The Blue Devils’ dominant defense was again on point against Pittsburgh, and freshmen Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel were active on offense.

Many college basketball fans weren't expecting the blue-blood-led ACC to be at the top of its game this season outside of the two usual suspects. The Duke Blue

Florida State played its first game of 2025 against the Syracuse Orange, with both teams looking to pick up their first win against a power conference opponent this season. The Orange got big news heading into this game, as JJ Starling returned to the floor after missing seven games with a broken hands.

Taylor Bol Bowen scored 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as Florida State beat Syracuse 90-74 for its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season Saturday night in

Still, FSU took care of business in front of a 1,849 crowd at Donald L. Tucker Center to beat Syracuse (6-8, 0-3), 85-73. FSU extended its winning streak to five and remains unbeaten in the ACC at 3-0 to start the new year.

Louisville women's basketball is 3-1 in the ACC after beating Wake Forest in OT. Jeff Walz's Louisville Cardinals have now won four games in a row.

For the Orange (6-8, 0-3) their first ACC win will have to wait. The game was nip-and-tuck early before FSU pulled away late. It had 12 lead changes and the Seminoles led by as many as 13 points in the second half before a Donald L.