Georgetown Coach Ed Cooley, who was raised in Providence, has brought a new energy to the team. The game between Syracuse and Georgetown shows a close matchup with several lead changes. At halftime, Syracuse leads 35-34. Judah Mintz leads all scorers with 14 points. Maliq Brown, with 4 fouls, has been crucial for Syracuse. JJ Starling's 17 points are a season-high. Syracuse is holding onto a 63-56 lead, with Mintz and Brown returning to the game.
Mintz is back in the game. Maliq Brown remains on bench with 4 fouls.
SU is holding onto a 63-56 lead. Hoyas applying pressure. JJ Starling's 17 points are a season-high. Quadir Copeland has tied his career-high with 10. When do Mintz/Brown return to the game?
JJ Starling started the season 1-for-18 on 3s. He's 5-for-9 in his last 3 games, including 3-for-3 today.
Maliq Brown has picked up his 4th foul with 11:09 left. Thinking McLeod isn't feeling well. Hima checks back in for the Orange.
JJ is 3-of-3 from 3 today and has 15 points. Huge for Syracuse.
That was a foul on Maliq?
Mintz drives against Brumbaugh and gets exactly what he wants -- a foul on the G'town guard. That's Brumbaugh's 4th. Mintz hits both FTs. SU up 50-41
Well, well, well. Syracuse is getting the ball to Maliq to start this half.
Syracuse turns a pair of steals into transition buckets. Maliq Brown had the steal and slam on the second. Big cheers from a section of friends from his hometown of Culpeper, Va. SU up 46-38 with 15:02 left.
Georgetown center Supreme Cook with back-to-back fouls. He's got 3 now. SU up 37-36.
An interesting development as Maliq Brown starts the second half. Naheem McLeod struggled in first half.
Maliq starts the second half
Halftime in D.C. Syracuse 35, Georgetown 34. Judah Mintz leads all scorers with 14. He's doing a good job getting to the #FreeThrowsMatter line but it'd be nice to see the refs let 'em play a little. Stats below. Smoke if you got 'em https://t.co/29fGEjrqbp
By the way, that follow bucket by Mounir Hima in the final minute of the half was his first points of the season.
Half: SU 35, G'town 34. Both Cooley and Autry are upset with refs as they head to their locker rooms. Mintz with 14 points for SU. Epps has 9 for the Hoyas.
This has been an extremely unevenly called game. At any rate SU by 1 at the break.
Mounir Hima checks in for Maliq Brown with 1:50 left in the half. G'town up 32-31.
Uh, that was not a foul
SU leads G'town 27-25 heading into the 3:20 timeout. G'town coach Ed Cooley has a brief conversation with referee James Breeding. Cooley was asking about something. Cooley nods his head and walks to huddle.
SU 24, G'town 19 at 7:36 mark. SU is typically attacking the basket. Orange is 8-for-10 on FTs. G'town is just 1-for-1.
G'town had trouble inbounding the ball from the side. Nearly a 5-second count, but referee gives Fielder the timeout. Still 17-14 SU.
Seems like both SU and G'town got excited with their hot starts. Now we're getting rushed shots and turnovers. Both teams with 4 turnovers in first 8:30 minutes.
SU leads 17-14 with 12:09 left. Benny Williams checks in for Chris Bell.
A fast start for both teams. It's 14-13 Syracuse. Orange is 5-7 from the field; G'town is 6-8.
There is definitely a more exciting vibe to this SU-Georgetown game than there's been in a while. Feels like Ed Cooley has brought some energy to Georgetown. Fans here erupt with cheers when Cooley is put up on videoboard.
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