No. 22 FSU basketball (17-5, 5-4 ACC) went on the road and took it to the Syracuse Orange for the most part.
The Noles led by eight points at the half and survived a Syracuse run mid-way through the second half to pull away for an 80-62 win.
Syracuse cut the lead to 51-49 with 11:55 left in the game before the Noles went on a 16-3 run over the next five and a half minutes to give FSU basketball a 67-52 lead with just over six minutes remaining.
Terrance Mann led all scorers with 22 points and nine rebounds.