Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange
· NCAA Men's BasketballBell, Mintz help Syracuse rally, beat Notre Dame 78-73
Maliq Brown scored 15 points and Jesse Edwards added 13 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and four blocks for Syracuse (12-6, 5-2 ACC).
Marcus Hammond hit a 3-pointer with 2:37 left that gave the Fighting Irish a two-point lead, but Mintz answered with a jumper 24 seconds later and made 1 of 2 free throws to give Syracuse a 72-71 lead with 1:46 to go. Notre Dame followed with a shot-clock violation — its second consecutive turnover — and then missed four straight field-goal attempts before Nate Laszewski made a layup with 7 seconds left to make it 76-73.
Mintz, who finished with eight assists, made 4 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 20 seconds.
Hammond scored 18 points, Dane Goodwin added 15 with six assists and Laszewski had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Notre Dame (9-9, 1-6). Trey Wertz added 12 points.
Wertz and Hammond each hit four of the Fighting Irish's season-high 15 3-pointers.
Syracuse shot 60.9% (14 of 23) from the field and outscored the Fighting Irish 11-1 from the free-throw line in the second half.
Laszewski, Goodwin, Wertz and Hammond each hit a 3-pointer in a span of about four minutes to give Notre Dame (9-9, 1-6) a 59-47 lead — matching its largest of the game — with 12 minutes to play.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Judah Mintz made Free Throw. | 73 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Judah Mintz made Free Throw. | 73 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on J.J. Starling. | 73 - 76 |
Statistics
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SYR |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 28-55 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 15-38 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 4-5 | FT | 14-18 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 10 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Syracuse, NY
Attendance: 20,666 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-2 |
| 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 | 20-12 |
| 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 |


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