Chandler Jackson injury: FSU guard heads to locker room following scary fall

Florida State guard Chandler Jackson headed to the locker room in the second half of the Seminoles’ game against the Syracuse Orange on Saturday. He finished the game with seven points, three assists, and three steals. FSU whipped Syracuse 90-74, and they used a 54-point second half to propel them to victory.

Daquan Davis pumped in 18 points for the Seminoles and Jamir Watkins added 16 points. Taylor Bol Bowen added 14 points and 10 rebounds for FSU (10-4 overall, 1-2 ACC) and Malique Erwin also added 14 points.

FSU dumped in 12 points in the first three minutes of the second half to build their lead to 48-39. Five players scored for the ‘Noles in an 11-2 run that pushed their lead to 68-55 with 8 minutes and 30 seconds left.

FSU star Jamir Watkins nailed five of eight free throws from the line down the stretch, and Daquan Davis nailed six of his six attempts to help lift them to victory. The Seminoles finished hitting 23 of 31 shots from the charity stripe. Davis finished 10 for 10 and Watkins drilled 9 of his 13.

It was FSU’s first game since it was reported that six former players are suing Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton for allegedly not getting them $250,000 in Name, Image, and Likeness deals, as promised.

Syracuse now sits at 6-8 overall and 0-3 in the ACC. The Orange finished with five players in double figures, with Chris Bell dropping in 18 points off the bench. Donnie Freeman stuffed the stat sheet with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds. JJ Starling scored 12 points, Lucas Taylor pumped in 10 points, and Kyle Cuffe Jr. had 10 points off the bench.

Up next, FSU will face off against the Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday, January 8th. Then they’ll face off against Clemson on Saturday, January 11th.