We now are in the first full week of January, which means every ACC team is focused on beating each other and nobody else.

Still, FSU took care of business in front of a 1,849 crowd at Donald L. Tucker Center to beat Syracuse (6-8, 0-3), 85-73. FSU extended its winning streak to five and remains unbeaten in the ACC at 3-0 to start the new year.

The Florida State Seminoles picked up their first ACC win of the 2024-25 basketball season on Saturday, beating the Syracuse Orange 90-74 inside the Tucker Center. It was a team effort as 10 different Seminoles scored and four finished in double figures.

For the Orange (6-8, 0-3) their first ACC win will have to wait. The game was nip-and-tuck early before FSU pulled away late. It had 12 lead changes and the Seminoles led by as many as 13 points in the second half before a Donald L.

Florida State men’s basketball (9-4, 0-2) takes on Syracuse (6-7, 0-2) tonight at 6 PM for their first game of the new year. The Seminoles last played two weeks ago in a home defeat against the Louisville Cardinals,