TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Lane Smith scored 27 points off the bench and led a second-half 3-point run to lead Louisville to a 90-76 win over Florida State on Saturday.
Smith made 8 of 12 shots overall, 6 of 9 from 3-point range and 5 of 5 from the free throw line. Terrence Edwards Jr. had 19 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Cardinals.
Louisville made 10 of 15 3-pointers in the second half, including Smith, who made 5 of 5. The Cardinals were 15-of-29 from deep, compared to 8-of-20 for Florida State.
The Cardinals led by two points at halftime and extended their lead early in the second half. An 8-0 run made it 59-50 with 15 1/2 minutes left, and 3-pointers by Smith and Noah Waterman put Louisville ahead 56-45 with 13 1/2 minutes left.
Jameel Watkins’ 3-pointer gave the Seminoles a 62-58 lead, but Smith answered with two threes and the Cardinals got within 10 points. Two 3-pointers capped a 6 1/2-minute game in which Louisville scored. He made six 3-point shots, with Smith making four of them.
Florida State got within six points a few more times, but Smith’s final three gave the Cardinals an 80-68 lead with just under four minutes left. They led by at least eight points for the rest of the game.
Watkins led Florida State (9-4, 0-2 ACC) with 25 points on 4-of-6 3-pointers. Malik Ewin added 17 points.
Chuckie Hepburn finished with 16 points for Louisville (7-5, 1-1) and Waterman had 15 points. Smith, Hepburn and Waterman combined to make 13 of Louisville’s 15 3-point shots.
Louisville hosts Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. Florida State hosts Syracuse on January 4th.
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