Florida State Seminoles vs Louisville Cardinals Box Score on Jan 04, 2020

M.J. Walker scored 23 points and Trent Forrest added 20 as No. 18 Florida State won its sixth straight game, a 78-65 Atlantic Coast Conference road victory against No. 7 Louisville on Saturday afternoon at KFC Yum! Center.

Devin Vassell added 14 points for the Seminoles (13-2, 3-1 ACC), who won for the 13th time in 14 games. FSU, which didn't attempt a free throw until Forrest went 1-for-2 with 6:42 left, led by double digits throughout the final 4:07.

Jordan Nwora scored 32 points for the Cardinals (11-3, 2-1) , who lost their second straight game. They were defeated 78-70 in overtime at then-No. 19 Kentucky a week earlier.

Consecutive layups by Nwora pulled Louisville within 54-51 with 9:59 remaining. Florida State called a 30-second timeout, then answered with an 8-2 run -- sparked by Vassell's seven points (two jumpers, 3-pointer) -- to build a nine-point lead with 8:01 to go.

Forrest scored five points in a 2:38 span to help the Seminoles go ahead 67-56 with 4:43 to go.

Florida State shot 55.2 percent (32 of 58) overall and sank 11 of 23 from behind the arc.

Walker made 6 of 8, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, to score 15 points and help the Seminoles grab a 39-32 halftime lead. The junior guard had missed FSU's previous game, against Georgia Tech, due to a sore hip.

Florida State went on a 12-2 run during the half's final 3:19. Walker and RayQuan Evans each had five points to fuel the spurt.

Florida State shot 55.2 percent (16 of 29) in the first half -- which it also did in the second half -- while Louisville hit just 27 percent (10 of 37).

Louisville had more offensive rebounds (12-4) and scored 10 second-chance points to keep things close.

--Field Level Media