Syracuse nearly blows 29-point lead, edges Notre Dame on 'Jim Boeheim Day'
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Judah Mintz scored 21 points and Syracuse pulled out an 88-85 win over Notre Dame on Saturday after nearly giving up a 29-point lead on “Jim Boeheim Day.”
More than 25,000 fans plus friends, family and former players came out to honor Boeheim, who took in his second game on the Orange’s home court since retiring last season before being honored in a postgame ceremony. He led the Syracuse program for 47 years - all but one a winning season - and into 35 NCAA Tournaments, including a national championship in 2003.
It looked like it would be a game-long party after Syracuse (18-10, 9-8 ACC) rolled to a 29-point lead late in the first half only to see Notre Dame (10-17, 5-11) rally behind freshmen Markus Burton and Braeden Shrewsberry, who combined for 38 second-half points. Shrewsberry's sixth 3-pointer with two minutes remaining followed by another 3 from Julian Roper II a minute later got the Fighting Irish to 86-83.
With 25 seconds left, Shrewsberry was short on a 3-point try and Syracuse's Chris Bell made two free throws with 17.3 seconds left. Burton drove for a quick layup and after a missed Syracuse free throw, Burton couldn't connect on a long 3-point attempt.
Bell added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, Maliq Brown and Notre Dame transfer JJ Starling added 14 points each and Justin Taylor had 10 for the Orange, who shot 53%.
Burton was 10-of-20 shooting with 28 points and eight assists for Notre Dame. All 18 of Shrewsberry's points came on his six second-half 3-pointers. Tae Davis added 12 points. Notre Dame shot 62% and was 12 of 21 from the arc with five more 3s than the Orange. But Syracuse scored 31 points off 17 turnovers.
Notre Dame scored the game's first five points but Syracuse went on 24-4 and 17-2 runs. The Irish scored the last nine points of the first half to trail 49-29 and kept the momentum in the second half only to see a three-game win streak snapped.
Notre Dame is host to Wake Forest on Tuesday. Syracuse stays home to play Virginia Tech on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Kebba Njie vs. Maliq Brown (Judah Mintz gains possession) | ||
| 19:49 | | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:47 |  | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | ||
| 19:34 | | Markus Burton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:32 | | Judah Mintz defensive rebound | ||
| 19:19 | | Judah Mintz turnover (traveling) | ||
| 18:59 | | +2 | Kebba Njie makes two point hook shot | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | | Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:29 | | Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound | ||
| 18:23 | | Maliq Brown blocks Markus Burton's two point layup | ||
| 18:21 | | Fighting Irish offensive rebound | ||
| 18:13 | | +3 | Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists) | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point pullup jump shot | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | | Tae Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:15 | | Orange defensive rebound | ||
| 17:04 | | +3 | Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists) | 5-5 |
| 16:48 | | Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals) | ||
| 16:40 | | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point layup (Judah Mintz assists) | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | | +2 | Carey Booth makes two point dunk (Markus Burton assists) | 7-7 |
| 15:51 | | J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:49 | | Tae Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 15:47 | | Tae Davis turnover (bad pass) (J.J. Starling steals) | ||
| 15:35 | | +2 | Chris Bell makes two point layup | 7-9 |
| 15:14 | | Maliq Brown blocks Markus Burton's two point layup | ||
| 15:12 | | Chris Bell defensive rebound | ||
| 15:12 | | Kebba Njie personal foul | ||
| 15:12 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:00 | | Maliq Brown turnover | ||
| 14:38 | | Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals) | ||
| 14:33 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point layup | 7-11 |
| 14:33 | | Markus Burton shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 14:33 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-12 |
| 14:04 | | Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 13:43 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point cutting layup (J.J. Starling assists) | 7-14 |
| 13:16 | | +2 | Julian Roper II makes two point jump shot | 9-14 |
| 12:54 | | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:52 | | Orange offensive rebound | ||
| 12:42 | | Maliq Brown misses two point layup | ||
| 12:40 | | Julian Roper II defensive rebound | ||
| 12:20 | | Carey Booth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:18 | | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | ||
| 12:05 | | Markus Burton shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 12:05 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-15 |
| 12:05 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-16 |
| 11:38 | | Julian Roper II turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 11:38 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:12 | | +3 | Judah Mintz makes three point pullup jump shot | 9-19 |
| 10:58 | | Kebba Njie turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 10:45 | | Quadir Copeland misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 10:43 | | Maliq Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | +3 | J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists) | 9-22 |
| 10:27 | | Fighting Irish 30 second timeout | ||
| 10:16 | | Markus Burton turnover (bad pass) (Chris Bell steals) | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Quadir Copeland assists) | 9-24 |
| 9:39 | | Quadir Copeland shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:39 | | Tae Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:39 | | Fighting Irish offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +1 | Tae Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-24 |
| 9:22 | | +3 | Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists) | 10-27 |
| 9:08 | | Quadir Copeland shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | +1 | Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-27 |
| 9:08 | | +1 | Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-27 |
| 8:49 | | J.J. Starling misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Tae Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | J.R. Konieczny makes two point driving dunk (Markus Burton assists) | 14-27 |
| 8:20 | | +2 | Justin Taylor makes two point reverse layup (Maliq Brown assists) | 14-29 |
| 8:06 | | Tae Davis misses two point layup | ||
| 8:04 | | Tae Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Judah Mintz defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point layup | 14-31 |
| 7:47 | | Braeden Shrewsberry personal foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Chris Bell makes two point jump shot | 14-33 |
| 7:13 | | Maliq Brown personal foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Kebba Njie makes two point dunk (Tae Davis assists) | 16-33 |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Justin Taylor makes two point layup (Chris Bell assists) | 16-35 |
| 6:48 | | J.R. Konieczny shooting foul (Justin Taylor draws the foul) | ||
| 6:48 | | +1 | Justin Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-36 |
| 6:35 | | Judah Mintz personal foul (Markus Burton draws the foul) | ||
| 6:16 | | J.R. Konieczny misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Orange defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Kebba Njie turnover (bad pass) (Peter Carey steals) | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point layup (Justin Taylor assists) | 16-38 |
| 5:14 | | Peter Carey personal foul | ||
| 5:05 | | Markus Burton misses two point layup | ||
| 5:03 | | Markus Burton offensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Jump ball. Markus Burton vs. Justin Taylor (Fighting Irish gains possession) | ||
| 5:01 | | Logan Imes turnover (lost ball) (J.J. Starling steals) | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Justin Taylor makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists) | 16-40 |
| 4:31 | | Markus Burton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | J.J. Starling misses two point layup | ||
| 4:16 | | Maliq Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Maliq Brown misses two point layup | ||
| 4:14 | | Maliq Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point layup | 16-42 |
| 3:49 | | Logan Imes turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:49 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:32 | | J.J. Starling misses two point layup | ||
| 3:30 | | Maliq Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point layup | 16-44 |
| 3:03 | | Justin Taylor shooting foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | +1 | Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-44 |
| 3:03 | | +1 | Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-44 |
| 2:48 | | +3 | J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists) | 18-47 |
| 2:31 | | J.J. Starling shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | +1 | Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-47 |
| 2:31 | | +1 | Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-47 |
| 2:16 | | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-49 |
| 1:54 | | Tae Davis offensive foul (Kyle Cuffe Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:54 | | Tae Davis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | Chris Bell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Markus Burton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Tae Davis makes two point layup | 22-49 |
| 0:55 | | J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Fighting Irish defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point layup | 24-49 |
| 0:28 | | Chris Bell turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Markus Burton makes two point layup | 26-49 |
| 0:05 | | J.J. Starling turnover (bad pass) (Julian Roper II steals) | ||
| 0:01 | | +3 | Julian Roper II makes three point jump shot | 29-49 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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