Syracuse routs Florida State 96-57 in ACC tourney
It was Syracuse's second largest margin of victory in a conference tournament game in program history
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cole Swider had 28 points and 13 rebounds in 28 minutes, Joe Girard added 16 points and No. 9 seed Syracuse beat eighth-seeded Florida State 96-57 on Wednesday in the second round of the ACC tournament.
It was Syracuse's second largest margin of victory in a conference tournament game in program history.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Syracuse advances to play top-seeded and No. 7 Duke in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Orange lost both regular-season meetings with the Blue Devils, 79-59 on Jan. 22 and 97-72 on Feb. 26.
Syracuse went ahead by double figures with 10:52 left in the first half during a 11-0 run — with eight straight points by Swider. The Orange made three straight 3-pointers during the run, with Girard making the other, and led 49-26 at the break behind Swider's 20 points and nine rebounds.
Florida State missed eight straight shots midway through the first half and was 12-of-38 shooting at the break, including 1 of 13 from 3-point range. The Seminoles made just one of their first 15 shots of the second half — including 10 straight misses.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Syracuse's Jimmy Boeheim (0) reacts after scoring in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State during the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Syracuse led 81-41 on a Jimmy Boeheim dunk, off an assist from Buddy Boeheim, with 7:32 left.
Buddy Boeheim finished with 14 points and Jimmy Boeheim had 12 for Syracuse (16-16), which split the regular-season series with FSU.
Swider, who had 2, 36 and 6 points in his last three games, was 9 of 15 from the floor, including 4 of 6 from distance, for his second highest scoring game of the season. Girard also made four 3-pointers and Buddy Boeheim added three.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Florida State (17-14) starters had just 16 combined points through the opening 29 minutes as the Seminoles trailed 70-34.
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Matthew Cleveland scored 13 points off the bench for Florida State, which had its three-game win streak snapped. The Seminoles finished 2 of 25 from 3-point range and shot 32% overall.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Buddy Boeheim appeared to punch Florida State’s Wyatt Wilkes in the stomach during the first half and was not called for a foul. Wilkes doubled over and squatted for a moment after being struck.