Tallahassee, Fla. — Terance Mann scored 22 points and Phil Cofer added 14 Tuesday, helping No. 9 Florida State hold off Winthrop, 87-76, for its seventh straight victory.

The Seminoles have opened with a 12-1 record for the fourth time in school history, matching their best start.

Mann shot 10 of 11 from the floor, scoring 14 second-half points and grabbing seven rebounds. Cofer made four of his five shots in the first half but missed all the in the second.

No. 10 Virginia Tech 81 Notre Dame 66

Blacksburg, Va. — Ty Outlaw hit three 3-pointers in a 22-9 second-half run and No. 10 Virginia Tech beat Notre Dame.

Kerry Blackshear Jr. led the way with 21 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Ahmed Hill scored 17 apiece and Outlaw finished with 14 for the Hokies (12-1, 1-0 ACC).

St. John’s 89, No. 16 Marquette 69

New York — Shamorie Ponds scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half, dominating a highly anticipated matchup between two of the nation’s top guards, and St. John’s (13-1, 1-1 Big East) rebounded impressively from its first loss of the season by routing Marquette.

Marvin Clark II had 22 points and Mustapha Heron added all 16 of his after halftime for the Red Storm, who snapped Marquette’s eight-game winning streak.

With leading scorer Markus Howard held to eight points on 2-for-15 shooting, the Golden Eagles (11-3, 0-1) got blown out in their conference opener. Howard entered averaging 25.1 points per game, best in the Big East and ranked fifth in the country.