Donnie Freeman, Syracuse stave off Florida State’s challenge

Donnie Freeman scored 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting to highlight Syracuse's 94-86 home victory over Florida State on Tuesday.

Tyler Betsey knocked down 6 of 8 3-point attempts en route to 18 points for the Orange (12-5, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), while Naithan George dished out 13 assists to go with eight points. J.J. Starling chipped in with 15 points for Syracuse, which has won six of its past seven games.

Florida State (7-10, 0-4) was coming off a 113-69 home loss to North...