Syracuse men’s basketball team faced LSU in a game where 11 NBA scouts were present. Syracuse led in the first half with Judah Mintz scoring 17 points. Despite LSU's strong rebounding, Syracuse maintained a lead. Judah Mintz had a career-high 33 points, leading Syracuse to an 80-57 victory over LSU.
Final: Syracuse 80, LSU 57. Judah Mintz with career high 33.
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Syracuse breezed to an 80-57 win over LSU here. What happened: https://t.co/dBdCvWfJgu
Judah Mintz scores on (another) drive. He's got 31 points. He's the first SU player with 30 or more in a game since Buddy Boeheim scored 30 v Miami on March 5, 2022.
LSU coach Matt McMahon has put Will Baker (3 fouls) and Mike Williams (4 fouls) back in the game. Tigers down 16.
Chris Bell is on a heater. He's made 3 straight 3-pointers and Syracuse now leads 56-40 with 12:34 left. Bell and Mintz have 21 of SU's 23 2nd-half points.
It's a new career-high for Judah Mintz at 29 points (and every other time he scores the rest of the night) Let's see if he can get to 50 at this rate.
Judah Mintz with a pair of FTs. He's got a career-high 27 points and SU leads 43-30 with 17:09 left.
LSU goes zone (I think, bad angle) and Mintz goes to the corner and drains a 3. He has scored the first 8 points of the half and SU is up 41-28. Mintz with 25 for the game.
Judah has 25 of Syracuse's 41 points. Orange 41-28.
Judah Mintz scores on another drive and there's the 4th foul on LSU's Williams. Mintz with the And-1. He's got 22 points. SU up 38-28.
Judah Mintz opens the 2nd half with a nice drive for a bucket and a third foul on LSU's Mike Williams. SU up 35-28.
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Judah Mintz just caught a body https://t.co/c0bQAEfcZK
Halftime: Syracuse 33, LSU 28. Judah Mintz with 17 points for the Orange.
Judah Mintz hammers a dunk over LSU's Mwani Wilkinson!
LSU is killing Syracuse on the boards 24-to-14. But the Tigers have just 4 2nd-chance points. SU leads 27-25 at the 3:02 mark.
LSU center Will Baker just picked up his 2nd foul with 5:25 left in the half. SU up 23-21.
It's LSU up 21-19 at 7:06 mark. LSU ranks 16th nationally in defending 2-point shots. So far, SU is 3-for-16 on 2-pointers. SU taking some really tough shots.
Syracuse continues to take really hard shots.
So Syracuse's defense has been pretty good. Nice rotation by Chris Bell to stop that baseline drive. It's 16-14 Orange at 11:49.
Syracuse leads LSU 8-6 early here. Orange is 2-3 on 3s, while LSU is 0-4. It'll be interesting to watch those numbers as the game goes on.
Syracuse goes with its same starting lineup of Judah Mintz, JJ Starling, Chris Bell, Justin Taylor and Naheem McLeod.
11 NBA scouts are credentialed for Syracuse’s game vs LSU tonight.
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