Orange Lose to Florida State in ACC Quarterfinal

Friday, March 8

Greensboro, N.C.

Syracuse University

23-7,13-5ACC

Florida State

23-9,12-6ACC

Florida St.

Syracuse

Orange Lose to Florida State in ACC Quarterfinal

3/8/2024 9:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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No. 3 seed Syracuse (23-7, 13-5 ACC) lost to No. 6 seed Florida State (23-9, 12-6 ACC), 78-65, Friday night in the 2024 Ally ACC Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals in Greensboro, N.C.

The Seminoles held the Orange to just 27 first-half points, including nine in the second quarter, creating an 12-point halftime lead. That advantage grew to over 20 points heading into the final frame. Syracuse found its rhythm in the fourth quarter, outscoring Florida State 20-11 in the frame, but the 'Noles lead proved too big to overcome

'Cuse was led by fifth-year guard Dyaisha Fair, who had 23 points on 7-for-15 shooting. Fair also grabbed a team-best nine rebounds in the loss.

Florida State who led wire-to-wire, was paced O'Mariah Gordon and Ta'Niya Latson. The duo scored 24 and 25 points, respectively, combining for 19 of the team's 29 field goal makes. Makayla Timpson grabbed 18 rebounds in the game, part of a 50 to 34 advantage on the glass.

WHEN THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Florida State jumped out to an early 14-4 lead less than five minutes into the game and later used a 16-9 run over the entire second quarter to hold a 39-27 advantage at the break.

The Seminoles expanded their lead in the third quarter, using a 10-point scoring margin in the 10 minutes of action to put themselves ahead, 67-45.

Syracuse went on an 11-0 run over the final 4:43 minutes of action, but the comeback effort was not enough as Florida State went on to win the game.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

Fair enters the National Tournament with 3,351 career points.
Fair has scored 20-or-more points in 20 of the team's 29 contests this season.
Florida State had 44 points in the paint to Syracuse's 28.
The team's combined to go 8-of-33 from beyond the arc.
Junior Saniaa Wilson scored 14 points for the Orange off the bench, the second-most points for the forward in her Syracuse career.

NEXT GAME
Syracuse will find out its next opponent on Sunday, March 17, when the NCAA Tournament field is selected. The NCAA Selection Show will air live on ESPN at 8 p.m.

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