Orange Lose Close Battle To #6/4 Cavaliers
1/30/2023 9:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Syracuse (13-10, 6-6) battled #6/4 Virginia (17-4, 9-2) even through the first 35 minutes of play but the Cavaliers broke open a 57-57 tie and scored 10 of the last 15 points in a 67-62 triumph.
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Judah Mintz had a game-high 20 points and Jesse Edwards finished with 14 points and seven rebounds for the Orange.
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HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Virginia's Kihei Clark keyed the 10-5 run in the last 4:12 play, contributing a 3-pointer and two free throws. Mintz managed to help Syracuse get back within two, 64-62, after tallying a jumper and two free throws with 1:47 left. An Orange defensive stop gave Syracuse the ball down a basket but Ben Vander Plas drew a charge on Edwards and Jayden Gardner connected on a jumper that provided the visitors with a 66-62 advantage with 33 seconds left.
CAVALIERS JUMP AHEAD EARLY
Virginia connected on its first five shots, including two 3-pointers, and made two free throws to sprint ahead 14-6 in the first four minutes. Eight of the initial 14 Cavalier points came from Gardner.
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The Orange responded with six straight points to cut into UVA's advantage. Maliq Brown, making his second career start, sandwiched a dunk and a layup around a Mintz jumper and SU trailed by two, 14-12, with 13:42 left in the opening half.
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Two minutes later, Joseph Girard III connected on his first 3-pointer of the night, narrowing UVA's edge to a single point, 18-17.Â
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When Virginia extended its advantage back to six, 23-17, Syracuse put nine straight points on the board. Justin Taylor scored five unanswered points and Mintz followed with back-to-back baskets to push the Orange in front, 26-23, with under eight minutes remaining before halftime.Â
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The game was tied three times in the last three minutes before the squads headed to the break with Virginia clinging to a 36-35 lead.Â
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RUNS AROUND THE DOME
The 'Hoos returned from the break and constructed a 8-2 run, led by Jayden Gardner with four points. Four minutes into the second stanza, Virginia held a 44-37 lead.Â
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Syracuse utilized a commanding 14-2 stretcg to take a 51-46 edge with 12 minutes remaining in the contest. Chris Bell cut the deficit to one with a 3-pointer dished from Edwards and added a trio at the line after being fouled from beyond the arc. Mintz and Edwards split six points in the effort.Â
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UVA's Armann Franklin used back-to-back 3-pointers to jump back in front before Edwards made a free throw and layup to tie things up, 57-57.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
The Orange will be back in action on Saturday, Feb 4, as they meet Boston College on the road. Tip-off in Boston, Mass. is slated for 5:00 p.m. and the pairing will air live on the ACC Network.Â
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TICKETS
Syracuse men's basketball tickets are available online (cuse.com/tickets), by phone (1-888-DOMETIX), and at the Dome Box Office (Gate B).
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For complete coverage of Syracuse men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter (@Cuse_MBB) and Instagram (@cuse_mbb).
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Judah Mintz had a game-high 20 points and Jesse Edwards finished with 14 points and seven rebounds for the Orange.
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HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Virginia's Kihei Clark keyed the 10-5 run in the last 4:12 play, contributing a 3-pointer and two free throws. Mintz managed to help Syracuse get back within two, 64-62, after tallying a jumper and two free throws with 1:47 left. An Orange defensive stop gave Syracuse the ball down a basket but Ben Vander Plas drew a charge on Edwards and Jayden Gardner connected on a jumper that provided the visitors with a 66-62 advantage with 33 seconds left.
CAVALIERS JUMP AHEAD EARLY
Virginia connected on its first five shots, including two 3-pointers, and made two free throws to sprint ahead 14-6 in the first four minutes. Eight of the initial 14 Cavalier points came from Gardner.
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The Orange responded with six straight points to cut into UVA's advantage. Maliq Brown, making his second career start, sandwiched a dunk and a layup around a Mintz jumper and SU trailed by two, 14-12, with 13:42 left in the opening half.
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Two minutes later, Joseph Girard III connected on his first 3-pointer of the night, narrowing UVA's edge to a single point, 18-17.Â
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When Virginia extended its advantage back to six, 23-17, Syracuse put nine straight points on the board. Justin Taylor scored five unanswered points and Mintz followed with back-to-back baskets to push the Orange in front, 26-23, with under eight minutes remaining before halftime.Â
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The game was tied three times in the last three minutes before the squads headed to the break with Virginia clinging to a 36-35 lead.Â
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RUNS AROUND THE DOME
The 'Hoos returned from the break and constructed a 8-2 run, led by Jayden Gardner with four points. Four minutes into the second stanza, Virginia held a 44-37 lead.Â
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Syracuse utilized a commanding 14-2 stretcg to take a 51-46 edge with 12 minutes remaining in the contest. Chris Bell cut the deficit to one with a 3-pointer dished from Edwards and added a trio at the line after being fouled from beyond the arc. Mintz and Edwards split six points in the effort.Â
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UVA's Armann Franklin used back-to-back 3-pointers to jump back in front before Edwards made a free throw and layup to tie things up, 57-57.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Syracuse finished with a season-high 11 steals.
- Jayden Gardner paced Virginia with 17 points and eight boards.
- Girard (1,507 points) shuffled around Jason Hart (1,503) and Dennis DuVal (1,504) into 22nd place on the Syracuse career scoring index.
- Virginia has now captured 13-of-19 clashes in the all-time series with Syracuse.Â
- With seven straight wins, Virginia holds the longest active win streak in the ACC.Â
- Syracuse outscored Virginia in the paint, 36-20.Â
The Orange will be back in action on Saturday, Feb 4, as they meet Boston College on the road. Tip-off in Boston, Mass. is slated for 5:00 p.m. and the pairing will air live on the ACC Network.Â
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TICKETS
Syracuse men's basketball tickets are available online (cuse.com/tickets), by phone (1-888-DOMETIX), and at the Dome Box Office (Gate B).
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For complete coverage of Syracuse men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter (@Cuse_MBB) and Instagram (@cuse_mbb).
Team Stats
UVa
SU
FG%
.460
.500
3FG%
.429
.200
FT%
.800
.611
RB
29
25
TO
14
14
STL
4
11
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