The Florida State Seminoles (12-7, 6-2) beat Syracuse (13-6, 4-4) 85-69 on Tuesday night in Syracuse.
The Seminoles were dominant in the second half of this game. After trailing 36-35 in the first half, Florida State pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Orange 50-33 to get the win. The Seminoles got a career high 27 points and 11 rebounds from Jamir Watkins to set the pace.
Florida State now plays host to #3 UNC on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff from Tallahassee is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Saturday.
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