Girard, Mintz help Syracuse beat Florida State 76-67
AP
Feb 08, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Joe Girard III scored 26 points, Jesse Edwards had his 10th double-double of the season and Judah Mintz scored 14 of his 16 in the final 13 minutes as Syracuse Orange beat Florida State Seminoles 76-67 Wednesday night.
Edwards finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks and Mintz added five assists. Girard made 9 of 16 from the field and 5 of 8 from 3-point range. Chris Bell added 10 points for Syracuse (15-10, 8-6 ACC).
Mintz converted a three-point play, Bell followed with a 3-pointer and, after Chandler Jackson hit a jumper to give FSU a 56-55 lead with 9:24 to play, Mintz converted another three-point play eight seconds later that sparked a 10-0 run and Syracuse led the rest of the way.
Girard made a jumper and Mintz added a jumper and a layup before Girard made 1 of 2 free throws to make it 65-56 with seven minutes left. Matthew Cleveland threw down a fast-break dunk to pull the Seminoles within four points with 3:06 to go but Mintz answered with a layup 14 seconds later and they got no closer.
Cleveland had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Florida State (8-17, 6-8). The 6-foot-7 guard has scored in double figures in 18 consecutive games and has 11 double-doubles this season. Darin Green Jr. hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points but was just 6-of-18 shooting, including 17 3-point shots. Naheem McLeod, a 7-4 center, had 14 points.
Syracuse was minus-8 rebounding in the first half and went into intermission trailing 35-29 but outrebounded the Seminoles 25-12 in the second half while outscoring Florida State 47-32.
Bell converted a three-point play and hit a jumper before Girard hit a 3-pointer to cap a 10-2 run that made it 45-44 with 14:54 to play and gave Syracuse its first lead since midway through the first half. Cleveland hit two jumpers and Green made two 3-pointers as the Seminoles scored 10 of the next 14 points to take a five-point lead.
UP NEXT
Syracuse returns home to play No. 22 North Carolina State on Tuesday.
Florida State plays Pittsburg at home Saturday.
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1st Half
SYR
Orange
29
FSU
Seminoles
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jesse Edwards vs. Cameron Corhen (Orange gains possession)
19:54
+2
Maliq Brown makes two point dunk
2-0
19:41
Chandler Jackson misses two point jump shot
19:41
Orange defensive rebound
19:41
Matthew Cleveland personal foul
19:12
Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
19:10
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
19:05
Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:04
Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
19:03
Jesse Edwards blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup
19:01
Chris Bell defensive rebound
19:01
Darin Green Jr. personal foul
18:51
Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
18:49
Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
18:43
Cameron Corhen turnover (lost ball)
18:23
+2
Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Judah Mintz assists)
4-0
17:54
Chris Bell blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup
17:52
Maliq Brown defensive rebound
17:48
+3
Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)
7-0
17:27
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point dunk (Chandler Jackson assists)
7-2
17:01
Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
16:59
Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
16:49
Jesse Edwards misses two point jump shot
16:47
Orange offensive rebound
16:42
+2
Chris Bell makes two point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)
9-2
16:19
Naheem McLeod misses two point jump shot
16:17
Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
16:07
Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:05
Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
15:59
Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
15:57
Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
15:53
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point layup
9-4
15:31
Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
15:29
Baba Miller defensive rebound
15:22
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk
9-6
15:05
Judah Mintz misses two point dunk
15:03
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
14:58
Jalen Warley misses three point jump shot
14:56
Maliq Brown defensive rebound
14:42
Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass)
14:42
TV timeout
14:22
Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
14:20
Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
14:14
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point jump shot
9-8
13:56
Jalen Warley shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
13:56
+1
Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-8
13:56
+1
Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-8
13:40
Caleb Mills turnover (traveling)
13:27
+2
Benny Williams makes two point dunk (Joseph Girard III assists)
13-8
13:15
Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
13:13
Baba Miller offensive rebound
13:07
Caleb Mills misses two point layup
13:05
Benny Williams defensive rebound
12:56
Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
12:54
Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
12:46
Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
12:44
Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
12:32
+2
Joseph Girard III makes two point layup
15-8
12:18
Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:16
Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
12:08
+3
Jalen Warley makes three point jump shot (Naheem McLeod assists)
15-11
11:51
Benny Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Warley steals)
11:51
TV timeout
11:29
Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
11:27
Chris Bell defensive rebound
11:25
Jalen Warley personal foul
11:03
Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
11:01
Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound
10:46
Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:44
Benny Williams defensive rebound
10:32
Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
10:30
Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
10:25
Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
10:23
Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
10:16
Chandler Jackson shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
10:16
+1
Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-11
10:16
+1
Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-11
9:59
Judah Mintz personal foul
9:48
Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:46
Justin Taylor personal foul
9:44
+3
Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists)
17-14
9:28
Caleb Mills personal foul
9:16
Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
9:14
Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
9:09
+2
Jesse Edwards makes two point layup
19-14
9:00
Caleb Mills turnover (bad pass) (Benny Williams steals)
8:50
Benny Williams offensive foul
8:50
Benny Williams turnover (offensive foul)
8:32
Jesse Edwards shooting foul (Chandler Jackson draws the foul)
8:32
+1
Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-15
8:32
+1
Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-16
8:16
Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
8:14
Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
8:08
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk (Chandler Jackson assists)
19-18
7:51
Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
7:49
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
7:47
Matthew Cleveland turnover (out of bounds)
7:47
TV timeout
7:25
Naheem McLeod blocks Jesse Edwards's two point dunk
7:23
Baba Miller defensive rebound
7:17
+3
Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists)
19-21
6:50
Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:48
Seminoles defensive rebound
6:24
Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
6:22
Chris Bell defensive rebound
5:58
Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
5:56
Baba Miller defensive rebound
5:55
Orange 30 second timeout
5:47
Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Mounir Hima steals)
5:39
Judah Mintz turnover (Tom House steals)
5:36
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk (Matthew Cleveland assists)
19-23
4:57
Mounir Hima turnover (shot clock violation)
4:45
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)
19-25
4:28
Naheem McLeod blocks Judah Mintz's two point layup
4:26
Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
4:05
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk (Matthew Cleveland assists)
19-27
4:04
Orange 30 second timeout
4:04
TV timeout
3:47
+3
Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)
22-27
3:28
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk (Chandler Jackson assists)
22-29
3:15
Matthew Cleveland blocks Jesse Edwards's two point layup
3:13
Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
2:57
Chandler Jackson turnover (bad pass)
2:48
Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
2:46
Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
2:40
+3
Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Jesse Edwards assists)
25-29
2:18
Matthew Cleveland turnover (offensive goaltending)
1:58
+2
Joseph Girard III makes two point layup
27-29
1:35
+3
Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists)
27-32
1:20
+2
Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Symir Torrence assists)
29-32
0:53
+3
Caleb Mills makes three point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists)
