Virginia Tech Hokies at Syracuse Orange
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mintz scores 29 points and Syracuse wins third straight game, beating Hokies 84-71
Mintz was 10-of-17 shooting and made all eight of his free throws. JJ Starling scored 13 points and Maliq Brown and Quadir Copeland 12 each with Brown adding eight rebounds for Syracuse (19-10, 10-8 ACC).
Sean Pedulla scored 18 points, Lynn Kidd had 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds, Hunter Cattoor added 12 points and Mylyjael Poteat 11 points for the Hokies (15-13, 7-10).
Syracuse shot 57%, Virginia Tech 49% with the Orange outscoring the Hokies 18-9 off 10 turnovers, ending a three-game run of single-digit turnovers for Virginia Tech.
Syracuse took the lead for good midway through the first half and outscored the Hokies 24-8 over the final eight minutes and leading 45-27 at the break with Mintz scoring 16 points.
Virginia Tech is host to Wake Forest on Saturday. Syracuse plays at Louisville on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Kyle Cuffe Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Judah Mintz missed Jumper. | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Virginia Tech Timeout | 71 - 84 |
Statistics
 VT |
 SYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-63 | FG | 34-60 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 3-3 | FT | 12-12 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Syracuse, NY
Attendance: 20,244 | Capacity:
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 |