Sophomore Tyus Battle scored a career-high 29 points, with eight coming in overtime, to lead Syracuse (9-1) to an 86-79 comeback victory over Georgetown (8-1) Saturday afternoon. The Orange erased a 13-point second-half deficit to force the extra period.
Freshman Oshae Brissett added a career-high 25 points and 14 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the year. 24 of Brissett’s points came in the second half and overtime. Junior Frank Howard recorded 19 points with nine assists.
The win marks the 50th all-time victory for Syracuse over the Hoyas.
- Battle’s late game heroics lead ‘Cuse past Georgetown in OT (Cuse.com)
- In OT thriller, Syracuse storms back to beat Georgetown, 86-79 (Daily Orange)
- Syracuse gets OT win over Georgetown after big 2nd-half comeback (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse basketball box score at Georgetown (Syracuse.com)
HIGHLIGHTS:
COACH BOEHEIM POST GAME:
MORE POSTGAME COVERAGE:
– Superlatives from Syracuse’s 86-79 comeback win over Georgetown (Daily Orange)
– Fan Reactions to Syracuse’s 86-79 overtime win at Georgetown (Daily Orange)
– Syracuse 86, Georgetown 79: Orange come back to win in overtime (NunesMagician.com)
– Oshae Brissett’s huge 2nd half helps propel Syracuse over Georgetown (Syracuse.com)
– Best and worst from Syracuse basketball at Georgetown (Syracuse.com)
OVERTIME pic.twitter.com/9GZaChYqpt
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 16, 2017
Always a great day when #Cuse beats #Georgetown. Can’t spell loss without an S Hoyas!
— KeithatSU (@KeithAtSu) December 16, 2017
Legends. #BEhoops pic.twitter.com/Q4pFGouuhf
— Jay Alter (@jaltersports) December 16, 2017
PREVIEW:
Syracuse is back in action Saturday, Dec. 16 to face former Big East foe Georgetown. The game will tip at 12:30 p.m. at Capital One Arena. This will be the 93rd meeting between the two teams.
Georgetown (8-0) is one of the six remaining undefeated teams in NCAA Division I play. The Hoyas defeated North Carolina A&T, 83-74, in their last outing on Dec. 9. Jessie Govan leads Georgetown with 20.6 points and 13.0 rebounds per game. Marcus Derrickson (13.5 ppg) and Kaleb Johnson (12.5 ppg) are the only other Hoyas averaging double-digit scoring. Read More
You’ve never heard the Syracuse zone explained like this… @tyusbattle1 breaks it down for us with @theAndyKatz as they head into battle with the undefeated Georgetown on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/dBO4Z5ZKhQ
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) December 14, 2017
MORE ORANGE GAMEDAY COVERAGE:
– Syracuse basketball vs. Georgetown: 10 things to watch for (Syracuse.com)
– What channel is Syracuse basketball vs. Georgetown on? TV, tipoff time (Syracuse.com)
– Could a Syracuse win over Georgetown actually hurt the Orange’s RPI? (NunesMagician.com)
– Patrick Ewing will join long list who have played, coached vs. Jim Boeheim teams (Syracuse.com)
– What exactly does Syracuse vs. Georgetown mean anymore? (NunesMagician.com)
– How heated is once fiery Georgetown-Syracuse basketball rivalry? (Syracuse.com)
– 3 Former Syracuse basketball players reminisce about Georgetown rivalry (video) (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse basketball center Bourama Sidibe said his healing ankle feels better (Syracuse.com)
– Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Podcast: Syracuse vs. Georgetown Preview (NunesMagician.com)
– Tracking Syracuse basketball recruits Bazley, Carey, Boeheim, Goodine (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse basketball moves up in Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology (Syracuse.com)
Syracuse vs. Georgetown: The next chapter gets written on Saturday 🍊🏀 pic.twitter.com/vRXHwt8ak9
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 15, 2017
For Boeheim and Ewing, timeless past of Syracuse vs. Georgetown dominates the present https://t.co/RlW6Hz0jw3
— Post Sports (@PostSports) December 14, 2017
How did Syracuse basketball legend Louis Orr end up at Georgetown? https://t.co/zLYlnLJ2lV
— syracuse.com (@syracusedotcom) December 13, 2017
