Florida State returned home and picked up a much-needed 10th ACC win.

Makayla Timpson scored 17 points and pulled down 14 rebounds — her 12th double-double of the season — and Ta’Niya Latson added 19 points as No. 24 FSU built an early lead and held off Syracuse 78-65 in the Paint It Pink game on Thursday night.

The Seminoles enjoyed a 11-0 run over the final four minutes and four seconds of the game to put away the Orange.

FSU (21-7, 10-5 ACC) shook off losses at Miami and Virginia Tech that could have boosted the Seminoles’ resume for the postseason. But on Thursday, the Seminoles picked up win No. 10 in ACC play for the eighth straight season.

"This program is built on a very solid foundation," FSU coach Brooke Wyckoff said. "I truly believe it's because we do things the right way. Because of the great people we have and how they treat each other, what they care about."

Said senior forward Erin Howard: "Coach Brooke taking over, there's no drop-off. It's the same Florida State. We just have to keep it going."

Going into Thursday’s game, the Seminoles were in fifth place in the ACC standings. FSU was not among the early-look NCAA Tournament top four seeds but is in a good position to move up with three regular season games remaining as well as the league tournament.

Syracuse outrebounded FSU 26-16 in the first half, but the effort was better in the second half. FSU only lost the rebounding edge 47-46 for the game, pulling down 11 offensive rebounds in the second half.

Erin Howard also had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Seminoles, which received 22 bench points (Mariana Valenzuela and Taylor O’Brien each had seven points).

Valencia Myers played in her 140th career game on Thursday, extending her school record. She set the mark with her 139th game in Sunday’s loss at Va. Tech (surpassing Brittany Brown, who owned the mark from 2013-17). Myers also had a first-half block, giving FSU 167 on the season and breaking the program’s record.

Latson shot 9 of 19 from the floor and has surpassed the 600-point mark in her freshman season. The single-season leader is Sue Galkantas (710 in 1981-82).

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