Key to Syracuse’s comeback? Orange exploited mismatches against Florida State

Syracuse Basketball

Syracuse's Cole Swider scored 16 points, including 11 in the second half, on Saturday. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com

Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida State boasts a quartet of 7-footers, an interchangeable corps of athletic wings from the 6-foot-4 RayQuan Evans to the 6-foot-9 Malik Osborne, and a 6-foot-5 ball-hawking point guard in Caleb Mills, who can apply pressure at both ends of the court.

But somehow, it was Syracuse -- a team short on both athleticism and depth -- that took advantage of mismatches in a 63-60 victory over the Seminoles here at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center on Saturday.

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