Wake Forest vs. Florida State Preview: Can Wake Handle FSU's Backcourt?

A preview of Saturday's home contest against Florida State.The Wake Forest Demon Deacons will host the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday in what will be a battle of teams going in opposite directions. The Deacs have lost 7 in a row, while the Noles have won 3 in a row. Can Wake reverse that trend? Let's see how the two teams match up.

FSU has great size and athleticism in the backcourt. They feature 6'4" Xavier Rathan-Mayes at point guard, 6'5" Malik Beasley at shooting guard, and 6'7" Dwayne Bacon at small forward. This can create some matchup problems for the Deacs, as they typically start Mitchell Wilbekin, who is listed at 6'2", but that's probably somewhat generous. I'm really not…