Syracuse men's basketball team staged a remarkable comeback against Clemson, with key contributions from JJ Starling, Chris Bell, and Joe Girard. Despite Clemson's turnovers, Syracuse fought back, but Girard's 2,000 career points led Clemson to a 77-68 victory. In another game, Syracuse women's team upset Louisville 73-72, with Dyaisha Fair's free throws securing the win.
Syracuse men’s basketball: the Orange were able to beat North Carolina in the paint https://t.co/aCVH4N4rIy via @NunesMagician
Syracuse went from 36-point loss to win over North Carolina: Is it biggest reversal in SU history? (Mike’s Mailbox) https://t.co/tHz3Pb6tcP https://t.co/lVi163niXB
UM woes continue. Clemson ends game on 24-3 run, beats Miami 77-60. Pack 0-for-7 after scoring 25 vs Clemson last time. Omier 18 pts, 12 rebounds. George 13 p, 5 r, 6 a. UM’s third loss in row, 4 in last 5. @HeraldSports @CanesHoops #GoCanes
Clemson finishes off Miami, decisively, 77-60. Chase Hunter with 20 points, Joe Girard with 18. PJ Hall adds 13. Tigers (17-7, 7-6 ACC) have won three games in a row in ACC play. They've got some juice coming off of last week's wins at UNC and Syracuse.
Miami was up by 4 over Clemson, but Tigers respond with 18-3 run. Miami now trails 71-60. @HeraldSports @MiamiHerald @CanesHoops #GoCanes
UM leads Clemson 51-47 on the road. Omier 15 pts, 10 reb. George 10 p, 5 reb. Poplar 11 p. Joseph 9 pts. Canes need a big win. @HeraldSports @CanesHoops #gocanes
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JJ Starling and Judah Mintz had the kind of nights against UNC Tuesday night that their coaches imagined when Starling committed out of the portal last spring. On how dominant the Orange guards were against the Tar Heels: https://t.co/DhIz12Z3C8
Judah Mintz and JJ Starling shine in Syracuse men’s basketball’s upset victory over No. 7 North Carolina https://t.co/aWw1DYz1kZ via @JamesSzuba
Syracuse men’s basketball: three takeaways from the Orange’s 86-79 upset win over No. 7 North Carolina https://t.co/26wU8a8EuJ via @DominicChiappo2
Don’t think I’ve ever covered a team that needed a win more than Syracuse did last night vs. North Carolina. https://t.co/XQ7ppXiXiy
How Syracuse took down 7th-ranked North Carolina for much-needed win: “We showed that we got heart’ https://t.co/PH1Rbd6Kbc
Upset! Syracuse knocks off No. 7 UNC 86-79 at the JMA Dome https://t.co/LKzq0d9i7N
Syracuse vs. UNC, Feb. 13, 2024: 30-48 (62.5%) Pittsburgh vs. UNC, Feb. 12, 2015: 37-57 (64.9%)
#UNC's Hubert Davis leaned heavily on his starting lineup in the second half. Seth Trimble played 4 minutes and Jalen Washington played 2 minutes. Cormac Ryan, RJ Davis, and Harrison Ingram played all 20 second-half minutes.
End of game madness. Syracuse 86, UNC 79. https://t.co/DTNvVaA5M9
Students rush the court after Syracuse’s upset win over UNC https://t.co/5JXqjht5jV
Syracuse upsets No. 7 UNC to get its first AP Top-10 win since 2019 🍊 https://t.co/x8i6w0cXCg
Final: Syracuse 86, UNC 79. SU's first win over a Top 10 team since a 95-91 OT win at Duke in the 2018-19 season. JJ Starling and Judah Mintz went the whole way. Mintz finished with 25 and Starling had 23.
Syracuse scores big upset over North Carolina and we lived to tell you about it. https://t.co/8vn5QmlQ7J
Syracuse upsets No. 7 UNC and the fans storm the court 🍊 https://t.co/Cj3cAmQayQ
Syracuse shot 62.5% from the field, the 2nd-best by a North Carolina opponent since Dean Smith retired. Only Pitt in Feb. 2015 shot better (64.9%).
Syracuse with the massive win over North Carolina tonight! https://t.co/gi1xw8ZOnD
SYRACUSE FANS STORM THE COURT AFTER BEATING NO. 7 UNC 🍊 https://t.co/Dey8UgjiJA
#UNC has now lost three of its last five games. They are now 19-5 overall and 11-3 in the ACC. Syracuse shot 62.5 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from three. The remainder of UNC's schedule: • Virginia Tech • @ Virginia • Miami • NC State • Notre Dame • @ Duke
Syracuse fans storm the court after the Orange get its first Top 10 win since 2019 with a victory over UNC at the Carrier Dome. The Tar Heels have now lost 3 of 5 since starting ACC 9-0. https://t.co/cxzYkMLjml
SYRACUSE UPSETS NO. 7 UNC 🚨 https://t.co/yzCndwRBxO
They did it. Syracuse beats No. 7 UNC 86-79 for its first win over an AP Top 10 team since Duke in 2019. What a night at the Dome. A relentless offensive attack gives the Orange its signature win of the season. https://t.co/VgaEbfZDHd
Syracuse, which lost by 36 in Chapel Hill, wins the return 87-79. Orange shoots 63 percent(!) from the floor to pick up its first win against UNC since 2021.
FINAL: Syracuse 86, No. 7 North Carolina 79 Ends the Orange's 16-game losing streak vs. AP top-10 teams. Mintz and Starling combine for 48 points. Carolina has now lost three of five since its 10-game winning streak -- allowing 80-plus points in three of those games as well.
The Syracuse students have gathered all around the court. Get ready for the court storm.
Flagrant 1 on Bacot for pulling down Mintz under the basket. Syracuse up 84-77 with 18.6 to go and the ball.
SU has gone 1-for-2 in its last 2 trips to the line. UNC's Ingram narrows the lead to 81-77 with 39 seconds left.
SU 77, UNC 72. Maliq with 1/2 at the #FreeThrowsMatter line. 1:23 to go. Timeout to review an out of bounds play here. UNC was hunting for a 3-pointer on that possession.
JJ Starling has hit some lethal shots in this one. Another strong 3 there to give SU a 76-69. Time after time after time SU has answered on the offensive end. SU 76, UNC 72. 2:30 to go.
Syracuse 71, UNC 67. 3:38 to go. Judah Mintz has been locked in and playing his best game of the season. He has 21 points. JJ with 18. SU still over 60% from the field (64%). Hold on to your hats, kids. This is going to be a fun finish.
Syracuse hasn’t missed more than back-to-back shots all night
Autry calls a good timeout as Syracuse was starting to get out of sorts a bit. UNC is looking for Bacot more here down the stretch. He has 14 points. UNC 65, SU 64. 7:08 to go at the Dome.
Syracuse guards JJ Starling and Judah Mintz have played the entire game so far. 28 minutes and counting.
Syracuse 56, UNC 53 with 11:53 to go. UNC flirting with foul trouble up and down the lineup. Bacot hobbled (cramps?) but UNC's finding him.
Syracuse 56, UNC 53. 11:53. Orange keeping up the fight here at the Dome. Orange shooting 63% and answering the bell consistently to keep being the pace car in this one. Judah Mintz has 15 pts for SU.
Syracuse is motoring along at 1.33 points per possession. UNC not all that far behind at 1.14.
Syracuse 50, UNC 43. 15:56 to go. RJ Davis just picked up a 3rd foul for the Tar Heels. Orange shooting 65%, still attacking on offense and playing with balance. Solid on 3's as well. JJ with 13, Judah and Bell with 11. https://t.co/35JnG3ih4X
UNC starts 0-for-7 from the floor to start the second half against SU's zone. And RJ Davis picked up his third foul. 15:56 to go. Judah to the line to shoot 2. SU leads 50-43
Cadeau's coming back in but Bacot is still standing behind the bench and Syracuse is up 8-1 to start the second half and going to the line after this timeout. 50-43.
UNC -5.5 live spread at halftime is an elite bet. Syracuse is making such tough shots while UNC is getting wide open looks
SU and UNC go into the halftime locker room tied at 42. Orange played really well on offense, making 63% of its shots. Tar Heels went 15-of-27 (55%). JJ Starling with 10 points for SU; Cormac Ryan with 13 for UNC. Bacot and Maliq Brown both have 2 fouls. Something to watch.
Syracuse, which had 67 in Chapel Hill, shoots 63% and drops 42 in the first half against UNC in New York.
Halftime at the JMA Dome. Syracuse 42, UNC 42. Now that was a fun half of basketball to watch. JJ leads SU with 10 pts but there was balance in scoring. Moving the ball. Crashing on misses, but look oiut UNC starting to gel a bit. Stats below. Smoke if you got 'em https://t.co/K2JmdRs28o
It's 42-42 at the break. Whew! A lot of shots were taken, a lot of shots were made. JJ leads SU with 10. Ryan has 13 for UNC
JJ Starling can't score over Jalen Washington, and we're tied at 42 at the half. Cormac Ryan with 13 for UNC, Starling with 10 for Syracuse.
UNC 37, Syracuse 36. 3:12 to go. SU shooting 61%, UNC 57%. Bacot, Davis, Ingram all have 2 fouls for the Tar Heels. Brown and Copeland have 2 for SU.
UNC has cut the Syracuse lead to 32-31 and Red Autry wants to talk it over with 5:03 to go. A 6-0 UNC run thanks in part to RJ Davis' first basket.
6-0 run, and the Tar Heels are right back in it. Can't remember the last time a team held RJ Davis scoreless for that long... https://t.co/UONMU5q72B
Bacot scores easily with Maliq Brown out. UNC with 11-2 run to cut SU's lead to 32-31 with 5:04 left.
Syracuse still shooting 63 percent, still up 30-22. Harrison Ingram coming back in with two fouls with 7:22 to go in the half. Cormac Ryan has a game-high 10.
Syracuse leads 30-22 at the 7:22 mark. Orange is 12-for-19 (63%) from the field. Rebounds, you say? Even at 8-all.
Points off turnovers: Syracuse 7-0
Syracuse 30, UNC 22. 7:22 to go. SU shooting 63% so far. Rebounds even at 8. Love the pace of this game so far. A crisp game.
Syracuse continues not to miss, up 23-13 at the under-12. UNC starting to pound it inside to Bacot with some intention. He'll be at the line coming out of the timeout. RJ Davis has taken one shot (a miss). Harrison Ingram has two fouls.
Syracuse 23, UNC 13. 11:09 to go in the 1st half. SU playing solid zone, hitting the boards and moving the ball on offense (shooting 69%). Hopping all over the UNC misses has been huge so far. https://t.co/AumcUxMJEO
Syracuse's switch to the 2-3 zone has worke as UNC has gone 1-for-5 on 3s. The Tar Heels are starting to go inside to Bacot, who draws a foul on Maliq Brown. SU leads 23-13 at the 11:10 mark.
Maliq gets called for a foul on Bacot inside. The Tar Heels can't score against SU's zone -- except when they dump it down to Bacot, who is fighting for position in there. 23-13 SU.
Syracuse playing zone just feels right, Carolina struggling against feels par for the course
It's 21-11 and Syracuse is making 73% of its shots.
Syracuse has gone 2-3 zone the last 4-5 possessions.
Well well well. Syracuse off to a great start as Maliq Brown hits 2 3-pointers (8 points total) and Chris Bell has 5 points with SU sporting a 13-7 lead over UNC.
Hot-shooting Syracuse up 13-7 and headed to the line after the first TV timeout. Orange opens 5-for-7 from the floor, 3-for-4 from long range.
Well well well. Syracuse off to a great start as Maliq Brown hits 2 3-pointers (8 points total) and Chris Brown has 5 points with SU sporting a 13-7 lead over UNC.
SU leads UNC 13-7 at the 15:26 mark. Maliq Brown had hit 4 3-pointers all season. He's 2-for-2 in this game and has 8 points.
North Carolina's starting 5 v Syracuse: Elliot Cadeau, Cormac Ryan, RJ Davis, Armando Bacot, Harrison Ingram.
Syracuse's starting lineup v UNC: Judah Mintz, JJ Starling, Chris Bell, Justin Taylor and Maliq Brown
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UM clings to postseason hopes heading into crucial road game at Clemson on Wednesday. Preview, injury report, quotes here. https://t.co/dUGFCBap5a @MiamiHerald @HeraldSports @CanesHoops #GoCanes #ACC #Clemson #ClemsonGRIT
Syracuse men’s basketball: what to watch for vs North Carolina https://t.co/qeZV4ApKiL via @NunesMagician
Clemson plays Miami on Wednesday. https://t.co/ZD482n7FvC
Syracuse women’s basketball: #23 Orange rally to beat #15 Louisville 73-72 https://t.co/4eX6uQPDcq via @DominicChiappo2
Dramatic end to the Syracuse women’s game. Intentional foul puts Dyaisha on the line with 2.3 seconds left. She drains both, SU beats No. 15 Louisville 73-72. Great move by FLJ to insert Kennedi Perkins late to take Fair off the ball.
FINAL: Syracuse 73, Louisville 72 The Orange come back to beat the #15 Cards. Crazy finish at the Dome hands UofL their 5th loss of the season #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
FINAL: Syracuse 73, Louisville 72
Syracuse takes their first lead of the game off a Fair Layup. 69-68 with 2:15 left #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
END 3 | Louisville up 57-52. Nyla Harris with 18 points and 11 rebounds, Kiki Jefferson with a big offensive start to the third quarter now has 11. Whenever it was that I Tweeted about Syracuse and its offensive rebounds, the Orange haven’t scored a put-back basket since then.
END 3: Louisville 57, Syracuse 52
HALF: Louisville 40, Syracuse 37 Dyaisha Fair knocks down a crazy buzzer beater but the Cardinals take the lead into the break. Nyla Harris has been exceptional during the Cardinals' stretch of ranked games and has a game-high 14 points.
HALF: Louisville 40, Syracuse 37 If you need a good summary of this game so far, look no further than that last sequence: fast break bucket by Harris, then a Fair buzzer beater from WAYYY downtown. Fun game in CNY through two quarters #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
HALFTIME | In Syracuse, Louisville shores up its rebounding behind a really fantastic effort by Nyla Harris, who finishes the half with 14 points and 7 boards. Dyaisha Fair with 13 for Syracuse. Louisville leads 40-37. https://t.co/wY5hpeW9Ra
Syracuse has rebounded 12 of its 17 missed shots, but leads Louisville women only 9-8 in second-chance points and trails 33-28 in the game. Louisville has led by as many as eight, would lead by more but for rebounding.
END 1: Louisville 25, Syracuse 19 Back and forth so far but Jayda Curry is doing her thing to keep the Cards up early. Nyla Harris leads the way with 6 after a quarter #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
END 1: Louisville 25, Syracuse 19
Hell of an effort by Miami, but UNC hangs on for a much-needed bounce back win. Cadeau didn’t have the greatest end of game, but the freshman guard keeps taking strides. RJ Davis got back to his typically-efficient self. Tar Heels need to get Seth Trimble back ASAP, though.
Final: UNC 75, Miami 72. Tar Heels survive a multitude of late mistakes. https://t.co/tWbAvJFdsO
A *lane violation* bails UNC out with 1.4 seconds left. Looked like it would've been Miami ball, with a chance to tie. Tar Heels have done just about everything they can to lose this game in the final minutes.
Norchad Omier can't score from under the rim, and UNC gets the rebound. Miami fouling now.
UNC 68, Miami 56; 7:33 left. Some Miami fans headed for the exits. Imagine that. Elliot Cadeau with his first multi-3 game of the season, with two. RJ Davis with 25 points and five 3s.
UNC 60, Miami 50; 12:30 left. So far, the second-half answer the Tar Heels needed to provide here.
Tar Heels on a 14-5 run to start the half.
Second half about to begin here. Miami with a one-point lead. UNC made its final three shots from the field after that 3-for-17 stretch. Cormac Ryan is 10 for his past 40 from 3. Would be a good time for him to break out of his slump. Feels like a big 20 minutes for Tar Heels.
HALFTIME: Miami 41, No. 3 UNC 40. Omier 16 pts and 5 reb. Pack 18 pts (4 threes). Bacot 2 pts, 7 reb for Tar Heels, Davis 16 pts. @MiamiHerald @HeraldSports @CanesHoops #GoCanes #ACC
HALF: Hurricanes lead UNC 41-40. Nijel Pack has 18. Norchad Omier has 16. Hurricanes need someone else to step up in the second half, but this is a tight ballgame after it looked like the Tar Heels were about to run away with it early.
Halftime: Miami 41, UNC 40. Tar Heels led by as many as 12. https://t.co/3ctMgEGjd8
Wooga Poplar layup gives UM a 34-33 lead over No.3 UNC. Crowd on its feet. @MiamiHerald @MiamiHerald @CanesHoops #GoCanes #ACC https://t.co/TBdDblhFPx
Miami 34, UNC 33; 3:29 1H. Hurricanes have stormed back here. If you're wondering how, this stat may be useful: UNC is has missed six of its past seven shots from the field. Miami, meanwhile, has made six of its past eight. Crowd is into it for the first time.
Joe Girard leads Clemson to victory in his return to Syracuse https://t.co/XnlhsICll9
Three-point play by Norchad Omier cuts UM deficit to six, 29-23..Third-ranked Tar Heels lead with 6 minutes to go first half. @MiamiHerald @HeraldSports @CanesHoops
Hurricanes trail 29-22 with Norchad Omier set to take an and-1 foul shot. 6:51 left in the first half. Omier has 8, Pack has 10.
Tar Heels on a 15-2 run, shooting 60 percent, race to a 15-4 lead over Miami, 1-of-last 7, shooting 22 percent. @MiamiHerald @HeraldSports @CanesHoops #GoCanes #ACC
Timeout, Jim Larranaga and Miami here 4:42 into things. UNC with an early 15-4 lead. The kind of start it needed after Tuesday (when it trailed by a similar score, at a similar point). RJ Davis with a pair of 3s; Cormac Ryan with another (also encouraging for Tar Heels).
Starting lineups: Miami: Cleveland, Joseph, Pack, Poplar, Omier. UNC: Cadeau, Ryan, Davis, Bacot, Ingram. @MiamiHerald @HeraldSports @CanesHoops #GoCanes #ACC
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Last 2 wins for @ClemsonMBB -1st win at Syracuse since 2016 -2nd win EVER at UNC
Good fight for Syracuse to come back, but a veteran Clemson team made all the plays down the stretch to seal it. And JG3 now has 2,000 career points.⤵️ https://t.co/VXfF71MuOW
How do you win at Syracuse while racking up 21 turnovers? Pretty simple: You shoot 60.8 percent (to 39.1 for Orange) and own a 41-24 rebounding advantage. Two huge road wins for Clemson this week. Best four players (Hall, Schieffelin, Girard, Hunter) are playing really well.
Clemson has now won consecutive games for the first time since victories over Queens and Radford to close out the non-conference slate. Wins over No. 3 UNC and Syracuse mark the first time the Tigers have strung together ACC wins. https://t.co/VTvEPpBVKR
Clemson guard Joe Girard has joined BYU's Jimmer Fredette in becoming the second Glens Falls (NY) High School graduate with 2,000+ Div. I points. Girard hit the 2K plateau moments ago, playing against his old team at Syracuse.
Clemson had about as impressive a week as just about anyone with a pair of road wins over North Carolina and Syracuse. Joe Girard III averaged 19.5 points and was 9-of-15 from 3 in the two wins.
Two big road wins for Clemson basketball this week... At No 3 UNC and at Syracuse
Clemson guard Joe Girard has joined BYU's Jimmer Fredette in becoming the second Glens Falls (NY) HS graduate with 2,000+ Div. I points. Girard hit the 2K plateau moments ago, playing against his old team at Syracuse.
Both of Clemson’s games this week played out in a similar manner. Tuesday at North Carolina: Led by 16 in 1st half Tied with less than 4 min to play Won by 4 Saturday at Syracuse: Led by 15 in 1st half Tied with less than 4 min to play Won by 9
Clemson tried as best as it could to give this one away with 21 turnovers but grabs the 77-68 win over Syracuse. Joe Girard leads the Tigers with 18 points in his return to the Dome.
Clemson overcomes turnovers to build some momentum with a 77-68 win at Syracuse. Joe Girard leads the Tigers (16-7, 6-6 ACC) in his return to Cuse, scoring 18 on 5-6 shooting (4-5 from 3). Also reaches 2,000 career points. PJ Hall with 15 & 10. Chase Hunter, 14 pts, 7 assists.
Joe Girard has hit 2,000 career points. Appropriate he sets that mark at the Dome. Clemson 75, Syracuse 68. :42 remain.
Clemson’s Joe Girard III just scored his 2,000th point at the Carrier Dome - where he called home for the first 4 years of his college career.
Joe Girard has been superb in his return game to Syracuse. Has 18 points on 4 of 5 three point shooting. Clemson closing on a terrific road win.
Bell hits a 3 (he's getting good at faking out defenders there) and cuts the Clemson lead to 73-68. :51 to go. Girard has been at the FT line a bunch down the stretch. They'll keep giving him the ball.
Joe Girard goes to the line with 1:02 left and Clemson up 71-65. He makes both and that gives him 18 for the day and 2,000 for his college career.
Girard, the best #FreeThrowsMatter shooter in the ACC, makes 2. Clemson 71, SU 63. 1:04 to go.
JJ Jumper ties it at 60. Then Hall inside and Hunter scored to give Clemson a 64-60 lead 2:28 to go. https://t.co/zLo6JCNfFQ
Syracuse 59, Clemson 58. Quadir with 1/2 #FreeThrowsMatter 4:14 to go. Clemson has 21 turnovers. Maliq Brown picks up a 4th foul.
Between the turnovers and the MUCH BETTER rebounding, Syracuse has had more possessions and more shots in this second half. Clemson by 4. It's gotten interesting.
Maliq Brown picks up his third foul. Really weak call. Bert Smith, Raymie Styons and Justin Porterfield are having a rough 2nd half. Clemson 57, SU 53. 7:55 to go.
Loud boos here at the Dome. No for Girard this time, but for the refs who called a foul on JJ Starling even though it appears he was hit with an elbow. Clemson 57, Syracuse 53. They are reviewing the play. 8:56 to go.
Girard bangs home another 3-pointer. Big shot for Clemson.
Judah Mintz hits back-to-back jumpers in the paint and cuts the Clemson lead to 52-49 with 10:39 to go. SU has built back into this thing possession-by-possession, taking what Clemson gives them. Better movement on both ends. A Girard missed 3 (and attempted flop) sets up Judah
Clemson 51, Syracuse 45. Girard hit a 3 complete with the shush gesture directed at the Dome crowd. Clemson out-shooting SU 61-35% and Clemson has a huge rebounding edge (33-17). Yet, it's a 6-point game. SU is getting to the line more and Tigers have 17 turnovers. 11:42 to go
Rebounds are 6-6 in this half. The Clemson TOs are helping Syracuse climb back into it.
Turnovers: Clemson 17, SU 5
Need Joe Girard to get to 2,000 career points in Syracuse like I need air. 7 points away.
JJ goes 1-2 at the #FreeThrowsMatter line. Schiefflein scores inside. Clemson 48, SU 41. Tigers have 16 turnovers. Definitely more whistles this half as well after the refs took the 1st half off. 12:55 to go.
Boy. Clemson is literally trying to give this thing away. Tigers are up to 15 turnovers. Really sloppy out of halftime. Clemson 41, Syracuse 34. 15:49 to go.
Clemson has turned it over four times already in this half. Orange within 5
Girard with a big shot. A jumper off a dribble to stop SU's 8-0 run. He's 3-for-3 on the day with 8 points.
Just like that, it's somewhat of a game out of halftime. Clemson turns the ball over a bunch. JJ Starling and Chris Bell hit 3's (Bell missed the FT for a 4-point play). Clemson 39, SU 32. 17:00 to go.
Well, I didn't see this coming. Syracuse opens half on a 8-0 run with 3s from JJ Starling and Chris Bell. Clemson leads 37-32