Syracuse basketball survives vs. Notre Dame after squandering 29-point lead (final score, recap)

Syracuse, NY – The Syracuse basketball team will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 12:00 p.m. Saturday at the JMA Wireless Dome.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

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jim boehm ceremony

Emcee Mike Tirico led the ceremony by playing to the crowd and explaining that Boeheim had 1,116 wins, much to the approval of the fans.

Boeheim comes out of a tunnel surrounded by his former players and is given a standing ovation.

The coach wipes away tears as he takes a seat at midcourt.

Local politicians Ryan McMahon, Ben Walsh, Bill Magnarelli and John Mannion came up with formal proclamations declaring February 24, 2024 as Jim Boeheim Day. Governor Kathy Hochul sent a video message and declared that it was Jim Boeheim Day throughout the state.

Syracuse University announces a new scholarship in Boehm’s name.

Adrian Autry presents a painting to Boehm. As a permanent feature, Carmelo’s. The entrance to the Anthony Center is being redesigned and will be named in Boeheim’s honor.

John Wildhawk revealed a jersey in the rafters above Section 309 next to Melo’s jersey. it reads:

5 final fours

2003 NCAA champion

35 NCAA Tournament

Boehm takes the mic.

boheme:Thanks to Autry for turning a boring game into an exciting ending.

“I came here in 1962, a bunch of scared newcomers, I didn’t know anything. I’m not scared anymore, but as my wife Julie will tell you, I still don’t know what sh—.” This is the prelude to a tribute to the fan group that filled the dome after the move from Manly Field House. .

Boeheim chokes up when he mentions Dave Bing as the player whose arrival changed the program’s fortunes. He asks Bing to stand, and the crowd applauds for him.

Boehm is the pivot of his family.

“I think Buddy’s probably good enough to play here now.”

Boeheim on his former assistants: I’ve had a lot of great coaches. This story tells how Troy Weaver urged Boeheim to go to Baltimore to see Carmelo Anthony.

Boehm: We have a family here. I am very proud of these guys (former players). It’s the only tribute that really makes sense to me for what these people are and have become.

Boeheim says his career began due to recruiting Louis Orr and Roosevelt Bouie.

“And I’m pretty sure if a little guard doesn’t make six threes in the first half we’re not going to win the national championship.”

Boehm concludes: “From the bottom of my heart, thank you for giving me the life no one could have asked for.”

Final: Syracuse 88, Notre Dame 85

With Syracuse blowing a lead of nearly 29 points, it looked like it would crown Jim Boeheim with a blowout win on a day when the school was honoring its longtime basketball coach.

Instead, the duo of Marcus Burton and Braden Shrewsberry inspired Notre Dame’s furious comeback in the second half, helping the Irish close to within three in the final minutes, leaving Syracuse fans sweating to the end.

The Orange stopped an all-time epic meltdown with a defensive stop, as Quadir Copeland countered a tough, potentially game-tying 3-pointer by Shrewsbury in the closing seconds.

So, Syracuse (18-10, 9-8 ACC) gets a win against one of the bottom feeders in the ACC.

Five players finished in double figures, led by Judah Mintz’s 21 points.

Second quarter

Bell, Copeland, Mintz, Starling and Brown on the floor.

Copeland forces Shrewsberry for a tough 3 that likely traveled before launching from the top of the key, and Bell comes up with the rebound. He goes to the line with 17.3 seconds remaining and hits both free throws to increase the lead to five.

Notre Dame gets a layup, then a deep inbounds pass to Copeland would send it to the line with 9.3 seconds left.

Copeland missed the front end of a one-and-one. Deep 3 missed by Burton logo.

Get to the line with 1.2 seconds left, and Syracuse gets a stoppage.

25.1 seconds left: Syracuse 86, Notre Dame 83

Roper, a transfer from Northwestern, buried a corner 3 to close within three.

Shot clock problem triggers review with 40.4 seconds left. Officials are checking to see if any of Starling’s shots touched iron.

There are five seconds on the shot clock. Mintz’s driving layout is blocked at the rim.

Notre Dame calls timeout with 25.1 seconds remaining.

1:17 remaining: Syracuse 86, Notre Dame 80

Shrewsbury hit consecutive 3s with less than 2 minutes to play to cut the lead to six.

Starling’s midrange jumper comes out rattling. Notre Dame called timeout with 1:17 remaining.

Shrewsbury and Burton inspired the Irish here, combining for 36 points in the second half.

3:54 remaining: Syracuse 82, Notre Dame 74

Brown, who leads the ACC in steals – as a center! – Pushes the ball away and commits a two-shot foul on the break. He hit both free throws to increase the lead to nine with 7:13 left in regulation.

Marcus Burton gets another one at the other end. After another basket, he had 18 points here in the second half.

Layups by Cuffe and Mintz put the Orange up by eight, then Starling brought the lead back to double digits.

Notre Dame is 7-0 when scoring 70 or more points on the year, but will likely hand the highest points total on the season to the Orange (83 by Auburn on Nov. 16).

7:31 remaining: Syracuse 72, Notre Dame 65

Syracuse led by 29 late in the first half, before the Irish finished the first half with a 9–0 lead.

Notre Dame outscored the Orange by 11 at the midpoint of the second half.

Marcus Burton has been the best player on the court in the second half. Kyle Cuffe Jr. is at the scorer’s table as Autry tries to put defensive pressure on Burton.

Shrewsberry hit back-to-back 3s off some screen action, and the Irish trailed by just six with less than 9 minutes remaining.

Judah Mintz walks toward the bench, holding his left knee.

The Irish reduced the deficit to just four, before Bell hit a huge 3 to cut the lead back to seven.

10:40 remaining: Syracuse 65, Notre Dame 54

So, Notre Dame has cut the deficit to 10 with 14:57 remaining.

Malik Brown missed a pair of free throws.

Copeland capped the Notre Dame rally with an and-one, then Copeland muscled his way through contact for another basket on downs.

Mintz then finds Brown in the paint, who steps up for a layup.

As we approach the midpoint of the second half, the Irish are matching the Orange here.

16:46 remaining: Syracuse 54, Notre Dame 37

Notre Dame starts the second half with turnovers, which won’t help overcome a 20-point deficit after a 9-0 run to end the first half.

Taylor has another chance for a three-point play on a backdoor cut. Taylor reached double figures for the first time since a 29-point loss at Wake Forest on February 3. Prior to this, Taylor last scored 10 or more points on December 21 against Niagara.

Notre Dame closed within the 17 after consecutive 3s by Marcus Burton and Braden Shrewsberry.

Halftime: Syracuse 49, Notre Dame 29

first half

Three players in double figures for the Orange: JJ Starling (12), Judah Mintz (12), Chris Bell (10). Malik Brown (eight) and Justin Taylor (seven) have chances to get involved in the second half as the Orange put on a clinic in the opening 20 minutes.

Syracuse shot 61%. Notre Dame turned it over 11 times, and the Orange converted those turnovers into 23 points.

That’s the difference in the decider at halftime.

Some of Boeheim’s former players were featured on the ESPN broadcast: Tyus Battle, Ryan Blackwell, Mookie Jones, Brandon Tritch. Also saw Roosevelt Bowie. And Dave Bing is sitting next to Boeheim behind the basket closest to the SU bench.

And much more in the city.

3:49 remaining: Syracuse 42, Notre Dame 16

Bell hit another jumper off the bench. Bell is 4-for-4 from the field.

Peter Carey checked the play and botched a defensive assignment. On the other end, Justin Taylor converts a three-point play on a low block on Bell’s pass. Syracuse leads by 20.

Kyle Cough forces a tough shot with some good ball pressure as the shot clock comes down.

Carey then moves to intercept the ball and force a turnover. Mintz gets a runout layup.

Notre Dame really struggled against SU’s man defense. The Irish have 10 turnovers (which the Orange converted into 21 points).

Brown fights for an offensive rebound on a Starling miss and gets a putback.

7:47 remaining: Syracuse 31, Notre Dame 14

Notre Dame committed its seventh turnover after the timeout. Beautiful slip pass from Quadir Copeland to Malik Brown for a layup at the other end.

Brown then finds Taylor in the end line for a layup.

Starling drives and completes a finger-roll layup, plus a foul.

Everything is going right for Orange.

10:28 remaining: Syracuse 22, Notre Dame 9

Mintz is in with another midrange jumper in his bag. Orange have 12 points off ND turnovers.

JJ Starling made a 3 at the top of the break and the Orange led 22-9.

Timeout, Micah Shrewsberry.

11:38: Syracuse 16, Notre Dame 9

Judah Mintz gets into the passing lane for a steal, and the sophomore ends the and-one with a scooping layup on the break.

SU forces a shot-clock violation on the other end. The Irish committed five turnovers midway through the first half and could not grab a rebound despite a JJ Starling miss.

Mintz then gets fouled on a pull-up jumper from midrange. He has got the maximum seven points in the game so far.

15:12 remaining: Syracuse 9, Notre Dame 7

Kerry Booth and Chris Bell scored five starts for Notre Dame and Syracuse, respectively.

Bell scored a basket off a bounce, as the second-year forward is emerging as a significant scoring threat late in the season.

pregame

This is Syracuse’s final home game in Adrian Autry’s first season.

Wow!

Syracuse’s basketball season ends at home with four games left in the regular season to improve its NCAA Tournament bubble status before the ACC Tournament begins March 12.

The Irish, led by first-year coach Micah Shrewsberry, have won three consecutive conference games (after a seven-game slide) and a win against Virginia in December. But the Irish are in rebuilding mode under Shrewsbury, with a young roster largely flipped from the one JJ Starling played in last season before Mike Bray’s departure.

Saturday’s game against Notre Dame is expected to draw its largest home crowd of the season. It will also include Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim, who will be honored in a ceremony on the court after the game with dozens of his former players and staff members in attendance.

The university has spent months planning the Boeheim ceremony, which doubles as a curtain call for Boeheim’s distinguished career of 47 seasons — all with the Orange.