Beasley scores 20 to lead Florida St. over Syracuse
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Malik Beasley scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half as Florida State held off Syracuse 78-73 on Saturday.
The Seminoles led by 10 before the Orange scored seven straight points to get within 71-68 with 1:21 remaining. A Michael Gbinije layup and free throw put Syracuse within two (75-73) with 32 seconds remaining when Xavier Rathan-Mayes made one of two free throws. Trevor Cooney missed a 3-pointer and Rathan-Mayes finished it off with a layup.
Dwayne Bacon and Rathan-Mayes each scored 16 points for Florida State (18-12, 8-10 Atlantic Coast Conference), which has won two straight and avenged a 13-point loss to the Orange on Feb. 11.
Gbinije led Syracuse (19-12, 9-9) with 18 points while Tyler Lydon added 16 and Malachi Richardson 15.
With the score tied at 55, Florida State took the lead for good with an 11-2 run that included four points from Bacon.
