TALLAHASSEE — Joe Girard III scored 26 points, Jesse Edwards had his 10th double-double of the season and Judah Mintz scored 14 of his 16 in the final 13 minutes as Syracuse beat Florida State 76-67 Wednesday night.
Edwards finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks and Mintz added 5 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.