a lot more energy than we did in the first half.Bacon scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half to help No. 23 Florida State pull away for its seventh consecutive victory, beating Manhattan 83-67 in the opening game at the Orange Bowl Classic.Bacon took only one shot in the first half but embraced coach Leonard Hamiltons advice to help the Seminoles pull away after halftime.Coach Hamilton said I should just go to the middle and attack, said Bacon, chosen the games most valuable player for the second straight year.The taller Seminoles dominated inside, scoring 46 points in the paint, drawing 31 fouls and building a 36-23 edge in rebounds. They switched to a zone after the Jaspers shot 57 percent to trail 46-41 at halftime.A very tough game for us, Hamilton said. I thought they were well prepared. We had a hard time staying in front of them. They were a little quicker than we were in the first half. Second half we made some adjustments.The Seminoles (11-1) are off to their best start in school history, and the winning streak is their longest since 2012.Our team is still young, still growing, Hamilton said. Were very fortunate to be 11-1. I think we have a lot of room for improvement. This is a good game to learn from.The Seminoles have won in the one-day Orange Bowl Classic each of the past five seasons.Theyre a team thats hard to stop for 40 minutes, Jaspers coach Steve Masiello said. They did all the little things I think will make them a tough team the rest of the year.Xavier Rathan-Mayes had 10 points and five assists for Florida State. Zavier Turner had 18 points and five assists for Manhattan (3-8), which hasnt beaten a ranked team since 1995.Three Jaspers had three or more fouls by halftime, and four finished with four fouls each, but Manhattans outside shooting kept the score from being even more lopsided. The Jaspers went 9 for 24 on 3-pointers, and the Seminoles went 2 for 6.BIG PICTUREThe Seminoles scored at least 83 points for the fourth straight game. They shot 56 percent and went 27 for 40 from the free throw line but fell short of their season scoring average of 89.8.RUNSFlorida State took a 25-15 lead, then fell behind 32-29 when Turner hit a 3-pointer. 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Cronulla prop Andrew Fifita has been warned for consorting with criminals by police just over a week out from the NRL finals.Gangs Squad detectives visited Sharks training on Wednesday to issue the State of Origin forward with the caution, reportedly linked to a long-time mate in jail.Its the fourth time this year police have used the controversial consorting law - designed to tackle organised crime, particularly bikie gangs - to warn a NRL player.NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said on Wednesday night the incident should serve as another reminder to players and officials to be careful who they associated with.We are determined to work with police to ensure that criminal elements do not infiltrate our game, he said in a brief statement.However, its thought unlikely Fifita will be stood down by Cronulla ahead of the clubs final-round clash on Saturday with the Storm in Melbourne.Chief executive Lyall Gorman told News Corp Australia Fifita had explained that the matter concerned the fact he was a loyal friend and he still keeps in touch with mates he grew up with in the west.Andrew has been warned about continuing to mix with these people who may have made some wrong choices, Gorman was quoted as saying.Its important to state there are no fines; there are no sanctions; there are no allegations; there are no charges at all.Parramatta star Corey Norman, former Penrith hooker James Segeyyaro and ex-Eel Junior Paulo received warning notices in May for consorting.ddddddddddddNormans NRL season came to an abrupt halt on July 21 when he was suspended for eight weeks and fined $20,000.The governing body took a hardline stance after hed attracted a string of damaging headlines, including pleading guilty after being caught in May with MDMA and muscle relaxants at The Star casino.On the same night, he was photographed alongside housemate Segeyaro and then-teammate Paulo dining with bikies.This reflects poorly on the players involved and is a bad look for the game, Greenberg said at the time.I would expect those who have received warnings to take them very seriously.The penalties for ignoring a warning are severe and we fully support the police in the action they have taken.Its not the first time Fifitas behaviour has come to the attention of the NRL either.Last year, he was suspended for six matches and fined $30,000 over his abuse of a referee at a junior rugby league match.The 27-year-old was also required to perform 25 hours of community service, undergo anger management training and issue a written apology to the match officials involved.His twin brother David, who was also a party to the incident, was banned for six games as well. 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