Georgetown Hoyas at Syracuse Orange
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Boeheim scores 21; Syracuse holds off rival Georgetown 74-69
The Orange (7-2) have won four of their last five and rebounded from a 63-60 loss at home against Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Georgetown (3-8) has lost five straight.
Joe Girard had 18 points, a season-best eight assists, and two steals for Syracuse. Quincy Guerrier added 12 points and nine rebounds. Marek Dolezaj had 11 points and nine rebounds. Boeheim and Girard each had three of the Orange's nine 3-pointers.
Jamorko Pickett scored 17 points and had nine rebounds for Georgetown. Jahvon Blair had 16 points and a career-high 10 assists. Donald Carey added 10 points.
Georgetown cut a 16-point deficit early in the second half to 68-65 on Jamari Sibley’s layup. But Alan Griffin answered with an alley-oop dunk and Girard hit a jumper near the top of the arc for a 72-65 lead with 1:15 remaining. The Hoyas committed four of their 12 turnovers in the last four minutes.
It was the 96th meeting in the series dating to 1930. The Orange lead 52-44 and avenged last season's 89-79 loss at Georgetown.
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Georgetown: The Hoyas return to Big East play hosting DePaul on Wednesday.
Syracuse: The Orange play at North Carolina on Tuesday in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:03 | T.J. Berger Turnover. | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Jamorko Pickett Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Buddy Boeheim missed Free Throw. | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Donald Carey. | 69 - 74 |
Statistics
 GTWN |
 SYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 27-62 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 11-32 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 10-13 | FT | 11-14 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Syracuse, NY
Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 33-5 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-17 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |