Syracuse Orange at Pittsburgh Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Hot shooting in second half gets Pitt past Syracuse, 64-53
Pitt (8-12, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended a two-game skid, using a 17-6 run that included three 3-pointers for a 56-46 lead with 3:52 remaining. Joe Girard made just one basket in the game, a 3-pointer, that pulled Syracuse to 60-53 with 36 seconds left.
Burton was 6 of 14 from the floor, added five assists and had three of the Panthers' seven 3-pointers. He has scored in double figures in 13 consecutive games.
Mouhamadou Gueye added 19 points and 10 rebounds for Pitt. John Hugley had 11 points and 18 rebounds and Onyebuchi Ezeakudo 11 points.
The Panthers were 13 of 26 from the floor and 6 of 12 from 3-point range in the second half. Gueye had 11 points after the break.
Buddy Boeheim scored 25 points on 9-of-23 shooting with four 3-pointers, and was the only one to score in double figures for Syracuse (9-11, 3-6). Cole Swider finished with nine points. Jesse Edwards and Jimmy Boeheim added eight points apiece. Girard was 1-of-9-shooting. The Orange entered with each starter averaging double-figure scoring.
Syracuse shot 28% (9 of 32) in the second half and missed 13 of 14 from distance.
Syracuse, which has lost three of its last four, hosts Wake Forest on Saturday. Pitt plays at Boston College on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | John Hugley Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Buddy Boeheim missed Three Point Jumper. | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Jamarius Burton made Free Throw. | 53 - 64 |
Statistics
 SYR |
 PITT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-63 | FG | 20-58 |
| 30.2 | Field Goal % | 34.5 |
| 6-31 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 19.4 | Three Point % | 26.9 |
| 9-16 | FT | 17-20 |
| 56.3 | Free Throw % | 85.0 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 8,066 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-4 |
| Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
| Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
| SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
| North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
| Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
| Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
| California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
| Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |