Syracuse holds off feisty Louisville down the stretch with 82-76 win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Chris Bell had 23 points and Judah Mintz scored 21 as Syracuse held off Louisville 82-76 on Saturday night, beating the Cardinals for the fourth straight time.
Taylor scored 11 points and Maliq Brown and JJ Starling scored 10 apiece for Syracuse (20-10, 11-8 ACC). The Orange shot 57.8% (26 of 45) which proved critical as they missed 14 foul shots, shooting 64.1% (25 of 39).
Mike James scored 18 points, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Kaleb Glenn scored 15 for Louisville (8-21, 3-15 ACC).
Syracuse led 64-47 after Brown made a pair of foul shots with 9:49 left. Louisville went on to outscore Syracuse 27-14 to get within 78-74 on a James' 3-pointer with 39 seconds left.
The Cardinals targeted Taylor to foul down the stretch as he was just 1 of 5 from the stripe up to that point. He responded to the challenge and made 4 of 6 down the stretch to seal the win.
Bell and Taylor threw down dunks in succession in a 20-second stretch early to give Syracuse an 11-7 lead and the Orange led the rest of the way. Syracuse stretched the lead to nine on multiple occasions before Louisville went on 7-1 run to get within 29-26 with 4:43 before halftime on Tre White's 3. Syracuse proceeded to counter with a 10-2 run to close the half up 39-28 for its first double-digit lead of the game.
James had a three-point play and a dunk to reduce Louisville's deficit to 48-42 with 14:57 left. Syracuse outscored the Cardinals 9-5 to extend its lead back to double digits. The Orange made it 64-47 before Louisville outscored them 17-9 to again draw within single digits at 73-64, setting up the finish.
The Orange - winners of six of seven against Louisville - end their regular season on Tuesday with a road trip to Clemson.
Louisville hosts Virginia Tech on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Maliq Brown vs. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (Skyy Clark gains possession) | ||
| 19:38 | | Kaleb Glenn misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 19:36 |  | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 19:17 | | Justin Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Skyy Clark steals) | ||
| 19:11 | | Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup | ||
| 19:09 | | Judah Mintz defensive rebound | ||
| 18:50 | | Maliq Brown turnover (lost ball) (Tre White steals) | ||
| 18:38 | | Tre White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:36 | | Mike James offensive rebound | ||
| 18:28 | | Mike James misses two point layup | ||
| 18:26 | | Tre White offensive rebound | ||
| 18:18 | | Mike James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:16 | | Chris Bell defensive rebound | ||
| 18:09 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul) | ||
| 18:09 | | +1 | J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 18:09 | | J.J. Starling misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 18:09 | | Tre White defensive rebound | ||
| 17:50 | | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point jump shot | 1-2 |
| 17:31 | | +2 | Chris Bell makes two point jump shot | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | | Tre White misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:12 | | Justin Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 17:06 | | J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:04 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | ||
| 16:54 | | +2 | Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup (Skyy Clark assists) | 3-4 |
| 16:54 | | J.J. Starling shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul) | ||
| 16:54 | | +1 | Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-5 |
| 16:37 | | Tre White shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul) | ||
| 16:37 | | +1 | Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | | +1 | Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-5 |
| 16:23 | | Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:21 | | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | ||
| 16:12 | | Judah Mintz offensive foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul) | ||
| 16:12 | | Judah Mintz turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 16:02 | | Skyy Clark offensive foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 16:02 | | Skyy Clark turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 15:49 | | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:47 | | Skyy Clark defensive rebound | ||
| 15:41 | | +2 | Tre White makes two point dunk (Skyy Clark assists) | 5-7 |
| 15:26 | | +2 | Justin Taylor makes two point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists) | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | | Skyy Clark turnover (bad pass) (Justin Taylor steals) | ||
| 15:08 | | +2 | Chris Bell makes two point dunk (Justin Taylor assists) | 9-7 |
| 14:52 | | Skyy Clark turnover (bad pass) (Justin Taylor steals) | ||
| 14:49 | | +2 | Justin Taylor makes two point dunk | 11-7 |
| 14:49 | | Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Justin Taylor draws the foul) | ||
| 14:49 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:49 | | +1 | Justin Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-7 |
| 14:30 | | +2 | Tre White makes two point hook shot | 12-9 |
| 14:00 | | +3 | Judah Mintz makes three point stepback jump shot | 15-9 |
| 13:36 | | Mike James misses two point layup | ||
| 13:34 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 13:30 | | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:28 | | Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound | ||
| 13:02 | | Ty-Laur Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:00 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 12:44 | | J.J. Starling offensive foul (Zan Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 12:44 | | J.J. Starling turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 12:27 | | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup | 15-11 |
| 12:16 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Judah Mintz assists) | 17-11 |
| 11:47 | | Tre White misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | +3 | Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists) | 20-11 |
| 11:09 | | Tre White misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Judah Mintz defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Zan Payne shooting foul (Justin Taylor draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:00 | | Justin Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:00 | | Justin Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:00 | | Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point driving layup | 20-13 |
| 10:21 | | Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Tre White steals) | ||
| 10:15 | | Mike James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Judah Mintz defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +2 | Quadir Copeland makes two point dunk (Judah Mintz assists) | 22-13 |
| 10:00 | | Quadir Copeland personal foul | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Skyy Clark makes two point layup | 22-15 |
| 9:29 | | Quadir Copeland misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Tre White defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Tre White misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Chris Bell steals) | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot | 24-15 |
| 8:26 | | +2 | Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point layup | 24-17 |
| 8:08 | | Emmanuel Okorafor blocks Judah Mintz's two point layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Quadir Copeland defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point dunk (Quadir Copeland assists) | 26-17 |
| 7:47 | | Skyy Clark misses two point layup | ||
| 7:45 | | Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Quadir Copeland personal foul (Emmanuel Okorafor draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup | 26-19 |
| 7:31 | | Quadir Copeland shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:31 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Curtis Williams personal foul | ||
| 7:04 | | Ty-Laur Johnson shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-19 |
| 7:04 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-19 |
| 6:52 | | Mike James turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 6:27 | | Judah Mintz misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Kaleb Glenn makes two point putback layup | 28-21 |
| 5:39 | | Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | Maliq Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:39 | | +1 | Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-21 |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Mike James makes two point turnaround jump shot (Curtis Williams assists) | 29-23 |
| 5:09 | | Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Curtis Williams steals) | ||
| 5:09 | | Chris Bell blocks Curtis Williams's two point layup | ||
| 5:07 | | Justin Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Judah Mintz misses two point layup | ||
| 4:57 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +3 | Tre White makes three point jump shot (Ty-Laur Johnson assists) | 29-26 |
| 4:24 | | Justin Taylor turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 4:01 | | Mike James turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals) | ||
| 3:49 | | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Curtis Williams turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 3:40 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:25 | | Curtis Williams personal foul (Chris Bell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | Chris Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:25 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | Mike James misses two point layup | ||
| 3:03 | | Orange defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot | 31-26 |
| 2:28 | | Mike James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Judah Mintz assists) | 33-26 |
| 2:11 | | Cardinals 30 second timeout | ||
| 2:02 | | Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Chris Bell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point driving layup | 35-26 |
| 1:22 | | Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Official timeout | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point driving layup (Maliq Brown assists) | 37-26 |
| 0:39 | | Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Mike James makes two point layup (Ty-Laur Johnson assists) | 37-28 |
| 0:05 | | Orange 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point dunk (Maliq Brown assists) | 39-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |