Syracuse basketball defeats Georgia Tech 80-63 (final score, recap) - syracuse.com

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Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse basketball team takes on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at 12 p.m. Saturday at McCamish Pavilion.

The game will air locally on YES Network.

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FINAL: Syracuse 80, Georgia Tech 63

The first half was a back-and-forth affair for a bit, but it was all Orange in the second half.

Joe Girard led Syracuse with 28 points. Girard was 6-10 from 3-point range and shot 11-of-21 overall. He also dished out 7 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds for SU.

Syracuse dominated Georgia Tech in the paint, outscoring the Yellow Jackets there 44-24. Maliq Brown poured in a career-high 18 points for Syracuse. Jesse Edwards added 14 and 7.

Freshman point guard Judah Mintz recovered from a rough game against Miami earlier this week to score 13 points and dish out 6 assists,

Second Half

:49 remaining: Syracuse 76, Georgia Tech 61

“Logo” Joe Girard strikes deep for 3. He has 28 points.

Judah Mintz has 11 points and six assists for Syracuse.

4:58 remaining: Syracuse 69, Georgia Tech 57

Judah Mintz with a deep pass to Brown for a dunk. Brown has 16 points. Jesse Edwards up to 14.

Syracuse has dominated the paint against the Yellow Jackets with a 40-20 points the paint edge.

8:03 remaining: Syracuse 61, Georgia Tech 54

Kelly hits a 3-pointer for the Yellow Jackets to cut into the Syracuse lead but Joe Girard responds with a bucket. Girard has 23 points for Syracuse.

10:59 remaining: Syracuse 57, Georgia Tech 46

Joe Girard has 21 points for the Orange. It’s the seventh time this season he has gone over 20 points.

Maliq Brown with a power jam for the Orange to get to 12 points on the day. Brown’s steady play has been important as Jesse Edwards is just starting to find a rhythm. He has 10 points and 6 rebounds.

13:26 remaining: Syracuse 50, Georgia Tech 39

Jesse Edwards and Maliq Brown score inside to give SU the 11-point lead. Girard had the assist on both.

16:00 remaining: Syracuse 46, Georgia Tech 39

Judah Mintz came out of the halftime break with a pep in his step, challenging Yellow Jacket defenders in the paint. He has 9 points.

17:39 remaining: Syracuse 44, Georgia Tech 36

Coleman hits a 3-pointer for the Yellow Jackets but Mintz answers right away for the Orange.

Halftime: Syracuse 40, Georgia Tech 33

The Yellow Jackets led by as many as 11 points but a 17-0 surge put the Orange on top.

Joe Girard has 18 points for SU, including a 3-3 mark from 3-point range. Maliq Brown had a nice first half with six points, two rebounds and 4 assists.

Dallan Coleman leads Georgia Tech with 11 points.

Syracuse shot 14-of-27 in the first half. Georgia Tech was 14-of-26.

First Half

1:35 remaining: Syracuse 38, Georgia Tech 32

Judah Mintz hits two free throws to give the Orange a six-point lead with halftime approaching in Atlanta.

3:34 remaining: Syracuse 35, Georgia Tech 32

After a 17-0 run by Syracuse, Georgia Tech starting to get back in the game by scoring on consecutive possessions.

Joe Girard has 18 points to far and away be SU’s leading scorer for the Orange so far.

Maliq Brown has four steals in this game.

At one point, Boeheim put a unique lineup of Copeland, Hima, Brown, Torrence and Girard to shake things up a bit.

7:41 remaining: Syracuse 33, Georgia Tech 25

Joe Girard for three. It came off a steal by Maliq Brown. 17 straight points for the Orange. Girard has 18 points overall.

7:41 remaining: Syracuse 28, Georgia Tech 25

Joe Girard has been on a heater for the Orange to give it the lead back on the Yellow Jackets. He has 15 points, including 3-3 from distance. Syracuse went on a 10-0 run to get the lead back.

Joe Girard has scored or assisted on 14 of the last 16 Syracuse points.

10:57 remaining: Georgia Tech 25, Syracuse 23

Joe Girard with a nice pick pocket and coast-to-coast drive to cut GT’s lead down to 25-20. Then he hits a 3 to cut Georgia Tech’s lead down to two points.

10:57 remaining: Georgia Tech 23, Syracuse 14.

GT is now shooting 10-14, Syracuse is 5-13. The Yellow Jackets are attacking the rim and taking good 3′s, accepting what the Orange defense has given them so far.

12:41 remaining: Georgia Tech 21, Syracuse 10.

The slow starts that plagued the Orange all season have shown up again here. GT shooting 9-13, Syracuse is 3-10. Yellow Jackets playing with more purpose and energy right now.

15:27 remaining: Georgia Tech 15, Syracuse 8.

Four different players are on the board for the Yellow Jackets, who have already hit 3-of-4 from 3-point range.

Jesse Edwards had a highlight-reel dunk for the Orange. Joe Girard has a 3-pointer for SU.

Pregame

Syracuse (12-7, 5-3 ACC) is just 2Syracuse (12-7, 5-3 ACC) is just 2-3 on the road this season with losses at Illinois, Virginia and Miami. Georgia Tech (8-10, 1-7) has lost its last four gameshe road this season with losses at Illinois, Virginia and Miami.

Georgia Tech (8-10, 1-7) has lost its last four games.

Here is the starting five for Syracuse.

G - 3 - Judah Mintz

G - 11 - Joe Girard III

F - 0 - Chris Bell

F - 13 - Benny Williams

C - 14 - Jesse Edwards

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