Syracuse 83-71 Niagara (21 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Niagara Purple Eagles

3-8, 1-4 away

	1	2	T
NIA	28	43	71
SYR	38	45	83

TIME	NIA	SYR
19:33	Ahmad Henderson II missed Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Naheem McLeod Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:16	JJ Starling missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:13	Randy Tucker Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:10	Luke Bumbalough Turnover.	0	0
18:52	Judah Mintz made Jumper.	0	2
18:24	Luke Bumbalough made Jumper.	2	2
18:03	Chris Bell made Jumper.	2	4
17:30	Ahmad Henderson II missed Jumper.	2	4
17:27	Judah Mintz Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:16	JJ Starling Turnover.	2	4
17:16	Randy Tucker Steal.	2	4
17:03	Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Jumper.	2	4
17:03	Niagara Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:03	Harlan Obioha Turnover.	2	4
17:03	Justin Taylor Steal.	2	4
17:02	Judah Mintz missed Jumper.	2	4
16:59	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:54	Foul on Judah Mintz.	2	4
16:32	Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Jumper.	2	4
16:32	Justin Taylor Block.	2	4
16:26	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Offensive Rebound.	2	4
16:25	Harlan Obioha missed Layup.	2	4
16:23	Randy Tucker Offensive Rebound.	2	4
16:20	Ahmad Henderson II missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
16:17	Judah Mintz Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:13	JJ Starling made Jumper. Assisted by Chris Bell.	2	6
15:58	Harlan Obioha Turnover.	2	6
15:58	Official TV Timeout	2	6
15:48	Chris Bell missed Jumper.	2	6
15:45	Ahmad Henderson II Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:28	Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aime Rutayisire.	5	6
15:08	Judah Mintz made Jumper.	5	8
15:08	Foul on Ahmad Henderson II.	5	8
15:08	Judah Mintz made Free Throw.	5	9
14:41	Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aime Rutayisire.	8	9
14:20	Judah Mintz missed Jumper.	8	9
14:17	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.	8	9
14:13	Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Layup.	8	9
14:10	Naheem McLeod Defensive Rebound.	8	9
14:02	Justin Taylor missed Jumper.	8	9
13:59	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.	8	9
13:57	Dre Bullock made Layup. Assisted by Yaw Obeng-Mensah.	10	9
13:33	JJ Starling missed Three Point Jumper.	10	9
13:30	Naheem McLeod Offensive Rebound.	10	9
13:30	Chris Bell missed Three Point Jumper.	10	9
13:26	Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.	10	9
13:22	Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.	10	9
13:22	Naheem McLeod Block.	10	9
13:16	Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.	10	9
13:15	Judah Mintz made Dunk. Assisted by Chris Bell.	10	11
12:55	Braxton Bayless Turnover.	10	11
12:36	Foul on Kwane Marble.	10	11
12:36	Quadir Copeland made Free Throw.	10	12
12:36	Quadir Copeland missed Free Throw.	10	12
12:36	Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.	10	12
12:20	Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dre Bullock.	13	12
12:08	Quadir Copeland missed Three Point Jumper.	13	12
12:04	Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.	13	12
11:58	Foul on Maliq Brown.	13	12
11:58	Official TV Timeout	13	12
11:38	Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.	13	12
11:35	Syracuse Defensive Rebound.	13	12
11:20	Benny Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.	13	15
10:47	Ahmad Henderson II missed Layup.	13	15
10:43	Judah Mintz Defensive Rebound.	13	15
10:39	Benny Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	13	15
10:35	Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.	13	15
10:33	Ahmad Henderson II missed Three Point Jumper.	13	15
10:30	Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.	13	15
10:24	Quadir Copeland made Layup.	13	17
10:10	Braxton Bayless missed Layup.	13	17
10:10	Benny Williams Block.	13	17
10:00	Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.	13	17
9:59	Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Jumper.	13	17
9:55	Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.	13	17
9:48	Harlan Obioha made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.	15	17
9:27	Quadir Copeland missed Layup.	15	17
9:24	Kwane Marble Defensive Rebound.	15	17
9:21	Foul on Benny Williams.	15	17
9:21	Kwane Marble made Free Throw.	16	17
9:21	Kwane Marble made Free Throw.	17	17
9:07	Foul on Harlan Obioha.	17	17
9:07	Maliq Brown made Free Throw.	17	18
9:07	Maliq Brown made Free Throw.	17	19
8:51	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Turnover.	17	19
8:51	Kyle Cuffe Jr. Steal.	17	19
8:48	Foul on Randy Tucker.	17	19
8:48	Benny Williams missed Free Throw.	17	19
8:48	Syracuse Offensive Rebound.	17	19
8:48	Benny Williams made Free Throw.	17	20
8:27	Randy Tucker missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
8:23	Benny Williams Defensive Rebound.	17	20
8:19	Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Benny Williams.	17	22
7:58	Luke Bumbalough missed Layup.	17	22
7:58	Maliq Brown Block.	17	22
7:54	Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.	17	22
7:48	Quadir Copeland made Layup.	17	24
7:44	Niagara Timeout	17	24
7:28	Ahmad Henderson II missed Jumper.	17	24
7:25	Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.	17	24
7:21	Quadir Copeland made Layup.	17	26
7:07	Kwane Marble Turnover.	17	26
7:07	JJ Starling Steal.	17	26
7:01	Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.	17	28
6:38	Aime Rutayisire made Jumper. Assisted by Kwane Marble.	19	28
6:38	Foul on Quadir Copeland.	19	28
6:38	Aime Rutayisire made Free Throw.	20	28
6:18	JJ Starling missed Jumper.	20	28
6:15	Quadir Copeland Offensive Rebound.	20	28
6:14	Quadir Copeland Turnover.	20	28
6:14	Aime Rutayisire Steal.	20	28
6:08	Dre Bullock missed Dunk.	20	28
6:04	Randy Tucker Offensive Rebound.	20	28
6:01	Foul on Justin Taylor.	20	28
5:54	Dre Bullock Turnover.	20	28
5:37	Quadir Copeland made Jumper.	20	30
5:09	Randy Tucker missed Three Point Jumper.	20	30
5:06	Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.	20	30
5:02	Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Layup.	20	30
4:58	Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.	20	30
4:58	Maliq Brown made Layup.	20	32
4:37	Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.	23	32
4:17	Quadir Copeland missed Jumper.	23	32
4:17	Dre Bullock Block.	23	32
4:11	Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.	23	32
4:09	Randy Tucker missed Layup.	23	32
4:05	Aime Rutayisire Offensive Rebound.	23	32
4:05	Aime Rutayisire missed Layup.	23	32
4:04	Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.	23	32
3:48	Maliq Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Cuffe Jr..	23	35
3:17	Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.	23	35
3:14	Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.	23	35
3:12	Justin Taylor missed Layup.	23	35
3:12	Dre Bullock Block.	23	35
3:12	Syracuse Offensive Rebound.	23	35
3:11	Official TV Timeout	23	35
3:07	JJ Starling missed Jumper.	23	35
3:04	Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.	23	35
2:52	Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Jumper. Assisted by Dre Bullock.	25	35
2:31	Judah Mintz missed Jumper.	25	35
2:28	Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.	25	35
2:01	Dre Bullock missed Three Point Jumper.	25	35
1:58	Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.	25	35
1:47	JJ Starling missed Three Point Jumper.	25	35
1:44	Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.	25	35
1:38	Braxton Bayless Turnover.	25	35
1:38	Judah Mintz Steal.	25	35
1:33	Chris Bell missed Three Point Jumper.	25	35
1:30	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.	25	35
1:16	Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Dunk.	25	35
1:12	Justin Taylor Defensive Rebound.	25	35
0:49	Chris Bell missed Jumper.	25	35
0:46	Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.	25	35
0:27	Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper.	28	35
0:13	Syracuse Timeout	28	35
0:03	Foul on Braxton Bayless.	28	35
0:03	Judah Mintz made Free Throw.	28	36
0:03	Judah Mintz made Free Throw.	28	37
0:03	Judah Mintz made Free Throw.	28	38
0:00	End of 1st half	28	38

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10:00 PM, 21 December 2023

Syracuse, NY

Attendance: 18,239

Referees:
Keith Kimble
Roger Ayers
Kellen Miliner

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Marist	2-0	-	9-2
Quinnipiac	2-0	-	6-7
Merrimack	2-0	-	5-8
Mount St. Mary's	1-1	1	8-5
Manhattan	1-1	1	6-5
Niagara	1-1	1	6-7
Siena	1-1	1	6-7
Sacred Heart	1-1	1	5-8
Fairfield	1-1	1	5-8
Iona	1-1	1	4-9
Saint Peter's	0-2	2	5-5
Rider	0-2	2	4-9
Canisius	0-2	2	0-13

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
SMU	2-0	-	11-2
Duke	2-0	-	10-2
Clemson	2-0	-	10-3
Pittsburgh	1-0	0.5	10-2
Stanford	1-0	0.5	9-3
North Carolina	1-0	0.5	8-5
Notre Dame	1-0	0.5	7-5
Wake Forest	1-1	1	9-4
Virginia	1-1	1	8-5
Louisville	1-1	1	8-5
NC State	1-1	1	8-5
California	0-1	1.5	7-5
Syracuse	0-1	1.5	6-6
Virginia Tech	0-1	1.5	5-7
Miami	0-1	1.5	4-8
Florida State	0-2	2	9-4
Boston College	0-2	2	8-5
Georgia Tech	0-2	2	6-7

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