TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The emotion of senior day inspired Kiel Turpin and his teammates made sure his final home game was a victory.

Turpin made an emotional speech Friday night in front of the team and then followed it up with one of his best games as he scored 10 points and pulled down five rebounds as FSU (16-15, 8-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) halted a three-game losing streak by beating Pittsburgh 61-52 on Saturday.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting for Florida State, which finished the regular season above .500.

Jamel Artis had 17 points for Pittsburgh (19-13, 8-10), which has lost three straight games. James Robinson added eight points and nine rebounds. Michael Young, who had scored 22 points in each of Pitt’s last three games, struggled in making just 3 of 12 shots for eight points.

Pittsburgh was hoping to get a road win in the regular-season finale to help strengthen its resume. Now Pittsburgh must instead make that argument next week in the ACC tournament.

Montay Brandon added 10 points and six rebounds for FSU.

Josh Newkirk added 12 points for Pittsburgh, which shot just 19 of 57 (32.3 percent) from the floor. The Panthers misfired from beyond the 3-point arc, making just 5 of 21 (23.8 percent).

Pitt faces North Carolina State in the ACC Tournament Wednesday.