NCAAB Game Recap - Pittsburgh at Syracuse
Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:00 PM EST

UVA
70
Duke
72
F
Mich
54
Wisc
64
F
Bama
68
Tenn
71
F
Gonz
89
Portl
66
F
Kansas
64
WVU
65
F
TxTch
62
Baylor
73
F
Wake
71
VaTec
87
F
AF
52
Nev
67
F
KY
82
Aub
80
F
UNC
85
Mia-FL
76
F
NCSU
77
ND
73
F
Ark
67
Miss
84
F
Okla
72
Tex
75
F
Hou
69
SoFL
60
F
MissSt
71
Vand
55
F
Ind
55
Purd
70
F
UNCW
71
NE
88
F
Tuls
62
UCF
64
F
Buck
85
Leh
83
F
Fla
62
UGA
52
F
LoyMD
67
HolyC
65
F(OT)
Rich
62
David
75
F
Bingha
50
Vermt
78
F
NoKY
82
YSU
74
F
IL-C
85
WIGB
90
F
WCU
83
VMI
91
F
WriSt
89
Clev
66
F
Colg
77
Boston
56
F
Albany
64
UMBC
65
F(OT)
Stony
64
Maine
61
F
Canis
73
Fairf
68
F
Colum
59
Corn
60
F
App
72
CoCar
89
F
Tul
71
UConn
87
F
Cin
66
WichSt
55
F
Niag
75
Quin
72
F
Pitt
63
Syr
74
F
JMU
68
Drex
73
F
Lafy
84
Amer
79
F(OT)
IlSt
78
Evans
70
F
LoyIL
75
IndSt
67
F
UMassL
76
Hartfo
73
F
Oakl
79
Detr
73
F
Navy
61
Army
72
F
SeLA
74
McNee
71
F
URI
78
LaSal
67
F
NIU
68
Kent
78
F
W MI
48
BGSU
79
F
UL
95
ULM
99
F
Stan
78
WaSt
66
F
GASt
75
Troy
77
F
UND
65
NDSU
67
F
ArkLR
73
TexAr
82
F
Sac
71
S UT
76
F
FAU
66
W Ky
72
F
Mercer
93
Samf
87
F
StFPA
80
CenCT
69
F
Akr
61
Mia-O
68
F
Yale
70
Brown
67
F
Mizzu
66
TAMU
43
F
UCLA
67
USC
80
F
Elon
76
W&M
71
F
SMU
61
Mem
83
F
Charl
72
Hof
86
F
Pepp
70
LoyMa
74
F
JU
74
NJIT
77
F
MtStM
70
Merrim
56
F
SacHr
85
StFNY
92
F
Longw
64
Presb
71
F
TCU
55
KSU
65
F
Lou
79
GaTec
51
F
PorSt
75
NoAZ
82
F
NrthIA
66
Valpa
75
F
GaSo
88
USA
86
F(OT)
RobM
79
Bry
65
F
USM
62
ODU
76
F
LaTec
40
UNCC
55
F
UNCG
75
ETSU
68
F
SFA
74
InWor
71
F
Morg
53
NCAT
57
F
MD-ES
60
FlaAM
58
F(OT)
APSU
83
E IL
85
F
FlGlf
72
KennSt
59
F
Winth
82
USC-Up
72
F
Citad
71
Chat
73
F
Dayt
89
StBon
86
F(2OT)
StJon
71
Butl
80
F
Stetsn
62
N AL
63
F
FaDi
77
LIU
79
F
Ball
83
CenMI
72
F
Copp
64
NCC
60
F
DelSt
49
BethC
69
F
Cal
52
Wash
71
F
Penn
77
Temp
70
F
ArkSt
64
TxSt
77
F
Radf
71
UNCA
63
F
How
71
SCSt
67
F(OT)
MTSt
81
E WA
85
F
Campbl
73
ChaSo
72
F
Fres
63
Bois
53
F
Nich
68
CenAR
74
F
Rice
75
N TX
76
F
JackSt
51
PVAM
55
F
UCIrv
74
CSNor
68
F
OkSt
59
IaSt
72
F
Wyo
53
NM
83
F
ASU
72
AlaAM
54
F
UTEP
72
MTSU
75
F
SouthCar
67
LSU
89
F
NOrl
61
TXAMC
76
F
Norf
82
Savan
76
F
UMass
50
VCU
68
F
MsVl
57
Alc
63
F
TN-M
77
MorSt
85
F
TNSt
74
Belm
92
F
ArkPB
67
South
69
F(OT)
OrSt
71
Ariz
82
F
Tows
64
Del
63
F
NWSt
69
AbCh
78
F
Furm
54
Woff
59
F
SEMO
83
E KY
85
F
IUPUI
57
WIMil
64
F
Hamp
74
GWebb
87
F(OT)
Manh
47
Rider
60
F
FIU
97
Marsh
105
F
NFla
64
Lib
70
F
Ford
68
GMas
71
F
SJSU
56
UNLV
94
F
IPFW
58
W IL
87
F
HI
71
UCRiv
75
F
SHSU
71
HCU
65
F
DeP
97
Seton
93
F
CAPoly
63
UCDav
75
F
Murr
82
SIU-E
72
F
UTSA
73
UAB
83
F
TNTec
48
JSU
65
F
PSU
64
Minn
65
F
NMSt
83
UtVal
78
F
UMKC
50
GrCan
78
F
N CO
64
Web
78
F
ColSt
72
UtSt
87
F
USD
59
StMar
76
F
Gram
88
TXSo
87
F(OT)
Oreg
64
AzSt
78
F
ChiSt
73
CSBak
86
F
UTRGV
67
Seatt
62
F
SCla
69
Pacif
57
F
CS-Ful
92
LongB
90
F(OT)
Mont
69
Ida
51
F
BYU
63
USF
82
F

Jan 19, 2019, 2:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Pittsburgh

25

38

63

Syracuse

28

46

74

Syracuse gets 22 points from Battle, beats Pitt 74-63
Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:28 PM

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim breathed a sigh of relief. Five days after his Orange's biggest win of the season, there was no letdown.

Tyus Battle scored 22 points, Boeheim's son Buddy had a season-high 13 points, and Syracuse beat Pittsburgh 74-63 on Saturday, the Orange's zone defense thwarting the youthful Panthers from exerting their strong point, converting tough drives to the basket.

"We battled hard. They're a tough, physical team," the Hall of Fame coach said. "It was a good, solid win. There's nothing easy."

Syracuse (13-5, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rebounded from a bad home loss to Georgia Tech a week ago to beat undermanned No. 1 Duke in overtime on the road Monday night. The Orange throttled the Panthers with a 22-4 surge in a span of just over seven minutes in the second half to take command.

Pittsburgh (12-6, 2-3) shot just 33.8 percent for the game, not far off its season low, and attempted a season-high 35 3-pointers. That's not their game.

"Their zone took us out of any sort of rhythm," Pitt coach Jeff Capel said. "We could never get into a rhythm offensively, and I thought our inexperience and immaturity really hurt us."

Pittsburgh was coming off a 75-62 home win over No. 11 Florida State on Monday, its first victory over a ranked team in nearly two years. But the Panthers still haven't mastered the road. They've lost 17 consecutive road games, including 14 in ACC play. Pitt's last road win was an 83-72 victory against Boston College nearly two years ago.

"We couldn't score and some of the players on the team got down on themselves," said Pitt freshman Xavier Johnson, who finished with 17 points. "We can't have mental lapses like that. We'd seen what their percentages were from 3, so we were playing off them. But they showed up and made shots."

Syracuse, which entered the game shooting 30.4 percent from 3, finished 12 of 26 (46.2 percent) against the Panthers, who hit just 11 from long range. The Orange hit 11 3-pointers in the win over the Blue Devils.

"They played well, especially in the second half," Capel said. "They got into a rhythm offensively. They hit shots. They hit 3s, something they haven't been doing. I know they hit 11 against Duke, but we tried to play the percentages a little bit and they hurt us from the 3-point line."

Oshae Brissett added 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and three blocks for Syracuse, and Paschal Chukwu had 11 rebounds and three blocks.

Jared Wilson-Frame led Pitt with 19 points, but the other two-thirds of Pitt's standout freshman trio, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney, didn't fare so well against the Syracuse zone, which registered 10 blocks. McGowens, who suffered an injury near his right eye in the first half, finished with seven points, 10 below his average, and Toney also had seven as they combined to shoot just 5 of 23.

The Orange throttled the Panthers with a 22-4 surge in a span of just over seven minutes in the second half to take command.

"When you have a young team and being on the road, a couple of guys were a little bit down on themselves and people's faces were kind of a little sad," Wilson-Frame said. "In situations like that you have to get together and get a little closer as a team. By the time you make a late push you're down 20. It's kind of too late."

BATTLE AT THE POINT

Battle again played extended minutes at point guard and excelled after a slow start, finishing 9 of 17 from the floor, 3 of 7 from long range. Entering the game he had hit just 3 of 17 from 3 in four conference games.

"We did the same things we did at Duke, we just let him have the ball right away," coach Boeheim said. "That way they can't keep him from getting it, and he scored 10, 12 points from the point. He was trying to run the team earlier this year. Now he's just trying to take advantage of the middle ball screens because he's got the ball."

BUDDY BALL

Boeheim's youngest son Buddy is an ace outside shooter but has struggled as a rookie, shooting just 25 percent from behind the arc before Saturday. He was 4 of 5 against Pitt.

"My teammates are just telling me to get in and shoot the ball no matter what," Buddy said. "If I'm open, just shoot it. That means a lot to me as a shooter. It's something you need. You need your teammates to believe in you."

BIG PICTURE

Pittsburgh: The Panthers, who went winless in the conference last season under former coach Kevin Stallings, are well ahead of last year under Jeff Capel, but they have to figure out a way to win on the road to take that next step.

Syracuse: The Orange had to take advantage of their big overtime victory at top-ranked Duke on Monday. Games against two more ranked teams loom - Virginia Tech on the road and Florida State at home - to provide more chances to beef up the Orange's resume for postseason consideration.

UP NEXT

Pittsburgh: Hosts Duke on Tuesday night.

Syracuse: Hosts Miami on Thursday night.

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Leaders

Pittsburgh PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Wilson-Frame 19 0 1 8 0 0
X. Johnson 17 0 3 7 1 0
Syracuse PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
T. Battle 22 0 2 3 1 2
B. Boeheim 13 0 0 1 1 0

Team Comparison

Pitt Syr
Points For 63 74
Field Goals 22/65-34% 25/54-46%
Three Pointers 11/35-31% 12/26-46%
Free Throws 8/14-57% 12/23-52%
Offensive Rebounds 18 9
Defensive Rebounds 26 28
Rebounds 49 44
Blocks 2 10
Steals 4 8
Turnovers 17 14
Personal Fouls 23 14
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Syr Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 19 Pitt 63 @ Syr 74 J. Wilson-Frame 19 T. Battle 22

Game Information

Stadium: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 24,466
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