SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Reserve Quadir Copeland scored 11 details and his 3-pointer from the remaining wing as time expired lifted Syracuse to a 72-69 gain about Miami on Saturday.
On the participate in, Judah Mintz bought stopped on his push to the appropriate then threw a cross-court docket previous to an open Copeland who buried just his sixth 3-pointer of the season. The basket equaled the major lead of the sport for the Orange.
Syracuse is (13-5, 4-3 ACC) undefeated at household (9-) for the 1st time in nine seasons.
Miami (12-6, 3-4) led most of the game but in no way by more than 8. The Hurricanes entered obtaining received the previous three in the collection by a total of eight factors.
JJ Starling led Syracuse with 22 points, Chris Bell had 12 and Copeland 11. Mintz experienced 10 points and a career-significant 13 assists and Malik Brown 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Nijel Pack experienced 19 details to surpass 1,500 for his occupation to guide the Hurricanes. Matt Cleveland had 16 with 12 rebounds and Kyshawn George had 10 as the freshman scored Miami’s previous seven factors.
The Hurricanes were being devoid of Norchard Omier, their main scorer and rebounder, who was out with an undisclosed lessen system personal injury.
Wooga Poplar strike a 3 and Cleveland followed with a dunk for a 55-48 Miami lead with 7:47 left. Starling’s 3-pointer tied the activity at 59, and following a 3 by Miami’s Bensley Joseph, Bell had a 3 and Brown made a dunk for a 64-62 Syracuse direct. The Orange had not led due to the fact 21-20.
George tied it with a layup and built a further soon after Copeland’s layup.
Starling hit his sixth 3-pointer from the proper corner with 1:55 to go, but George banked in a deep straightway 3 at 1:17.
Both teams skipped environment up Copeland’s heroics for Syracuse’s first buzzer-beating win because a 78-75 acquire over Duke on Feb. 22 2017.
Miami shot 49% but was 8 of 23 from 3-issue vary and just 3 of 5 from the foul line. Syracuse shot 40% but was 12 of 32 on 3s and 10 of 15 on absolutely free throws.
Cleveland strike 5 of 8 photographs and scored 10 factors to enable Miami pull out a 31-30 guide at the 50 percent. The Hurricanes shot 51% in spite of going 1 of 9 from 3-stage vary. Syracuse shot improved from very long selection (6 of 17) than inside the arc (5 of 15). Starling led the way, heading 3 of 5 behind the arc.
There were 5 ties and 4 lead alterations. Starling’s 3-pointer gave Syracuse a 21-20 lead but Pack answered that and also had a layup as the Hurricanes scored nine straight for a 29-21 guide, the most significant of the recreation to that issue. Bell and Starling drained 3’s and after Cleveland’s dunk, Benny Williams produced a 3 to make it a a person-point match at the split.
Florida Condition is at Syracuse on Tuesday, Miami is at Notre Dame on Wednesday.
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