Elijah Hughes and Buddy Boeheim both established new career-highs and Syracuse rolled past Georgia Tech for a 97-63 win here at McCamish Pavilion on Saturday.
Hughes scored 33 points; 26 of them in the first half, while Boeheim finished with 26 points. The sophomore guard had a 20-point second half.
Hughes became just the fourth Syracuse player to score 30 or more points in a true road game in the past three seasons, joining Tyus Battle (at Boston College, Duke and Florida State), John Gillon (at North Carolina State) and James Southerland (at Arkansas).
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Syracuse Basketball: Elijah Hughes shows NBA potential in dominant win vs GT (Inside The Loud House)
- Syracuse basketball crushes Georgia Tech, 97-63 behind career days from Hughes, Boeheim (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse 97 – Georgia Tech 63: Orange pummel Yellow Jackets behind 33 points from Elijah Hughes (TNIAAM)
- Syracuse basketball box score at Georgia Tech (Syracuse.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
JIM BOEHEIM’S POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE:
SOCIAL:
First half ? pic.twitter.com/uEJg1rOxEZ
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 7, 2019
BUDDY! 10 in a row for him.
ALL ? in Atlanta pic.twitter.com/VrFr8fXGQb
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 7, 2019
3️⃣3️⃣ New career high for 3️⃣3️⃣ pic.twitter.com/HTSPbe2Fe7
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 7, 2019
The Buddy and Elijah show.
Boeheim has a career high 26. Hughes has a career high 33 pic.twitter.com/QWEDPsoeRj
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 7, 2019
All Orange from start to finish. pic.twitter.com/VfENXNNa2N
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 7, 2019
PREVIEW:
Syracuse plays its first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) road game of the year at Georgia Tech on Saturday, Dec. 7. Tip-off is scheduled for 12 p.m.
The game will be televised on the ACC Network. The match will also be streamed on ACC Network Extra, but fans can only watch the stream if their cable provider carries the ACC Network. Fans unsure if their provider carries ACCN are strongly encouraged to visit GetACCN.com.
Syracuse (4-4, 0-1 ACC) looks to snap a three-game losing streak after a 68-54 setback against Iowa in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Tuesday in the Dome. Junior Marek Dolezaj led the team with 12 points followed by redshirt junior Elijah Hughes with 10 points. Freshman Joseph Girard III dished out a game-high four assists and junior Bourama Sidibe led the team in rebounds with eight.
Georgia Tech defeated Nebraska, 73-56, in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Wednesday, improving its record to 4-2. The Yellow Jackets are 1-0 in ACC play after edging NC State, 82-81 in overtime, in the season opener.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- ORANGE VISIT YELLOW JACKETS SATURDAY (Cuse.com)
- Syracuse Basketball: Orange set to face a stellar Georgia Tech defense (Inside The Loud House)
- Syracuse men’s basketball vs. Georgia Tech preview: 5 things to watch for (TNIAAM)
- What channel is Syracuse basketball vs. Georgia Tech on? TV, time, stream info (Syracuse.com)
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