ACC basketball

Syracuse wins ACC Tournament opener versus Wake Forest
By Brian Ho
March 7, 2018 - 12:31am
This was the Orange's first ACC tournament win in four attempts.

BROOKLYN-It was a total team effort. All starters scored in double digits and the team shot a combined 54.8 percent across the field. Yet, it was the defensive effort that mattered most. Contrary to the last meeting between these teams—when failing to guard the 3-point line cost them the game—Syracuse held Wake Forest to 20.7 percent (6-29 FGA) from beyond the arc tonight.

Syracuse loses close game to No. 10 North Carolina, 78-74
By Will Muoio
February 21, 2018 - 10:46pm
Syracuse tied the game with three minutes remaining, however couldn't grab the lead against the defending national champions.

An opportunity to secure a big Top-10 win at home versus North Carolina (22-7, 11-5 ACC) slipped away from the Syracuse Orange (18-10, 7-8 ACC), losing 78-74 on Wednesday.

In front of 27,165 fans in orange and blue, Syracuse tried multiple times to come back in the game and grab a late lead against a Tar Heels team entering the game on five-straight wins.

Syracuse soars to big win over Eagles behind Battle's 24 points
By Will Muoio
January 24, 2018 - 8:56pm
Five Orange players scored double digits and forced 17 turnovers in the 81-63 win.

Eight days between games is the longest stretch that Syracuse has had this season. The Orange last played on Jan. 16, when they beat Pittsburgh 59-45 for their second ACC win of the season. This allowed the young team time to practice without interruption.

What they did in the last eight days paid off, as Syracuse ran away from Boston College, winning 81-63 against their ACC foes.

Women's Basketball remains flawless at home
By Andrew Chelney
January 21, 2018 - 7:25pm
The team led for a majority of the game, pulling away at the end.

Syracuse women's basketball (15-5, 3-4 ACC) came back home to over 8,000 Orange fans at the Carrier Dome Sunday afternoon to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers (9-11, 1-6 ACC) 70-52 following two straight losses on the road to NC State and Miami.

Syracuse is now a perfect 10-0 at home this season.

Orange pull away from Pittsburgh, grab crucial home ACC win
By Will Muoio
January 16, 2018 - 10:49pm
Frank Howard led Syracuse with 18 points, seven rebounds, four assists and five steals.

Syracuse men's basketball grabbed a much needed ACC win on Tuesday, pulling away from the Pittsburgh Panthers to win 59-45.

The Orange (13-5, 2-4 ACC) were riding a four-game losing streak, having lost four days ago in a double overtime game against Florida State. After making his opening three point shot, junior guard Frank Howard took control of the team.

Backcourt decisive as SU finish 2017 with first ACC win of season
By Will Muoio
December 31, 2017 - 8:42pm
SU starters score 64 of 68 points in ACC opener.

Syracuse basketball begin ACC play with a convincing 68-56 win over Virginia Tech.

The Orange (12-2, 1-0 ACC) welcomed the visiting Hokies (11-3, 0-1 ACC) to the Carrier Dome looking to win its first ACC opener since 2014-2015, when they beat Virgina Tech 68-66 in Blacksburg, Va.

Syracuse skirts past Maryland 72-70 in nail-biting ACC-Big 10 Challenge opener
By Brian Ho
November 28, 2017 - 9:15am
The Orange earned the victory in a game that saw the lead change 20 times.

Monday night’s contest between the Syracuse Orange (6-0) and Maryland Terrapins (6-2) certainly did not disappoint.

Syracuse men's basketball finalized: Notable games, poll
By Will Muoio
September 9, 2017 - 4:54am
The 2017-2018 ACC men's basketball schedule released this week.

Breathe easy, Syracuse Orange basketball fans. The men's basketball schedule is released and predictions can begin to be made.

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the full slate of men's basketball games, including times for most games and broadcast channels. While the opponents were pre-determined, Jim Boeheim and his team will now know when the games will take place.

Syracuse men's basketball misses NCAA Tournament
By Curtis Driscoll
March 12, 2017 - 7:27pm
After finishing season 18-14, Orange does not receive at-large bid

Despite a whole lot of nail-biting and praying, the Syracuse men’s basketball team failed to make it into the NCAA Tournament on Sunday after spending most of the year on the bubble. Syracuse at times looked like an NCAA Tournament team, but failed to convince the selection committee that they were worthy of a bid.

White leads Syracuse men's basketball past Georgia Tech
By Anthony Mazzini
March 5, 2017 - 8:30am
Graduate transfer tallies 40 points on senior day as Orange top Yellow Jackets, 90-61.

For a few minutes, it looked like Georgia Tech (17-14, 8-10) was going to give Syracuse men’s basketball a taste of its own medicine. Syracuse had a 12-point lead at halftime – an advantage that was as large as 16 points with over a minute left in the first half. But, this time it seemed as if the Yellow Jackets would be the second half comeback team.

After a Ben Lammers layup, a Tadric Jackson made jumper, a 3-pointer from Quinton Stephens, and a layup from Josh Okogie, Georgia Tech cut the Syracuse lead to just three points, 38-35, with 17:40 left to play.