TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With Pittsburgh trailing by 10 to Florida State at halftime, coach Jamie Dixon finally let his team have it. Whatever he said, the Panthers got the message.

Pittsburgh rallied for a 74-72 victory on Saturday in a game where Florida State withered down the stretch after leading scorer Malik Beasley fouled out.

For the Panthers, who had dropped two of their last three coming into the game, it was a win that Dixon said they really needed.

Pittsburgh (16-3, 5-2 ACC) trailed for most of the game but took the lead for good with 33 seconds remaining on a Jamel Artis 3-pointer. Ryan Luther missed a layup but grabbed his own rebound and kicked it out to Artis, who was 1 of 6 from beyond the arc before making it.