Syracuse Falls to NC State in ACC Tournament
Syracuse basketball fell 83-65 to NC State in the second round of the ACC Tournament. This ended any outside shot the Orange had at making a run to the NCAA Tournament. Next up is a likely spot in the NIT.
A 21-2 second half run put the game away after Syracuse regained the lead in the early moments after intermission. Syracuse would never seriously threaten in the final 13 minutes. Turnovers were a huge issue for the Orange in this game, committing 19 to just 10 for NC State. The Wolfpack outscored SU 30-9 off of turnovers.
The game was back and forth in the first half, with NC State going on a little run towards the end of the first half to take a three point lead into the locker room. At one point Syracuse looked like it was ready to take control of the game. A Maliq Brown dunk put the Orange up five, and then Judah Mintz got a steal that looked to be leading to an easy bucket. He passed to Justin Taylor, who took a lot of contact and missed the layup.
NC State would score seven straight points after that.
To start the second half, Syracuse scored the first five points to regain the lead. It went back and forth for the next few possessions until the Wolfpack went on its big run to all but put the game away.
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