Syracuse continued to reverse its season with a 69-61 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon, giving the Orange (13-7, 6-3 Atlantic Coast) five-straight wins since starting the new year 0-2. Buddy Boeheim scored 18 points in the first half and, despite Elijah Hughes not scoring over the opening 20 minutes, the Orange built a 20-point lead that withstood Pitt’s second-half comeback.
Now sitting at fourth place in the ACC standings, the Orange travel to Clemson on Wednesday in search of their sixth-straight win.
Here are the best photos from Saturday afternoon’s game.
Quincy Guerrier played 27 minutes against the Panthers, his most since Nov. 29 against Penn State.
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Joe Girard III shot just 25% from the field on Saturday, and even missed a free throw despite shooting 94.5% this season.
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Elijah Hughes went scoreless during the first half but tallied points when the Orange needed them down the stretch. He finished with 10, his fewest in a game this season.
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Syracuse out-rebounded the Panthers 39-33, marking the fourth-straight game the Orange have won the battle on the boards.
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Buddy Boeheim scored 18 points in the first half, tallying just three less than the Panthers did in the opening 20 minutes.
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Syracuse is now 6-0 this season in games that head coach Jim Boeheim has thrown off his suit jacket.
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Girard had one of Syracuse's 13 turnovers against Pittsburgh, a stat that allowed the Panthers to claw back from their early deficit.
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Guerrier's 10 points and eight rebounds left the freshman just short of his second double-double this season.
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Seventeen points left Marek Dolezaj two short of tying his season-high, a number set against Seattle on Nov. 16.
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After his high-scoring first half, Buddy sunk just one 3-pointer in the second half. During that time, secondary scoring allowed the Orange to keep their lead.
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Buddy's seven field goals were the most made by a Syracuse player against the Panthers, and he had his highest 3-point percentage since the Boston College game on Jan. 15.
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Elijah Hughes played the entire game for the 13th time this season.
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Bourama Sidibe suffered from foul trouble and scored just four points only days after tying his season-high 12 against Notre Dame.
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Now with a role in Syracuse's rotation, Brycen Goodine played six minutes against Pitt.
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Girard's four defensive rebounds tied for the second-most on Syracuse.
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Syracuse's five-game winning streak in conference play is its longest since 2016-17, when the Orange lost in the second round of the NIT.
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With one of the Orange's six steals on Saturday, Guerrier helped kickstart a transition offense that scored 18 fast-break points.
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As the sixth man in Syracuse's rotation, Guerrier has become the Orange's go-to guy when Sidibe gets into foul trouble.
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Buddy connected on 50% of his 3-pointers against the Panthers, one game after not making a shot from behind the arc for the first time this season.
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The Orange next face Clemson on Wednesday, traveling to South Carolina and looking to extend their win streak to six games.
Max Freund | Staff PhotographerPublished on January 25, 2020 at 6:01 pm Contact Max: mefreund@syr.edu
