Syracuse needs OT to top Richmond, reach Empire final
Judah Mintz skies for big slam dunk
Judah Mintz skies for big slam dunk
NEW YORK -- — Joseph Girard III scored a career high 31 points and Syracuse needed overtime to get past Richmond, 74-71 Monday night to advance to the championship game of the Empire Classic.
The Orange will play St. John's Tuesday night for the tournament championship. The Red Storm beat Temple, 78-72 to reach the final.
Isaiah Bigelow hit a 3-pointer with 5:56 left in regulation to give Richmond a 62-57 lead, but it was the Spiders' last field goal in regulation, adding only a free throw by Tyler Burton with 52 seconds left to tie the game at 63. Richmond turned the ball over with five seconds left without getting off a shot and Syracuse got the ball under the basket but could not beat the buzzer with a layup.
Chris Bell and Judah Mintz hit jumpers a minute apart in overtime to give Syracuse a 72-68 lead with 1:03 left and Girard added two free throws with six seconds left before Jason Nelson hit a 3 for Richmond to set the final margin.
Girard hit 12 of 24 from the field, including 4 of 11 from distance, to lead the Orange (3-1). Mintz added 16 points with four assists and three steals and Jesse Edwards contributed 10 points, eight rebounds and six blocked shots.
Bigelow hit 3 of 9 from beyond the arc and led Richmond (2-3) with 17 points. Nelson added 14 points and six assists, Tyler Burton had 13 points and 15 assists and Jason Roche came off the bench to hit 4 of 8 from distance to add 12 points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- D.J. Carstensen
- Justin Porterfield
- Nathan Farrell
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Boston College | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
California | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
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Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Stanford | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
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Davidson | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Dayton | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Duquesne | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Fordham | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
George Mason | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
George Washington | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
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Loyola Chicago | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Massachusetts | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Rhode Island | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Richmond | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Saint Joseph's | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Saint Louis | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
St. Bonaventure | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
VCU | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |