SU 54 North Carolina State 53
 The Orangemen rallied from an 11-point, second-half deficit to defeat the Wolfpack, 54-53 at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh, N.C.    Â
Trailing 51-42 with just under four minutes on the game clock, Syracuse charged back. Back-to-back three pointers by DeShaun Williams and Preston Shumpert cut into the lead and a Williams free throw made it 51-49, NC State ahead, with 2:54 remaining.   Â
The Wolfpack answered with a basket but a steal by Allen Griffin led to another three-pointer from Shumpert and the gap was narrowed to one point.   Â
Two critical rebounds and a layup from Damone Brown in the final 40 seconds sealed the SU victory at 54-53. After halting an NC State possession with a rebound, Brown scored on a lay-in at the other end with 15 seconds left to give SU its first lead since the opening half.   Â
The Wolfpack had two shots at a win but Brown ended the threat with another defensive rebound, his 10th of the game.   Â
Brown finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds, marking his team-leading 11th double-double of the campaign. Shumpert kept SU in the game early by scoring his club’s first nine points and 15 of the 21 posted by the Orangemen at the intermission.   Â
Griffin had eight assists and four steals.
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Trailing 51-42 with just under four minutes on the game clock, Syracuse charged back. Back-to-back three pointers by DeShaun Williams and Preston Shumpert cut into the lead and a Williams free throw made it 51-49, NC State ahead, with 2:54 remaining.   Â
The Wolfpack answered with a basket but a steal by Allen Griffin led to another three-pointer from Shumpert and the gap was narrowed to one point.   Â
Two critical rebounds and a layup from Damone Brown in the final 40 seconds sealed the SU victory at 54-53. After halting an NC State possession with a rebound, Brown scored on a lay-in at the other end with 15 seconds left to give SU its first lead since the opening half.   Â
The Wolfpack had two shots at a win but Brown ended the threat with another defensive rebound, his 10th of the game.   Â
Brown finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds, marking his team-leading 11th double-double of the campaign. Shumpert kept SU in the game early by scoring his club’s first nine points and 15 of the 21 posted by the Orangemen at the intermission.   Â
Griffin had eight assists and four steals.
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