The Syracuse College offense disappeared down the stretch earlier than falling to Virginia Tech in a battle of groups that shared the longest lively win streak in Atlantic Coast Convention males’s basketball.
Justyn Mutts recorded the second triple-double in staff historical past to elevate the Hokies to the 71-59 victory over the Orange in entrance of 8,925 followers Saturday night time at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
Buddy Boeheim scored a game-high 21 factors to steer SU however a six-minute scoreless drought that ended with 50 seconds left was an excessive amount of to beat.
Syracuse (13-12 total, 7-7 ACC) had its four-game win streak snapped and is off this week earlier than internet hosting Boston School at midday subsequent Saturday to start a grueling stretch run.
Buddy Boeheim scored on a excessive arcing shot off the dribble to tie the sport at 54 apiece with six minutes and 55 seconds left.
Virginia Tech then reeled off a 13-0 run and saved Syracuse off the board till Boeheim hit a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left to chop the deficit to 67-57.
Mutts completed with 12 factors, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds, whereas Keve Aluma scored a team-best 20 factors within the fifth straight win for the Hokies (15-7, 7-7).
Syracuse level guard Joe Girard III scored 16 factors, together with a 4-for-7 mark from behind the arc, and the junior from Glens Falls surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his profession.
Sophomore middle Frank Anselem hauled in a game-high 15 rebounds, essentially the most for any SU participant this season.
He performed 37 minutes in his first profession begin rather than Jesse Edwards, who was dominated out for the season Thursday on account of a left wrist fracture. Syracuse had began the identical lineup for all prior 24 video games.
“It’s basketball, simply exit and play,” Anselem stated afterward in a video on the SU Athletics website online. “I’ve thought of it, however you don’t need to get in a state of affairs the place you’re like: ‘Oh, Jesse’s out.’ I don’t need to go on the market and make a mistake the place you’re simply being in your head.”
Cole Swider provided 10 rebounds to go together with eight factors, lacking all 5 of his makes an attempt from deep whereas ending 4-for-13 total for SU. Jimmy Boeheim went 2-for-9 and scored six on a pair of 3-pointers.
Each groups entered having gained 4 straight video games as the highest 3-point taking pictures squads within the ACC. They every tried 27 from deep and SU made 10 whereas Virginia Tech hit eight.
The Hokies held a 10-point edge in factors within the paint and a 16-point benefit on free throws, the place SU went simply 1-for-4.
The Orange will take the midweek bye then gear up for a stretch of 5 video games in 10 days beginning subsequent Saturday in its second conflict with the Eagles. Syracuse beat host Boston School, 73-64, on Feb. 8.
