The men’s basketball team finally finished at the end of a game and was able to walk away with a victory, as it took down the No. 25 ranked Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Fla. Tuesday. Freshman forward Scott Wood had a career day, scoring 31 points on 10 for 15 shooting including seven 3-pointers. With the win, the Pack moves to 12-5 (1-2 in ACC) on the season and continues its dominance over the Seminoles in recent years, as it has won 16 of the last 20 games between the two teams.  Wood got the Pack off to a hot start scoring ten points in the first eight minutes of the game, helping the Pack to build a lead it never relinquished. As a whole, the first half was sloppy on both sides of the ball with both teams struggling to get into any type of offensive rhythm. Throughout the game, Wood seemed to be the Pack’s only consistent offensive attack, as he couldn’t miss open shots, and hit baskets even when Nole defenders swarmed him.  Redshirt senior guard Farnold Degand pitched in 13 points in his first start of the season, while sophomore Julius Mays scored 12 points off of the bench, in place of junior Javi Gonzalez, who was in foul trouble throughout the game.  In the second half the Noles turned up the heat, cutting the Pack’s lead down to four and five points, but every time the Seminoles seemed to begin to go on a role, Wood and the Pack had an answer.  A huge three by Wood stretched the Pack’s lead to seven with 6:22 left. From there, the Pack put the game away, keeping the lead at six points or more for the remainder of the game. The Pack’s recent Achilles’ heel, hitting free throws, was not a problem, as the team was 29 for 35 from the charity stripe, including 10 straight free throws from Mays to help seal the victory in the final minutes of the game. Junior forward Tracy Smith, the team’s leading scorer, was held in check for most of the night, scoring just seven points – almost 10 points less than his usual average. However, due to the added focus on stopping Smith, the perimeter became vulnerable, allowing Wood and the Pack to make FSU pay, shooting 47.8 percent from beyond the arc.State returns to the RBC Center Saturday to take on Clemson at noon on Saturday.