3-Point Barrage Leads Orange Past Irish, 72-62

Saturday, January 5

South Bend, Ind.

12 PM

Syracuse University

10-4

Notre Dame

10-5

Syracuse

Notre Dame

1/5/2019 1:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – A season-high 12 three-pointers, including six from Elijah Hughes, led Syracuse (10-4, 1-0 ACC) past Notre Dame (10-5, 0-2 ACC), 72-62, on Saturday.

Hughes contributed a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds and Oshae Brissett added a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards. Hughes scored 15 points or more for the seventh straight contest. Tyus Battle gave the Orange a third player in double digits with 17 points.

Notre Dame was led by T.J. Gibbs, who tallied 18 points on six 3-pointers, and John Mooney, who snatched a game-high 14 rebounds in addition to his 14 points.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
With Syracuse clinging to a 60-58 advantage with 6:17 remaining, the Orange went on a 10-1 run. A 3-pointer from Hughes was followed by two free throws by Brissett and a step-back jumper from Battle the upped the lead to 67-58. After the Irish got a free throw from Nate Laszewski, Frank Howard canned a 3-pointer to put the Orange ahead, 70-59, with 57 seconds left.

THREE-POINT FIREWORKS
The two rivals matched 3-point shots in the first half, each connecting seven times from beyond the arc. Syracuse made one more 3-pointer than Notre Dame in the second half and finished with a season-best 12.

IRISH COME OUT FIRING
The hosts raced out to a 20-10 in the first seven minutes of play. Gibbs and D.J. Harvey each had two 3-pointers in the solid start and John Mooney contributed back-to-back dunks to end the stretch.

Syracuse countered with a 12-3 run that featured five points from Elijah Hughes and four points from Jalen Carey. A 3-pointer by Brissett pulled the Orange within one, 23-22, with 7:52 before the intermission.

Another 3-ball from Brissett gave Syracuse its first lead since the opening basket, 37-34, at the 1:19 mark. Notre Dame used a free throw from Mooney and a last-second 3-pointer from Nate Laszewski, to take a 38-37 margin into the break.

SYRACUSE GRABS ADVANTAGE EARLY IN THE SECOND
The Orange tallied the first nine points of the second half with a 3-pointer from Hughes mixed in with baskets from Howard, Brissett and Paschal Chukwu, Syracuse led 46-38 and would not trail again.

OF NOTE

Syracuse improved to 3-0 with a starting lineup of Battle, Howard, Marek Dolezaj, Brissett and Hughes.
Syracuse increased its series advantage with Notre Dame to 29-21, and halted a two-game losing streak against the Irish.
Notre Dame wore gold uniforms for the contest. The Irish entered the game with a 56-13 (.812) record in games in gold during the tenure of Coach Mike Brey.
Syracuse moved to 4-2 in ACC openers.
The Orange won the battle of the boards, 46-36. with a 46-36 advantage. Syracuse grabbed 15 offensive boards on the afternoon.
Hughes' six three-pointers were the most for an individual since Battle's performance on Dec. 16, 2017 against Georgetown, when he recorded six in an overtime victory.
Syracuse had two players post double-doubles (Brissett and Hughes) since Dec. 27, 2017 when Chuckwu (15 points-11 rebounds) and Brissett (11 points-12 rebounds) turned the trick against Eastern Michigan.

UP NEXT
Syracuse returns to the Carrier Dome for its first home ACC matchup of the season Wednesday, Jan. 9, against Clemson, at 8:00 p.m. The game will televised on Raycom Sports. Fans can also watch the game on the Watch ESPN app or listen to the live broadcast on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network.

The Orange have nine ACC games left on the home portion of the schedule. Tickets are available at Cuse.com/tickets.