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Syracuse beats Pittsburgh 69-58 for its second series victory in 17 days

AP
Jan 16, 2024

Pittsburgh Panthers (AP) JJ Starling scored 17 points, Judah Mintz had 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Syracuse Orange beat Pittsburgh 69-58 on Tuesday night for its second series victory in 17 days.

It was Syracuse’s first win in Pittsburgh since a 72-49 victory on Feb. 26, 2020 - snapping a three-game losing streak. The Orange won the first meeting this season - at home - on Dec. 30.

Syracuse had its 11-point halftime lead trimmed to 44-36 before scoring the next seven points to rebuild a double-digit advantage. Pitt missed seven straight shots during the Orange's run.

Freshman Jaland Lowe, averaging 5.4 points, scored eight straight Pitt points to get within 62-53 with 3:44 left. But the Panthers didn't make another field goal until Federiko Federiko completed a three-point play with 40 seconds remaining.

Starling sealed it for Syracuse on a wide open 3-pointer from the corner with 1:31 left for a 16-point lead.

Chris Bell, who entered averaging 11.7 points in three January games, added 10 points - all in the first half - for Syracuse (12-5, 3-3 ACC). Maliq Brown made his third consecutive start in the absence of junior center Naheem McLeod, who was out due to a foot injury.

Lowe finished with a season-high 20 points for Pittsburgh (10-7, 1-5). Blake Hinson, averaging a team-high 18.4 points, was held to 12 points on 4-of-17 shooting.

Syracuse, which was coming off a 103-67 loss to No. 7 North Carolina, begins a three-game homestand on Saturday against Miami.

Pittsburgh starts a three-game road swing on Saturday against No. 7 Duke.

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1st Half
SYR
Orange
37
PITT
Panthers
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Maliq Brown vs. Guillermo Diaz Graham (Panthers gains possession)
19:41		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
19:39		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Judah Mintz assists)	2-0
18:44		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses two point jump shot
18:42		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
18:27	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:02	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point layup	4-2
17:49		Zack Austin blocks Chris Bell's three point jump shot
17:47		Orange offensive rebound
17:42		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
17:40		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
17:26		Blake Hinson misses two point layup
17:24		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
17:21	+2	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes two point layup	4-4
17:13	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	7-4
16:50	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists)	7-7
16:35		Maliq Brown offensive foul
16:35		Maliq Brown turnover (offensive foul)
16:21		Blake Hinson misses two point layup
16:19		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
16:15	+2	Zack Austin makes two point layup (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	7-9
16:15		Justin Taylor shooting foul (Zack Austin draws the foul)
16:15		Zack Austin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:15		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
16:15		Federiko Federiko personal foul
15:55		TV timeout
15:47		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
15:45		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
15:37	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	7-11
15:28	+3	Justin Taylor makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	10-11
15:09		Blake Hinson turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals)
14:46		J.J. Starling misses two point layup
14:44		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
14:41		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
14:39		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
14:39		Judah Mintz personal foul
14:31		Justin Taylor blocks Federiko Federiko's two point layup
14:29		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
14:18	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup	12-11
14:02		Carlton Carrington misses two point jump shot
14:00		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
13:50		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
13:48		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
13:37		Zack Austin misses two point layup
13:35		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
13:28		Ishmael Leggett blocks Justin Taylor's two point jump shot
13:26		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
13:10		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
13:08		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
13:03		Federiko Federiko misses two point layup
13:01		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
12:51		Zack Austin blocks Quadir Copeland's two point jump shot
12:49		Kyle Cuffe Jr. offensive rebound
12:41	+2	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point layup	14-11
12:20	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Zack Austin assists)	14-14
11:51		J.J. Starling turnover (bad pass)
11:51		TV timeout
11:24	+3	Jaland Lowe makes three point jump shot	14-17
10:58		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:56		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
10:48		Carlton Carrington turnover (out of bounds)
10:37		Carlton Carrington blocks Judah Mintz's two point jump shot
10:35		William Jeffress defensive rebound
10:31		Benny Williams personal foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
10:19	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (William Jeffress assists)	14-20
9:54	+3	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes three point jump shot (Benny Williams assists)	17-20
9:37		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
9:35		Carlton Carrington offensive rebound
9:29		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
9:27		William Jeffress offensive rebound
9:23		Benny Williams personal foul
9:06		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
9:04		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
8:54	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	19-20
8:35		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive foul
8:35		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (offensive foul)
8:28		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
8:26		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
8:20		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
8:18		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
8:00		Federiko Federiko personal foul
8:00		TV timeout
7:51	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	21-20
7:23		Blake Hinson misses two point jump shot
7:21		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
7:18		Blake Hinson personal foul
6:53	+2	Chris Bell makes two point jump shot	23-20
6:34		J.J. Starling personal foul
6:23	+2	William Jeffress makes two point layup (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	23-22
6:07		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul
5:48	+3	Quadir Copeland makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)	26-22
5:26		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
5:24		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
5:20		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
5:18		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
4:58	+3	Judah Mintz makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)	29-22
4:41		Jaland Lowe turnover (lost ball)
4:18		Carlton Carrington personal foul
4:15		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:13		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
4:00	+2	William Jeffress makes two point layup (Ishmael Leggett assists)	29-24
3:40		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
3:38		Zack Austin defensive rebound
3:31		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
3:26	+2	Chris Bell makes two point dunk (Quadir Copeland assists)	31-24
3:26		Orange 30 second timeout
3:26		TV timeout
3:04		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
3:02		Orange defensive rebound
2:42	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Peter Carey assists)	34-24
2:06		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
2:04		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
1:55		Peter Carey misses two point jump shot
1:53		William Jeffress defensive rebound
1:43		Peter Carey shooting foul (Blake Hinson draws the foul)
1:43		Blake Hinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:43	+1	Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-25
1:23	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot (Chris Bell assists)	36-25
1:07		Peter Carey personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-26
1:07		Jaland Lowe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:07		Peter Carey defensive rebound
0:51		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
0:49		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
0:45		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
0:44		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
0:44		Peter Carey personal foul (Federiko Federiko draws the foul)
0:44		Federiko Federiko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:44		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
0:31		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 1 of 3	37-26
0:31		Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 2 of 3
0:31		Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 3 of 3
0:31		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
0:04		Ishmael Leggett turnover (lost ball) (Judah Mintz steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SYR
Orange
32
PITT
Panthers
32

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	40-26
19:13		Jaland Lowe misses two point layup
19:11		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
19:02		Maliq Brown offensive foul
19:02		Maliq Brown turnover (offensive foul)
18:37		Carlton Carrington misses two point jump shot
18:35		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
18:30	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Zack Austin assists)	40-29
18:00		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
18:00	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-29
18:00	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-29
17:50		Zack Austin misses two point layup
17:48		Zack Austin offensive rebound
17:47	+2	Zack Austin makes two point layup	42-31
17:47		Maliq Brown shooting foul (Zack Austin draws the foul)
17:47	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-32
17:32		Peter Carey misses two point layup
17:30		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
17:26		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
17:24		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
17:18		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
17:16		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
16:52		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
16:51		Quadir Copeland offensive rebound
16:50		Federiko Federiko personal foul
16:38		William Jeffress blocks Justin Taylor's two point layup
16:36		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
16:31		J.J. Starling blocks Carlton Carrington's two point layup
16:30		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
16:30		Blake Hinson personal foul
16:09	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	44-32
15:58		Peter Carey personal foul
15:58		TV timeout
15:48		Benny Williams blocks Ishmael Leggett's two point layup
15:46		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
15:18		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
15:16		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
15:08	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	44-34
14:37		Judah Mintz offensive foul
14:37		Judah Mintz turnover (offensive foul)
14:29	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	44-36
14:04	+3	Justin Taylor makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)	47-36
13:47		Jaland Lowe misses two point layup
13:45		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
13:37		Quadir Copeland turnover (lost ball) (William Jeffress steals)
13:37		Blake Hinson technical foul
13:37		Blake Hinson turnover
13:37		Benny Williams technical foul
13:37		Benny Williams turnover
13:27		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
13:25		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
12:54		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
12:52		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
12:28		Blake Hinson misses two point layup
12:26		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
12:06	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	49-36
11:47		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
11:45		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
11:41		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
11:39		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
11:31		Zack Austin blocks Judah Mintz's two point layup
11:29		Benny Williams offensive rebound
11:26	+2	Benny Williams makes two point dunk	51-36
11:26		Orange 30 second timeout
11:26		TV timeout
11:08		Jaland Lowe misses two point layup
11:06		Jaland Lowe offensive rebound
10:55		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
10:53		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
10:30		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:28		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
10:17	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	51-38
10:05	+3	Benny Williams makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	54-38
9:43	+2	William Jeffress makes two point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	54-40
9:23		Zack Austin shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
9:23		TV timeout
9:23	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-40
9:23	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-40
9:09	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point jump shot	56-42
8:47	+2	Benny Williams makes two point jump shot	58-42
8:31	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point layup (Carlton Carrington assists)	58-44
8:31		Justin Taylor shooting foul (Blake Hinson draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Blake Hinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-45
8:21		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
8:19		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
8:12		Jorge Diaz Graham turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
7:45	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	60-45
7:30		TV timeout
7:28		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
7:26		Panthers offensive rebound
7:13		Jorge Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
7:11		Benny Williams defensive rebound
7:06		Orange 30 second timeout
7:01		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Quadir Copeland's two point layup
6:59		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
6:56	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	60-47
6:36		Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Blake Hinson steals)
6:27	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	60-49
6:27		J.J. Starling shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
6:27	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-50
6:05		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
6:03		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
5:45		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul
5:31		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
5:29		Judah Mintz offensive rebound
5:11	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	62-50
4:55		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
4:53		Benny Williams defensive rebound
4:28		Quadir Copeland misses two point jump shot
4:26		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
4:08		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
4:06		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
3:49		Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Jaland Lowe steals)
3:43	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	62-52
3:43		Judah Mintz shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
3:43		TV timeout
3:43	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-53
3:14		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-53
3:14	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-53
3:03		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
3:01		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
2:37		Quadir Copeland turnover (lost ball)
2:31		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals)
2:27		Carlton Carrington shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
2:27	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-53
2:27		J.J. Starling misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:27		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
2:19		Jaland Lowe misses two point layup
2:17		Benny Williams defensive rebound
2:04		William Jeffress personal foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-53
2:04		Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:04		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
1:57		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
1:55		Carlton Carrington offensive rebound
1:50		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
1:48		Benny Williams defensive rebound
1:31	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)	69-53
1:12		Federiko Federiko turnover (out of bounds)
0:47		Federiko Federiko blocks Judah Mintz's two point layup
0:45		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
0:39	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point layup (Jaland Lowe assists)	69-55
0:39		Benny Williams shooting foul (Federiko Federiko draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-56
0:14		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
0:12		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
0:05	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point dunk (Jaland Lowe assists)	69-58
0:00		End of period

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Federiko Federiko makes two point dunk (Jaland Lowe assists)