It was just 20 minutes of game play, but it was long enough to shine a light on both Florida State's strengths and flaws.
A key stretch in the second half of the Seminoles' 78-73 win in their regular-season finale against Syracuse perfectly epitomized the reasons why they can be dangerous if they make the NCAA Tournament and why they could easily miss the NCAA Tournament all together.
Freshman guard Malik Beasley knocked down three consecutive 3s to start the second period. FSU, playing efficient basketball on both ends of the court, later went on an 11-2 run and built a 10-point lead with 2:22 remaining.