January 2023 - Page 6 of 8 - The Juice Online

Monday evening’s game against Miami, ranked No. 39 in NET, represents an opportunity for a quadrant one win for Syracuse.

Though freshmen guard Judah Mintz shot just 3 for 9, he also finished with eight assists and turned the ball over just once.

While the full-court press will garner the attention, it was only partially responsible for the Orange comeback.

Syracuse leaned on a couple unusual sources to come back for a 78-73 home win over Notre Dame on Saturday night.

Syracuse appeared on the ropes after a JJ Starling layup with 6:20 left gave Notre Dame a 68-62 lead, but the Orange rallied.

When Syracuse reserve forward Maliq Brown has been given extended minutes by Jim Boeheim, he’s made the most of them.

Syracuse found its offensive rhythm early against Virginia Tech and it carried through to the final buzzer.

Jesse Edwards shot 4 of 10, making it five straight games where he has made half or fewer of his shots from the field.

The Syracuse offense clicked on all cylinders for most of Wednesday night, powering them to an 82-72 home victory over Virginia Tech.

Syracuse, up 43-37 at intermission, began the second on a 12-2 run, and took a 55-39 lead after Joe Girard’s 3-pointer with 16:23 to go.