When Syracuse men’s basketball needed its best player the most desperately, Buddy Boeheim came through. The hero of the Orange’s Sweet 16 run last March turned in a signature performance on Tuesday night.
The junior wing caught fire in double overtime versus Indiana, scoring six points on three straight drives to turn a tie game into a five-point lead. First, he got fouled going to the rim and made both free throws. Then he hit a baseline pull-up from 12 feet. And with the double-team coming from his left, Buddy burst right and beat his man to the rack for a banked runner with 1:29 to play.
Just like the Hoosiers did at the end of regulation, they came up with a counter-run. Race Thompson hit a layup before a Khristian Lander three-pointer made it a one-point game with 25 seconds left. And three Miller Kopp free throws 18 ticks later tied the game.
But SU prevailed as Joseph Girard drove into the lane and drew a foul with less than one second remaining. He made both free throws to seal a 112-110 result in front of 21,330 fans in the Carrier Dome.
Buddy scored a team-high 27 points on 10-of-23 shooting while Jimmy Boeheim added 26 on 9 of 20 shooting and Girard pitched in 22 points, including the two most important ones. Syracuse finished off its best win of the season to date without two starters as both Jesse Edwards and Cole Swider fouled out in regulation.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Syracuse 112, Indiana 110 (2OT): Orange hold off late Hoosier rally (NunesMagician.com)
- Syracuse rallies for wild 2OT win over Indiana in ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Syracuse.com)
- ORANGE HAND HOOSIERS FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON IN DOUBLE OVERTIME (Cuse.com)
- Observations from Syracuse’s narrow 2OT victory over Indiana (DailyOrange.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
JIM BOEHEIM’S POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE:
MEDIA:
B1G dub pic.twitter.com/ik33MmCrPe
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 1, 2021
Syracuse and Indiana combined for 6 different 20-point scorers.
The last time 6 players scored 20+ points in a game between 2 major conference teams was on March 12, 2009 (6-OT game between Syracuse and UConn in the Big East Tournament). pic.twitter.com/EVpM8VV8K7
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 1, 2021
Whatever it takes. ?? pic.twitter.com/wUc65qyouA
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 1, 2021
The Boeheim Bros BALLED OUT against Indiana to lead @Cuse_MBB to its first double-overtime home win in 50 years ?? pic.twitter.com/W4zs7zaoVf
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) December 1, 2021
"Craziest game I've ever played in."@Buddy_Boeheim35 after scoring 27 in the 2OT victory pic.twitter.com/XXyoA5SCLM
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 1, 2021
What a sensational, instant classic game at the Carrier Dome and a gutty win for Syracuse to go to double-OT after 3 games in 3 days at the Battle for Atlantis. And what a night for free throws! #TheyMatter
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) December 1, 2021
What a freaking game. Syracuse gave it away about ten times but holy cow I’ll take it. ?
— Sal Capaccio ? (@SalSports) December 1, 2021
bout time ?????
— Claudia Bellofatto (@CBellofattoTV) December 1, 2021
Easy win for the cuse!
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 1, 2021
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— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) December 1, 2021
JG3!!!!
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) December 1, 2021
Tie game, 36.3 secs left in OT pic.twitter.com/3AHN0U1qnz
— FingerLakes1.com (@FingerLakes1) December 1, 2021
All love from #OrangeNation.
Your FIRST TEAM All-ACC honorees @seantucker2020, @KelxJones and @SCOE_IX were honored at tonight's @Cuse_MBB game. pic.twitter.com/Cf1RlUXqdM
— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) December 1, 2021
HUGE BUCKET pic.twitter.com/S1clAiHJ8Q
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 1, 2021
When Buddy starts heating up… ? pic.twitter.com/pc3y5IFdBq
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 1, 2021
Tonight's attendance:
21,330#OrangeNation ? pic.twitter.com/Kfy731JRmi— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 1, 2021
Welcome back, fam. ??@BoeheimsArmy #CuseFamily ? pic.twitter.com/Qdt36wZGKR
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 1, 2021
Time to check in #OrangeNation! ?
Where you watching from tonight? ? pic.twitter.com/1QZeHacOOo
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 1, 2021
GAME PREVIEW:
Syracuse (3-3) returns to the Carrier Dome Tuesday night to face Indiana (6-0) after going 1-2 in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament and falling to .500 on the season. Tipoff is set for 7:00 PM.
Syracuse and Indiana have met six times in the past with the Orange leading the series 5-1. The last time the two teams faced off was in the 2013 Big Ten/ ACC Challenge when the Orange defeated the Hoosiers 69-52.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- Beat writers split on whether SU can defeat Indiana in ACC/Big Ten Challenge (DailyOrange.com)
- ORANGE HOST INDIANA IN BIG TEN/ ACC CHALLENGE (Cuse.com)
- Opponent preview: What to know about Indiana before SU’s Big Ten/ACC challenge (DailyOrange.com)
- How to watch Syracuse men’s basketball vs. Indiana in ACC-Big Ten Challenge: TV, live stream info (247Sports.com)
MEDIA:
Back home in the Dome tonight ?✊
7 PM | ESPN2 pic.twitter.com/cPcoQ7mexf
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 30, 2021
Back home. ? pic.twitter.com/peupIKpjQv
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 30, 2021
Pregame shots ? pic.twitter.com/SNITEQOlaG
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 30, 2021
Locking in ? pic.twitter.com/UkhQooGsk8
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 30, 2021
The starting 5 vs. Indiana:
? @JG3_____
? @Buddy_Boeheim35
? @coleswider21
? @jimmyb_23
? Jesse Edwards pic.twitter.com/ypIdH7he7L— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 30, 2021
Kyle leads sports coverage and hosts the Concrete Jungle podcast. Have a lead or question? Send it to [email protected].