The Florida State men's basketball team didn't play the toughest non-conference schedule this season.

But the Seminoles undeniably took care of business each time they were expected to against non-ACC opponents to start the season out on the right foot.

FSU (9-3, 0-1 in ACC) closed out its non-conference slate this season Tuesday night with an 82-64 win over Winthrop (9-4) at the Tucker Civic Center.

The Seminoles finish with a 9-2 non-conference record. The only two losses came at home to a Florida team currently ranked in the top 10 and at LSU.

The win over the Winthrop was decided well before the final buzzer rang. The Eagles played the Seminoles tight for the opening 10 minutes -- trailing by one point -- before FSU went on a 29-12 run to take a commanding 45-27 halftime lead.

The usual suspects led the charge for FSU's win. Starting center Malique Ewin had another incredibly impactful game in what has been a recent run of success. He finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds. It was his second double-double of the season, his eighth straight game with 10+ points and the fourth time in the last six games he's scored 17+ points.

Jamir Watkins added 23 points and was 8 of 8 from the free-throw line, Taylor Bol Bowen scored 13 points -- along with 12 rebounds for his first career double-double -- and Chandler Jackson had 14 points. FSU's depleted bench, with Bostyn Holt still sidelined for Tuesday's game, managed just seven points, all of which were scored by Justin Thomas.

However, that didn't remotely hurt the Seminoles' stride on a day where their leaders did exactly that on the court.

FSU's 82-point output in the Winthrop win was a return to scoring form, the team's first time scoring 80+ points since the Western Carolina win back on Nov. 26.

When you consider the turnover issues FSU dealt with in the win, it makes the Seminoles' points total that much more impressive.

FSU was far too careless with the basketball vs. Winthrop, turning it over a season-high 20 times in the loss. 11 of those turnovers came in the first half and nine in the second.

Watkins led the way with four turnovers, but seven different FSU players had two-plus turnovers and four had three or more.

This largely negated the 14 turnovers FSU forced as the Eagles turned those FSU turnovers into 20 points off turnovers, contributing to FSU never really being able to open a huge lead in the game.

FSU actually found some three-point shooting success in the win over Winthrop, making 5 of 11 threes in the second half after a slow start and finishing 35% (7 of 20) from outside the arc.

That being said, this game was certainly won inside the arc for the Seminoles. FSU did what it is supposed to do against a less-talented, smaller team Tuesday night, holding a commanding 48-31 rebounding advantage and shooting 60% on two-point shots with 38 points in the paint.

FSU hosts Louisville on Saturday at 2 p.m. for its home ACC opener. After that, the Seminoles have a two-week break for the holidays, returning to action Jan. 4 vs. Syracuse.