It would be easy to think that Syracuse’s offense was the key to the Orange’s win over Florida State.
After all, the Orange hit an offensive high note in the 85-72 win over Florida State on Thursday night at the Carrier Dome.
The 85 points were the most for Syracuse against an ACC opponent in a regulation game since joining the conference three years ago. Syracuse hadn’t scored as many as 85 points in a regulation game since its 89-42 win over Kennesaw State in last year’s season-opener.
Virginia Tech dropped a 57-45 decision to No. 17/17 Miami the last time out. Regan Magarity led the Hokies with 11 points and grabbed five rebounds. Vanessa Panousis and Sidney Cook each had eight points and four rebounds. Hannah Young led on the boards with nine rebounds while Chanette Hickstallied five points, three assists and three steals.
Miami held a 36-23 lead at the break and extended its advantage to 17 with a pair of baskets coming out of the break. The Hokies went to work, going on a 17-0 run that spanned 4:54 to tie it up at 40-40 with 8:12 to go. Miami answered with a 10-1 run to push the lead back to seven. The Hokies were unable to get a run going in the final minutes as the Hurricanes hit six from the line in the final minute to help secure the win.
Panousis leads the Hokies with 10.5 points per game along with handing out 2.4 assists per game. Young is adding 10.0 ppg and shooting 39.6 percent from the field, including a 43.3 percent clip from outside while pulling down 4.9 rebounds per game. Cook is posting 8.8 ppg and 5.1 rpg, and Hicks is adding 8.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.9 apg and 2.85 spg. Regan Magarity leads on the boards with 5.7 rpg and chipping in 8.3 ppg.
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