Syracuse snaps two-game skid against Pitt with 77-61 win
Syracuse takes down Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Syracuse Orange: Full Highlights
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- — Buddy Boeheim scored 24 points, reaching the 20-point mark for the eighth time this season, and Jimmy Boeheim added 18 as Syracuse beat Pittsburgh 77-61 on Tuesday night.
Jesse Edwards added 12 points and Cole Swider 10 for the Orange.
Syracuse (8-8, 2/3 Atlantic Coast Conference) used a 12-3 run to start the second half and gradually began pulling away. Jimmy Boeheim's layup with 15:47 to go gave Syracuse its first double-digit lead at 47-37.
Pitt didn't make its first field goal of the second half until Mouhamadou Gueye's basket with 10:44 left to get within 58-43.
Jamarius Burton, Gueye and Femi Odukale each scored 14 points for Pitt (6-10, 1-4).
John Hugley's dunk with 8:02 left before halftime sparked a 13-0 run and the Panthers took their first lead to go up 32-25 a little more than four minutes later. The Orange staged their own rally finishing with a 10-4 lead to go up by a point at the break.
The game was the 121st meeting between the Orange and the Panthers. Syracuse leads the series 74-47. Prior to the two losses to the Panthers in 2021, the Orange had won seven straight against their long-time foe.
Pittsburgh is scheduled to host Louisville on Saturday while Syracuse is to play Florida State at home on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Ron Groover
- A.J. Desai
- Pat Adams
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | 17-3 | - | 29-8 |
Duke | 15-5 | 2 | 27-9 |
Virginia | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Pittsburgh | 12-8 | 5 | 22-11 |
Clemson | 11-9 | 6 | 24-12 |
Syracuse | 11-9 | 6 | 20-12 |
Wake Forest | 11-9 | 6 | 21-14 |
Virginia Tech | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Florida State | 10-10 | 7 | 17-16 |
NC State | 9-11 | 8 | 26-15 |
Boston College | 8-12 | 9 | 20-16 |
Georgia Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
Notre Dame | 7-13 | 10 | 13-20 |
Miami | 6-14 | 11 | 15-17 |
Louisville | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |