Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles
· T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament - 1st Round
Syracuse holds on to beat Florida State 66-62 in 1st round of ACC Tournament
The 14th-seeded Orange (14-18) advance to play No. 6 seed SMU in the second round on Wednesday.
Starling made 12 of 23 shots with three 3-pointers and five rebounds for Syracuse. Eddie Lampkin Jr. had 14 points and nine rebounds and Jyare Davis scored 14 with six boards.
Jamir Watkins had 16 points and 11 rebounds to pace the 11th-seeded Seminoles (17-15). Reserves Daquan Davis and Jerry Deng both scored 10.
Syracuse turned the ball over and Malique Ewin scored to get Florida State within a point with nine seconds left. Ewin fouled Kyle Cuffe Jr., who made both free throws for a three-point lead.
The Orange fouled Daquan Davis with two seconds left to prevent the Seminoles from taking a 3-pointer. Davis made the first, missed the second and Jyare Davis grabbed the rebound and was fouled before hitting two foul shots to seal it.
Lampkin scored 12 and grabbed six rebounds to help Syracuse take a 30-26 lead into halftime. Jyare Davis followed his layup with a 3 to give the Orange an 8-4 lead and they never trailed over the final 17 minutes.
Starling and Davis had the first two baskets of the second half to stretch the Syracuse lead to eight. Naheem McLeod's dunk gave the Orange their largest lead at 50-34 with 13:15 remaining.
Florida State whittled away until Watkins was fouled on a 3-pointer and made three free throws to get the Seminoles within 62-59 with 48 seconds remaining.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jyare Davis made Free Throw. | 66 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jyare Davis made Free Throw. | 65 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Jamir Watkins. | 64 - 62 |
Statistics
 SYR |
 FSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 21-52 |
| 44.1 | Field Goal % | 40.4 |
| 2-14 | 3PT | 2-10 |
| 14.3 | Three Point % | 20.0 |
| 12-22 | FT | 18-27 |
| 54.5 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 6 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 5,136 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-4 |
| Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
| Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
| SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
| North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
| Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
| Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
| California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
| Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |