Syracuse Orange defeated Georgetown Hoyas with a final score of 80-68 in a college basketball game. Judah Mintz led the scoring with 25 points, JJ Starling contributed a season-high 21 points, and Quadir Copeland achieved a career-high 14 points. The game saw frustration from coaches over refereeing. Syracuse's second-half control and strong performances secured the win, with Mintz's homecoming adding to the victory.
Second-half surge not enough as #UCF hoops falls late to Ole Miss. https://t.co/ndezGvY0Sd… https://t.co/ls4iqd2CDy
Second-half surge not enough as UCF hoops falls to Ole Miss https://t.co/Aevj76X2Lh
Second-half surge not enough as UCF hoops falls to Ole Miss https://t.co/rFrFXa9Lks
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Syracuse took control early in the second half and got a game-high 25 points from Judah Mintz during his homecoming. The rebuilding Hoyas fell 80-68 to the Orange. https://t.co/fugPCbHasY
NOT ENOUGH JUICE: Syracuse Pulls Away in Second Half for Win Over Hoyas, 80-68 https://t.co/EDfkSv5HGR
Judah Mintz propels Syracuse past Georgetown https://t.co/nR9t5uXaHA https://t.co/E5AAbWQKlN
JJ Starling had his breakout game, Quadir Copeland and Mounir Hima were huge helps and Judah was Judah. Good Syracuse road win over Georgetown. https://t.co/Z8yQuPL6zj
Syracuse knocks off Georgetown 80-68 . Judah had 25, JJ with 21, Quadir with 14 but really what a team effort with Maliq Brown, Mounir Hima and others making key contributions. Watch for the live postgame pod link here and on Facebook and YouTube. It's 1:35 p.m. and ... https://t.co/VCEgB9AH0G
Final: SU 80, G'town 68. Judah Mintz with 25 points. JJ Starling with a season-high 21. Quadir Copeland a career-high 14. A lot of big games by SU players.
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?
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
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
Georgetown started 6 for 8, Syracuse 5 for 7. After that: Georgetown 7 for 21, Syracuse 6 for 17. Syracuse 35, Georgetown 34 at the half. Also, it's 12:25 p.m. and Georgetown still ...
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.
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.
A fast start for both teams. It's 14-13 Syracuse. Orange is 5-7 from the field; G'town is 6-8.