Syracuse Orange at Florida State Seminoles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Girard, Mintz help Syracuse beat Florida State 76-67
Edwards finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks and Mintz added five assists. Girard made 9 of 16 from the field and 5 of 8 from 3-point range. Chris Bell added 10 points for Syracuse (15-10, 8-6 ACC).
Mintz converted a three-point play, Bell followed with a 3-pointer and, after Chandler Jackson hit a jumper to give FSU a 56-55 lead with 9:24 to play, Mintz converted another three-point play eight seconds later that sparked a 10-0 run and Syracuse led the rest of the way.
Girard made a jumper and Mintz added a jumper and a layup before Girard made 1 of 2 free throws to make it 65-56 with seven minutes left. Matthew Cleveland threw down a fast-break dunk to pull the Seminoles within four points with 3:06 to go but Mintz answered with a layup 14 seconds later and they got no closer.
Cleveland had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Florida State (8-17, 6-8). The 6-foot-7 guard has scored in double figures in 18 consecutive games and has 11 double-doubles this season. Darin Green Jr. hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points but was just 6-of-18 shooting, including 17 3-point shots. Naheem McLeod, a 7-4 center, had 14 points.
Syracuse was minus-8 rebounding in the first half and went into intermission trailing 35-29 but outrebounded the Seminoles 25-12 in the second half while outscoring Florida State 47-32.
Bell converted a three-point play and hit a jumper before Girard hit a 3-pointer to cap a 10-2 run that made it 45-44 with 14:54 to play and gave Syracuse its first lead since midway through the first half. Cleveland hit two jumpers and Green made two 3-pointers as the Seminoles scored 10 of the next 14 points to take a five-point lead.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Darin Green Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chandler Jackson. | 76 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Jesse Edwards made Dunk. Assisted by Maliq Brown. | 76 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Joseph Girard III Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 64 |
Statistics
 SYR |
 FSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-62 | FG | 26-67 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 9-35 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 14-17 | FT | 6-8 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Attendance: 5,656 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |