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Syracuse Snaps Two Game Losing Streak With Win Over Louisville

The Orange makes plays down the stretch to top the Cardinals.
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Syracuse Snaps Two Game Losing Streak With Win Over Louisville
Syracuse Snaps Two Game Losing Streak With Win Over Louisville

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Syracuse basketball snapped a two game losing streak with a 94-92 win over Louisville Wednesday night. With the victory, the Orange improved to 15-8 (6-6) on the season. Next up is Clemson in the Dome on Saturday. 

Chris Bell scored a career high 30 points (11-15 overall, 8-10 from three) to lead Syracuse, but his biggest play was on the defensive end. With Syracuse up by two in the final 30 seconds, Judah Mintz was driving to the basket in transition. He lost control of the ball and Louisville picked it up in what seemed to be an easy opportunity to tie the game. Bell hustled down court and blocked the potential game tying layup. 

Moments later, however, Skyy Clark would hit an off balance three to tie the game at 92. Syracuse immediately inbounded the ball to Quadir Copeland, who raced up court ahead of the Louisville defense. His layup with 3.8 seconds left was blocked, but goaltending was called to give the Orange a two point lead. Clark would then miss a three at the buzzer to seal the Syracuse win. 

Defense was absent for much of this game as Syracuse shot 60.8% from the floor and 45.5% from three point range while Louisville shot 53.8% overall and 44% from the outside. The Cardinals outrebounded the Orange 40-21. 

Judah Mintz added 21 points for Syracuse along with four assists and two steals. JJ Starling added 19 while Maliq Brown had a tremendous all around game with 11 points, nine rebounds, five assists, five steals and six blocks. Quadir Copeland had 11 points, seven assists and three steals. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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