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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State has had its share of struggles in Atlantic Coast Conference play. On Friday night, the Seminoles took advantage of Boston Colleges timely visit for their most-complete game of the season.The 20th-ranked Seminoles grabbed the early lead and cruised to a 45-7 victory.Florida State has had to play from behind a lot in conference play. In their previous six conference games it had scored first only once and had trailed by double digits in five.That is why coach Jimbo Fisher said it felt weird for his team to be in control early against the Eagles.We need to play from ahead and finish and we did all of those things (on Friday), Fisher said.The Seminoles (7-3, 4-3 ACC, No. 18 CFP) took control by scoring on their first two drives and led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. They had been outscored 31-3 in the first 15 minutes in the previous five games.A 6-yard TD reception by Auden Tate marked the first time FSU had scored on its opening drive since Sept. 24 at South Florida.Dalvin Cook and Deondre Francois paced the offense. Cook rushed for 108 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown and Francois tied a season high with three touchdown passes.Cook became only the second Seminoles back to go over 100 yards in 15 meetings against the Eagles and the first since Ricky Williams had 109 yards in 1980. He also joined Clemsons Wayne Gallman as the only ACC backs to go over the century mark against the Eagles this season.They were getting wore down from our passing game that we could see the long runs starting to come, especially the touchdown, Cook said.Francois completed nine of his first 11 passes and finished 16 of 24 for 183 yards. The freshman suffered a bruised shoulder late in the third quarter and did not return.The Eagles (4-6, 1-5) had three first downs on their first two drives before having nine straight three-and-outs and not getting another first down until midway through the fourth quarter. They averted a shutout with 3:21 remaining in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run by Richard Wilson. The only other bright spot was a pair of sacks by Harold Landry, which gives him 11 for the season.We werent able to move the ball which caused our defense to stay on the field too long, Boston College coach Steve Addazio said. We play a lot of good teams which will make us better in the long run. We just need to find a way to get momentum.CLOSING IN ON RECORDCook appeared like he was going to pass Warrick Dunn as Florida States career rushing leader, but Fisher decided to rest Cook in the fourth quarter with the Seminoles up 35-0.The junior needs 19 yards to break Dunns mark of 3,959 yardsIt is going to be nice when I do it regardless. The feeling is going to be there to hold that record, Cook said.Cook said he talked to Dunn before the Oct. 29 game against Clemson, but none of the discussions were about the record.Fisher said that he knew Cook was close to the record, but did not want to risk injury.POLL IMPLICATIONSFlorida State dropped a spot after last Saturdays come-from-behind victory at North Carolina State, but it should go up a couple spots after its most convincing victory of the season.THE TAKEAWAYBoston College: This is the first time since 2003 the Eagles have faced three ranked teams in a season. Based on the results, they might be hoping it doesnt happen anytime soon. No. 3 Clemson, No. 5 Louisville and 20th-ranked FSU outscored the Eagles 153-24.Florida State: Quarterback Sean Maguire was able to get in on Senior Night and threw a pair of touchdowns. Maguire went into preseason practices as the starter but suffered a broken foot the first week. I was extremely happy, said Fisher of Maguire. He goes in and performs every time he goes in with a lot of heart and a lot of toughness.UP NEXTBoston College: The Eagles step outside of conference play to host Connecticut. This will be the first meeting between the two Northeast schools since 2004.Florida State: The Seminoles close out the ACC portion of their schedule at Syracuse. They have won eight straight over the Orange.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Joe Reedy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/joereedyRick Reuschel Jersey . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? 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Most recently he was the schools assistant football coach.NEW YORK -- Dwight Howard and Jeremy Lin got off to winning starts with their new teams.Change is also working perfectly for the Indiana Pacers, who are delivering the type of offense Larry Bird wants.Howard had six points and seven rebounds in about 18 minutes of his Atlanta debut, helping the Hawks to a 104-83 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night.Howard is now playing for his hometown team, while Lin is back in the city where he was a breakout star with the New York Knicks. Now playing for the crosstown Nets, he scored 21 points in 17 minutes of Brooklyns 101-94 victory over Detroit.The Pacers became the first team to start 2-0 by beating Chicago 115-108. Bird sought a higher-scoring, faster-playing team when he fired coach Frank Vogel and replaced him with Nate McMillan, and Indiana is averaging 114 points thus far.HAWKS 104, GRIZZLIES 93MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Walter Tavares had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta, going 7 for 8 from the field.Troy Williams led Memphis with 15 points.HAWKS: Howard was 3 for 7 from the field. ... Rookie DeAndre Bembry scored 12 points in his debut. ... With Al Horford gone and Paul Millsap recovering from knee surgery, Howard and Mike Muscala started in the frontcourt with Kent Bazemore.GRIZZLIES: Zach Randolph, now coming off the bench, had 10 points in 16 minutes. ... Marc Gasol finished with seven points and one rebound in 15 minutes of his second game since returning from a broken foot. ... DJ Stephen scored 13 points.UP NEXT: Atlanta (1-0) visits San Antonio on Saturday. Memphis (1-1) hosts Philadelphia on Tuesday.NETS 101, PISTONS 94NEW YORK -- Lin made five 3-pointers and shot 7 for 11 from the field as the Nets won their opener under new coach Kenny Atkinson.Andre Drummond finished with 17 points and 21 rebounds in Detroits opener.PISTONS: Ish Smith had four points starting for injured point guard Reggie Jackson, who has left knee tendinitis. The Pistons hope there will be a treatment plan for Jackson in the coming days, after which they could determine how long he will be sidelined. ... Marcus Morris scored 17 points and Tobias Harris had 15. ... Drummond played 24 minutes, likely keeping him from a 20-point, 20-rebound game. He led the NBA with five last season. Nobody else had more than two.NETS: Joe Harris scored 12 points and Luis Scola had 10, making his first three 3-point attempts. ... The Nets made 10 of their first 14 shots. ... Sean Kilpatrick shot 0 for 7. ... The Nets will visit the New York Knicks on Saturday and host them on Oct. 20 in their exhibition finale. Its the first time the city rivals have played in the preseason since Oct. 24, 2012, when they met at the Nassau Coliseum.UP NEXT: Detroit (0-1) hosts San Antonio on Monday. Brooklyn (1-0) visits New York on Saturday.PACERS 115, BULLS 108INDIANPOLIS -- Rodney Stuckey came off the bench for 20 points and seven assists to lead Indiana.Al Jefferson finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds, also coming off the bench.Rajon Rondo had 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting, adding five reboundds and five assists.ddddddddddddBULLS: Dwyane Wade shot 3 for 9, finishing with 10 points. ... Nikola Mirotic was 1 for 7 for the second straight game, missing all five 3-point attempts. He was 0 for 3 behind the arc in the opener against Milwaukee. ... Spencer Dinwiddie led the Bulls with 19 points.PACERS: Thaddeus Young scored 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting and added eight rebounds and four assists. ... Paul George was just 3 for 11, finishing with seven points and six rebounds. ... The Pacers beat New Orleans 113-96 in their opener.UP NEXT: Chicago (0-2) and Indiana (2-0) meet again Saturday in Chicago.CELTICS 107, HORNETS 92GREENBORO, N.C. -- All-Star Isaiah Thomas scored 15 points and Al Horford had 13 as the Celtics got their first preseason victory.Avery Bradley and Terry Rozier both scored 14 points in the first of two straight neutral-site games between the teams.Kemba Walker scored four points in 9 minutes of his preseason debut.CELTICS: No. 3 pick Jaylen Brown scored 12 points. ... Thomas and Bradley had five assists each.HORNETS: Jeremy Lamb led Charlotte with 16 points and 10 rebounds, going 7 for 11 from the field. ... Nicolas Batum was just 3 for 11 from the field. ... Frank Kaminsky had 10 points and six rebounds.UP NEXT: Charlotte (0-2) and Boston (1-1) meet Saturday in Uncasville, Connecticut.WIZARDS 125, 76ERS 119, 2 OTPHILADELPHIA -- Kelly Oubre scored 24 points as Washington outlasted Philadelphia for its first preseason victory under Scott Brooks.Dario Saric had 14 points for Philadelphia and fellow rookie Joel Embiid had five points and three rebounds.WIZARDS: Sheldon McClellan had 20 points and Marcin Gortat scored 17. ... Bradley Beal missed nine of his 12 shots.76ERS: Richaun Holmes led Philadelphia with 20 points and 12 rebounds. ... Jerami Grant scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting. ... Hollis Thompson scored 15.UP NEXT: Washington (1-1) visits New York on Monday. Philadelphia (1-1) visits Cleveland on Saturday.WARRIORS 105, KINGS 96SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Kevin Durant scored 25 points on 8-for-11 shooting and Golden State pulled way to the victory over its Northern California rival.The Warriors have won two straight since dropping their first preseason game after Durant left Oklahoma City to sign with them.DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points for Sacramento, which has dropped both games under new coach Dave Joerger.KINGS: Cousins was 8 for 11 from the field and grabbed six rebounds and had four steals. ... Matt Barnes had 12 points and eight rebounds but struggled with his shooting (4 for 12), as did Rudy Gay (1 for 7).WARRIORS: Stephen Curry had 13 points, five assists and four steals. ... Ian Clark scored 16 points, making four 3-pointers. Durant also made four. ... Golden State is off for more than a week before traveling to Denver for a game on Oct. 14.UP NEXT: Sacramento (0-2) hosts Maccabi Haifa on Monday. 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