Against its former Big East rival, Syracuse (7-2) found itself down 13 after the first half to Georgetown (7-2). The Orange had only scored 22 points in their first 20 minutes of play. But a 50-point second half eruption from the Orange kept them in the game. Down one-point, Tyus Battle pulled up from inside the 3-point line to give SU the lead with 2.5 seconds left.
Here are the best shots from Syracuse’s 72-71 win against Georgetown.
More than 24,000 fans watched the Orange and Hoyas meet to renew an old Big East rivalry.
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Syracuse entered the break down 13, facing a second-consecutive game with a double-digit deficit against the Hoyas.
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Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing was a star for the Hoyas in the 1980s and made trips as a player to the Carrier Dome.
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Junior guard Elijah Hughes scored 15 points in 38 minutes. He hit four 3-pointers.
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Senior guard Frank Howard will use this week to get back to full strength and become a threat, SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. He was essentially a non-factor Saturday, although he did rack up four steals.
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Hughes penetrated a bit, but most of his production came from deep.
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Battle was 1-for-8 in the first half, but he turned on the switch in the second.
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The Orange was 1-for-14 in the first half from deep. “Our offense just wasn’t there,” Boeheim said.
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Sophomore forward Oshae Brissett scored 12 points and had nine rebounds.
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Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers and the Orange football team were honored at halftime. Babers urged the crowd to support the team by attending the Camping World Bowl game in Orlando, Florida on Dec. 28.
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Brissett looks to make a move from the top of the key.
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“We’re two or three weeks behind where we’d like to be,” Boeheim said. “We played with desperation in the second half.”
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The Carrier Dome erupted behind Battle’s outstanding play.
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Georgetown senior center Jessie Govan erupted for 22 points and freshman guard Mac McClung scored 18 points, but Battle was the star.
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Syracuse had 14 fast-break points to Georgetown’s seven.
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Brissett conducts his bow-and-arrow 3-point celebration as the crowd went wild.
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“If we want to be good in the long run, we need Paschal (Chukwu) to do well,” Boeheim said.
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Freshman point guard Jalen Carey scored three points on 1-for-4 shooting over 23 minutes. He played quality minutes in place of Howard, who was facing foul trouble.
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Howard looks to attack.
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Carey drilled a corner 3-pointer late to finish 1-for-3 from deep.
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Syracuse has won five-straight games.
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The Hoyas dominated the first half and appeared on the brink of a blowout, but SU started strong in the second half to gain momentum.
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Boeheim said, “I challenged Tyus at half time: You can’t play like this and win.” Boeheim later described Battle as a “monster” in the second half.
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Battle drilled the game-winner with 2.5 seconds on the clock.
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Director of Athletics John Wildhack’s son congratulates Battle for a big shot.
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The SU cheerleaders were all smiles after the game.
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Georgetown assistant coach Louis Orr played for Boeheim in the 1970s, and Orr said he owes his basketball life to the SU head man who recruited him when no one else would.
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The Orange plays next in a week at home against Old Dominion.
Alexandra Moreo | The Daily OrangePublished on December 8, 2018 at 8:12 pm Contact Alexandra: amoreo@syr.edu
