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Saturday, February 17
Atlanta, Ga.
5:30 PM
Syracuse University
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Georgia Tech
Syracuse Defeated At Georgia Tech
2/17/2024 8:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Syracuse (16-10, 7-8 ACC) battled back from a 10-point deficit in the second half, but fell short against Georgia Tech (11-14, 4-10), 65-60, on Saturday night in the McCamish Pavilion.
The sophomore backcourt pair of J.J. Starling (18 points) and Judah Mintz (14) combined for 32 of the Orange's 60 points in the contest. Sophomore swingman Quadir Copeland contributed nine points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Center Maliq Brown, a sophomore, grabbed a team-best eight rebounds and tied his personal-high with five steals.
Four performers scored in double-figures for the Yellow Jackets: senior guard Kyle Sturdivant (17 points), freshman forward Baye Ndongo (16), junior guard Miles Kelly (16) and sophomore forward Tafara Gapare (10). Ndongo and Kelly achieved double-doubles with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
WHEN THE GAME WAS DECIDED
The Orange trailed by one, 59-58, with 2:11 left in the affair. Both teams missed opportunities to score until 31 seconds left, when Kelly drove down the lane and laid to in. Brown fouled him on the shot and Kelly converted from the foul line for the three-point play, giving the home team a four-point advantage. Mintz was fouled with 26 seconds to go and made both from the charity stripe. Syracuse was unable to snag the ball from Georgia Tech, and the Yellow Jackets converted three-of-four from the line to end the game.
ORANGE FIND JUICE LATE IN SECOND HALF
The Orange scored the first four points after the break to even the score at 34-34. With the score equal again at 36-36, Sturdivant produced eight points of a 12-2 Yellow Jacket rally that put them in front, 48-38, with 11:57 left in the contest. The Orange were held to one-of-10 (.100) from the field during the run, which lasted for a 7:03-span.
Syracuse bounced back and began to hit shots. Starling and Copeland each produced four in a 14-4 run for the visiting Orange that knotted the game at 52-52 with 6:21 to go. From the 10:58 minute mark until 5:50 left in the game, Syracuse made seven-of-10 (.700) from the field. The Orange went cold again after that and failed to convert a field goal in the ending 5:50 of the game.
TRADING RUNS TO START
Syracuse held Georgia Tech to just one-of-nine (.111) from the field in the first 5:55 of the outing. The strong defense helped give the visiting Orange a 9-2 lead 3:05 into the game. The string of points was attributed to a jumper from Mintz and two 3-pointers and one free throw from Starling. A 9-3 rally allowed Georgia Tech to go in front for the first time of the contest, 17-16, with 10:34 to go in the first half.
The Orange took back the lead and held it until a bucket from Georgia Tech's Ndongo knotted the score at 21-21 with 6:48 left before halftime. His basket began a 13-2 run for the Yellow Jackets that gave them a 32-23 advantage with 3:02 left before the break. Gapare scored six and Ndongo contributed four points during the run. The Orange rallied back with a conventional three-point play from Starling and two driving layups from Mintz to cut their deficit to two with 1:13 to go in the first half. Gapare hit a turnaround jumper for the final field goal of the half and the teams went into the intermission with a Georgia Tech edge, 34-30.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
Syracuse will stay on the road and travel to Raleigh, N.C., for the second game of the home-and-home series with NC State on February 20. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
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).
For complete coverage of Syracuse men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter (@Cuse_MBB) and Instagram (@cuse_mbb).
The sophomore backcourt pair of J.J. Starling (18 points) and Judah Mintz (14) combined for 32 of the Orange's 60 points in the contest. Sophomore swingman Quadir Copeland contributed nine points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Center Maliq Brown, a sophomore, grabbed a team-best eight rebounds and tied his personal-high with five steals.
Four performers scored in double-figures for the Yellow Jackets: senior guard Kyle Sturdivant (17 points), freshman forward Baye Ndongo (16), junior guard Miles Kelly (16) and sophomore forward Tafara Gapare (10). Ndongo and Kelly achieved double-doubles with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
WHEN THE GAME WAS DECIDED
The Orange trailed by one, 59-58, with 2:11 left in the affair. Both teams missed opportunities to score until 31 seconds left, when Kelly drove down the lane and laid to in. Brown fouled him on the shot and Kelly converted from the foul line for the three-point play, giving the home team a four-point advantage. Mintz was fouled with 26 seconds to go and made both from the charity stripe. Syracuse was unable to snag the ball from Georgia Tech, and the Yellow Jackets converted three-of-four from the line to end the game.
ORANGE FIND JUICE LATE IN SECOND HALF
The Orange scored the first four points after the break to even the score at 34-34. With the score equal again at 36-36, Sturdivant produced eight points of a 12-2 Yellow Jacket rally that put them in front, 48-38, with 11:57 left in the contest. The Orange were held to one-of-10 (.100) from the field during the run, which lasted for a 7:03-span.
Syracuse bounced back and began to hit shots. Starling and Copeland each produced four in a 14-4 run for the visiting Orange that knotted the game at 52-52 with 6:21 to go. From the 10:58 minute mark until 5:50 left in the game, Syracuse made seven-of-10 (.700) from the field. The Orange went cold again after that and failed to convert a field goal in the ending 5:50 of the game.
TRADING RUNS TO START
Syracuse held Georgia Tech to just one-of-nine (.111) from the field in the first 5:55 of the outing. The strong defense helped give the visiting Orange a 9-2 lead 3:05 into the game. The string of points was attributed to a jumper from Mintz and two 3-pointers and one free throw from Starling. A 9-3 rally allowed Georgia Tech to go in front for the first time of the contest, 17-16, with 10:34 to go in the first half.
The Orange took back the lead and held it until a bucket from Georgia Tech's Ndongo knotted the score at 21-21 with 6:48 left before halftime. His basket began a 13-2 run for the Yellow Jackets that gave them a 32-23 advantage with 3:02 left before the break. Gapare scored six and Ndongo contributed four points during the run. The Orange rallied back with a conventional three-point play from Starling and two driving layups from Mintz to cut their deficit to two with 1:13 to go in the first half. Gapare hit a turnaround jumper for the final field goal of the half and the teams went into the intermission with a Georgia Tech edge, 34-30.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- With Mintz's 14 points today, he is now four points shy from reaching 1,000 in his career.
- The Orange had nine steals in the first half and 12 in the contest for the 13th game this season with 10-or-more steals.
- Syracuse forced 17 turnovers and have forced double-digit turnovers in every game this season.
- Georgia Tech won the rebounding battle, grabbing 49 boards to Syracuse's 28.
- The Orange made just four-of-25 (.160) from 3-point range.
- The all-time series between Syracuse and Georgia Tech is even, 9-9.
Syracuse will stay on the road and travel to Raleigh, N.C., for the second game of the home-and-home series with NC State on February 20. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
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).
For complete coverage of Syracuse men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter (@Cuse_MBB) and Instagram (@cuse_mbb).
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