Article: Thornton's 2nd effort keys 'Noles: The FSU standout scores 27 points in the 2nd half to beat Virginia Tech 82-73.

Byline: Emily Badger

Jan. 18--TALLAHASSEE -- Al Thornton has been the tireless story of the night, every night, this season for Florida State, the one-man scoring onslaught whose individual success either has spelled victory or nearly prevented loss.

But at least Wednesday night, during the Seminoles' 82-73 victory against No. 23 Virginia Tech, he cooked up a new way to drive through the lane and into all our headlines.

Thornton scored 27 points -- every one of them in the second half -- as the Seminoles won their first Atlantic Coast Conference game of the season. He had a double-double, exclusively in the second half. He hit a 38-foot ...

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