Edwards Career-High 27 Keys Win At BC

Saturday, February 4

Chestnut Hill, MA

5 PM

Syracuse University

14-10,7-6ACC

Boston College

11-13,5-8ACC

Syracuse

Boston College

2/4/2023 7:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Senior center Jesse Edwards led all scorers with a personal-best 27-point output and Syracuse (14-10, 6-6) completed its second sweep of the season with a 77-68 road victory at Boston College (11-13, 5-8).

Senior guard Joseph Girard III, who contributed 18 points, converted all nine of his free throw attempts for the Orange. Freshman guard Judah Mintz finished with 15 points, five assists and four steals. Justin Taylor, a freshman forward, knocked down a trio of 3-pointers and ended up with nine points.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
A massive 14-2 Orange run solidified the game for Syracuse. Edwards led the way with six points, made up of two field goals and a dunk. Mintz contributed four within the stretch by tallying two free throws and a jumper. After Edward's dunk off the pass from Mintz at the 3:06 mark, SU held a 70-61 advantage against BC, and did not trail again.

KEY MOMENTS IN CONTE
Mintz completed a three-point play after being fouled on a made basket and BC's Price Aligbe made a layup to tie things up, 7-7, four minutes into the contest. Girard answered by putting the Orange up three with his first 3-pointer of the night.

Two minutes later, Mintz added a jumper and Girard recorded two made free-throws after being fouled by Makai Ashton-Langford. SU then held a four-point advantage, 16-12, its second largest of the first frame.

At the seven-minute mark in the opening half, a fast break dunk by Aligbe brought the Eagles within a single point of the Orange. Consecutive layups by Edwards and Mintz, respectively, expanded SU's lead to five (26-21).

With a second-chance triple by Justin Taylor to end the half, the 'Cuse entered the break with a 35-32 edge.

SECOND FRAME THRILLER
Twenty seconds after returning from halftime, a foul by Devin Mcglockton sent Edwards to the charity stripe, where he made both tries. Boston College countered with a 9-2 stretch, started by a Jaeden Zackery layup and ended with a jumper by Quinten Post. At the conclusion of the Eagles' run, the Orange were down, 41-39.

Syracuse produced the 10 unanswered points, kickstarted by a layup by Symir Torrence. Taylor knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and Edwards sandwiched a second-chance hook shot in between. All four Orange scorers dished out an assist within the run, and SU led BC, 49-41, with 14 minutes left to go.

Two minutes after Syracuse's epic scoring run, a pair of 3-pointers by Boston College knotted the contest, 53-53. Ashton-Langford and Chas Kelley III knocked down the back-to-back trios for the Eagles. Edwards used a driving layup to push the Orange back in front, but Aligbe used a field goal to tie things up for the eighth time, 55-55.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

Edwards' 27-point night marked his fourth game this season of 20 or more points.
Syracuse put a halt to its three-game losing streak with the triumph.
The Orange notched their 10th straight victory against the Eagles.
Syracuse's series advantage against Boston College improved to 57-26..
Syracuse captured its 16th of 23 meetings inside Conte Forum.
Quinten Post paced the Eagles with 18 points, five boards, and four assists.
In the last seven minutes of action, Syracuse connected on 11-of-12 free throws.
Syracuse outscored Boston College in points off turnovers, 18-7.
The Orange added the sweep of Boston College to its season sweep of Notre Dame.

UP NEXT
The Orange head down to the Sunshine State for a clash with Florida State on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. and the game will air live on ESPNU.

TICKETS
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Gallery: (2-4-2023) Syracuse at Boston College