Mintz scores 29 points and Syracuse wins third straight game, beating Hokies 84-71
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Judah Mintz scored 29 points and Syracuse again withstood a second-half rally before pulling away from Virginia Tech 84-71 on Tuesday night in the Orange's season home finale.
Mintz was 10-of-17 shooting and made all eight of his free throws. JJ Starling scored 13 points and Maliq Brown and Quadir Copeland 12 each with Brown adding eight rebounds for Syracuse (19-10, 10-8 ACC).
Sean Pedulla scored 18 points, Lynn Kidd had 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds, Hunter Cattoor added 12 points and Mylyjael Poteat 11 points for the Hokies (15-13, 7-10).
This was Syracuse's third straight win and it came in somewhat familiar fashion. The Orange had big halftime leads - 15 points over North Carolina State and 20 over Notre Dame - before pulling out four- and three-point victories. Starling's 3-pointer to open the second half put the Orange up 21, but Virginia Tech came back within eight. Then Mintz led off a 7-0 run over the final three minutes with a three-point play while the Hokies missed their next four shots.
Syracuse shot 57%, Virginia Tech 49% with the Orange outscoring the Hokies 18-9 off 10 turnovers, ending a three-game run of single-digit turnovers for Virginia Tech.
Syracuse took the lead for good midway through the first half and outscored the Hokies 24-8 over the final eight minutes and leading 45-27 at the break with Mintz scoring 16 points.
Virginia Tech is host to Wake Forest on Saturday. Syracuse plays at Louisville on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Orange gains possession) | ||
| 19:37 | | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:35 |  | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | ||
| 19:19 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Robbie Beran assists) | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:49 | | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | ||
| 18:36 | | Robbie Beran misses two point layup | ||
| 18:34 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 18:12 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Judah Mintz assists) | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | | Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:43 | | Judah Mintz defensive rebound | ||
| 17:40 | | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | | Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:16 | | Justin Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 17:04 | | +2 | Justin Taylor makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists) | 2-6 |
| 16:35 | | +2 | Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup | 4-6 |
| 16:16 | | Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 16:16 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-7 |
| 16:16 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-8 |
| 15:58 | | Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:56 | | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | ||
| 15:35 | | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:33 | | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | ||
| 15:27 | | Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:25 | | Justin Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 15:10 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:57 | | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:55 | | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | ||
| 14:43 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Robbie Beran assists) | 6-8 |
| 14:25 | | Maliq Brown turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 14:05 | | +2 | MJ Collins makes two point turnaround jump shot | 8-8 |
| 13:45 | | Tyler Nickel personal foul (Chris Bell draws the foul) | ||
| 13:45 | | Maliq Brown offensive foul | ||
| 13:45 | | Maliq Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 13:32 | | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot | 11-8 |
| 13:19 | | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:17 | | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | ||
| 13:10 | | Tyler Nickel misses two point layup | ||
| 13:08 | | Justin Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 13:00 | | +3 | Judah Mintz makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists) | 11-11 |
| 12:44 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 13-11 |
| 12:18 | | Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:16 | | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | ||
| 12:06 | | MJ Collins misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 12:04 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point layup (J.J. Starling assists) | 13-13 |
| 10:44 | | Lynn Kidd turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals) | ||
| 10:31 | | +2 | Chris Bell makes two point layup (Judah Mintz assists) | 13-15 |
| 10:04 | | TV timeout | ||
| 9:54 | | Hokies turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:43 | | Mylyjael Poteat personal foul | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point driving layup | 13-17 |
| 9:13 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup | 15-17 |
| 9:13 | | Peter Carey shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-17 |
| 8:58 | | Peter Carey misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Quadir Copeland offensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 8:51 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-19 |
| 8:39 | | Chris Bell blocks Robbie Beran's two point layup | ||
| 8:37 | | Lynn Kidd offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Lynn Kidd turnover (Kyle Cuffe Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point layup | 16-21 |
| 8:17 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-21 |
| 8:17 | | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-21 |
| 7:52 | | +3 | Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists) | 18-24 |
| 7:39 | | Sean Pedulla turnover (Judah Mintz steals) | ||
| 7:38 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Quadir Copeland makes two point layup | 18-26 |
| 6:58 | | Robbie Beran turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals) | ||
| 6:54 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point layup | 18-28 |
| 6:54 | | Robbie Beran shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-29 |
| 6:43 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Tyler Nickel assists) | 20-29 |
| 6:28 | | +2 | Quadir Copeland makes two point layup | 20-31 |
| 6:14 | | MJ Collins misses two point layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Quadir Copeland misses two point layup | ||
| 6:05 | | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Hunter Cattoor makes two point cutting dunk (Robbie Beran assists) | 22-31 |
| 5:32 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | Mylyjael Poteat turnover (Maliq Brown steals) | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point turnaround jump shot (Judah Mintz assists) | 22-33 |
| 4:38 | | J.J. Starling blocks Hunter Cattoor's two point layup | ||
| 4:36 | | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point floating jump shot (J.J. Starling assists) | 22-35 |
| 4:29 | | Hokies 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:29 | | TV timeout | ||
| 4:12 | | Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point turnaround jump shot | 22-37 |
| 3:35 | | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists) | 25-37 |
| 3:08 | | Judah Mintz misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Sean Pedulla misses two point layup | ||
| 2:56 | | Judah Mintz defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Judah Mintz misses two point layup | ||
| 2:47 | | Justin Taylor offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | Justin Taylor makes two point layup (Quadir Copeland assists) | 25-39 |
| 2:18 | | Lynn Kidd misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Justin Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | +2 | Quadir Copeland makes two point dunk | 25-41 |
| 2:11 | | Hokies 30 second timeout | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Robbie Beran makes two point cutting layup (Lynn Kidd assists) | 27-41 |
| 1:37 | | +2 | Quadir Copeland makes two point jump shot | 27-43 |
| 1:19 | | Robbie Beran misses two point layup | ||
| 1:17 | | Justin Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | J.J. Starling misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Orange defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Lynn Kidd personal foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point stepback jump shot | 27-45 |
| 0:17 | | Orange 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:07 | | Judah Mintz personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | MJ Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Quadir Copeland defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:38 | | Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (J.J. Starling steals) | ||
| 19:19 | | +3 | J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists) | 27-48 |
| 19:01 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk | 29-48 |
| 18:39 | | J.J. Starling misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 18:37 | | MJ Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 18:25 | | MJ Collins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:23 | | Lynn Kidd offensive rebound | ||
| 18:20 | | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:18 | | Orange defensive rebound | ||
| 18:07 | | Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals) | ||
| 18:03 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point layup | 31-48 |
| 17:49 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Judah Mintz assists) | 31-50 |
| 17:37 | | Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:35 | | Robbie Beran offensive rebound | ||
| 17:35 | | +2 | Robbie Beran makes two point layup | 33-50 |
| 17:14 | | +2 | Chris Bell makes two point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists) | 33-52 |
| 17:04 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point layup | 35-52 |
| 16:42 | |