Florida State Seminoles at Syracuse Orange
· Ally ACC Tournament - Quarterfinal
Latson, Gordon lead Florida State women past No. 20 Syracuse 78-65 in ACC quarterfinal
Florida State (23-9), the tournament's sixth seed, will face second-seeded and No. 10-ranked North Carolina State in Saturday's semifinal round.
The Seminoles' decisive win was payback after the teams met in the tournament quarterfinals in 2021, when the Orange's Kamilla Cardoso rolled in a follow shot at the buzzer for an 86-85 win to deny the Seminoles a berth in the semifinals for the third time in four seasons.
The Seminoles, who lost at Syracuse 79-73 on Jan. 18, never trailed in the game, building a 23-18 lead after one quarter and leading by as many as 27 in the fourth.
Florida State outrebounded the Orange 50-35 including 21 offensive boards to score 24 second-chance points. Makayla Timpson led the Seminoles with 18 rebounds to go with her 10 points.
Latson shot 10 of 18 from the floor before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter. Gordon was 9 of 16 from the floor and 2 of 3 from long range. Sara Bejedi contributed 10 points.
Dyaisha Fair scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Syracuse (23-7). Georgia Woolley and Alaina Rice each scored 10 points.
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- TV Channel: Seminoles vs Orange 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ACC Network.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 65 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Florida State Turnover. | 78 - 65 |
| 4th 0:35 | |
Brianna Turnage Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 65 |
| 4th 0:35 |  |
Dyaisha Fair missed Free Throw. | 78 - 65 |
| 4th 0:35 | |
Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound. | 78 - 65 |
Statistics
 FSU |
SYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-72 | FG | 25-62 |
| 40.3 | Field Goal % | 40.3 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 22.7 | Three Point % | 27.3 |
| 15-19 | FT | 12-19 |
| 78.9 | Free Throw % | 63.2 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 21 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 27 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 7,720 | Capacity:
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 14-4 | - | 25-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 1 | 31-7 |
| Notre Dame | 13-5 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Syracuse | 13-5 | 1 | 24-8 |
| Louisville | 12-6 | 2 | 24-10 |
| Florida State | 12-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Duke | 11-7 | 3 | 22-12 |
| North Carolina | 11-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 6 | 19-12 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-11 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Virginia | 7-11 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Boston College | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Clemson | 5-13 | 9 | 12-19 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 12 | 8-24 |
| Wake Forest | 2-16 | 12 | 7-25 |