1 | 2 | T | |
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VT | 27 | 44 | 71 |
SYR | 45 | 39 | 84 |
Mintz scores 29 points and Syracuse wins third straight game, beating Hokies 84-71
Judah Mintz gets the and-1 layup to fall
Judah Mintz gets the and-1 layup to fall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- — Judah Mintz scored 29 points and Syracuse again withstood a second-half rally before pulling away from Virginia Tech 84-71 on Tuesday night in the Orange's season home finale.
Mintz was 10-of-17 shooting and made all eight of his free throws. JJ Starling scored 13 points and Maliq Brown and Quadir Copeland 12 each with Brown adding eight rebounds for Syracuse (19-10, 10-8 ACC).
Sean Pedulla scored 18 points, Lynn Kidd had 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds, Hunter Cattoor added 12 points and Mylyjael Poteat 11 points for the Hokies (15-13, 7-10).
This was Syracuse's third straight win and it came in somewhat familiar fashion. The Orange had big halftime leads — 15 points over North Carolina State and 20 over Notre Dame — before pulling out four- and three-point victories. Starling's 3-pointer to open the second half put the Orange up 21, but Virginia Tech came back within eight. Then Mintz led off a 7-0 run over the final three minutes with a three-point play while the Hokies missed their next four shots.
Syracuse shot 57%, Virginia Tech 49% with the Orange outscoring the Hokies 18-9 off 10 turnovers, ending a three-game run of single-digit turnovers for Virginia Tech.
Syracuse took the lead for good midway through the first half and outscored the Hokies 24-8 over the final eight minutes and leading 45-27 at the break with Mintz scoring 16 points.
Virginia Tech is host to Wake Forest on Saturday. Syracuse plays at Louisville on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- John Gaffney
- Ted Valentine
- Tommy Morrissey
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 |