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Syracuse men’s basketball: three takeaways from the Orange’s 75-71 loss to Georgetown (TNIAAM; Chiappone)

The Syracuse Orange (5-5) will once again need to regroup and return to the drawing board following a 75-71 home loss on Saturday to the Georgetown Hoyas (8-2) in the 100th all-time matchup between both programs.

Syracuse at one point took a six-point lead (64-58) with around eight and a half minutes left to go, but managed just seven points while the Hoyas made timely defensive stops and outscored the Orange by 10 points over the rest of the contest.

In a game with plenty to discuss, here are the major takeaways from the rivalry loss:

The turning points for the Orange​

The first half saw both teams remain knotted up pretty much the entire way until halftime — Syracuse never led by more than five points (9-4) while Georgetown (20-17) held no more than a one-possession lead.

Things changed coming out of the break from there. During one play in the second half, Elijah Moore was called for a foul while Jayden Epps dribbled the ball up the court:

The crowd didn’t like it. Neither did Syracuse, with one technical foul getting assessed to Lucas Taylor and Georgetown’s Drew Fielder. The energy in the JMA Wireless Dome completely shifted from there: the crowd stood up and momentum did indeed swing in favor of Syracuse.

From the 12:59 marker in the game, the Orange over the next three minutes took its largest lead of the game. Jaquan Carlos (15 points, 5 assists) made six free throws over the next roughly three minutes, which was followed up by an and-one layup from Jyare Davis (16 points, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block in 24 minutes off the bench) which put Syracuse up six points.

That’s where there was a second turning point which really (and slowly) pulled the energy slowly toward the Hoyas.

With eight minutes left until the end of the game, Syracuse made two field goals the rest of the way — a two-point jumper from Elijah Moore (10 points, 4 rebounds, 4/14 shooting, 2/9 from three) and a three from Carlos. After that three, Syracuse managed two points in the final four minutes. The stalled offense ultimately allowed Georgetown to come back and seal the deal for good.
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Syracuse center Eddie Lampkin Jr. (44, white) sizes up his defender from the corner.

The 100th meeting in the historic Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry ends in a 75-71 Hoyas win (waer.org; Richardson)

Heading into Saturday’s matchup, Syracuse men’s basketball and Georgetown have shared the court 99 times over the 95 year history between the two programs. While SU may have led the series 54-45, the Hoyas (8-2, 0-0 Big East) got one game closer to .500 against the Orange (5-5, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) in a 75-71 victory.

It was a back-and-forth affair all the way to the very end. Neither team ever led by more than eight points. By halftime, the two squads were knotted at 37 heading into the locker rooms. Both teams traded layups, three-pointers, and turnovers, creating the feel that it was a game that would come down to the final few possessions.

When Syracuse supported at six point lead midway through the second half, Georgetown head coach made a defensive adjustment that SU is all too familiar with: Entering a 2-3 zone.

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Over the final 8:32, the Orange shot just 2/10 compared to the Hoyas 6/13. The defensive change sparked a 17-7 run and was a key part in the win for Georgetown. After the contest, Hoyas head coach Ed Cooley had some jokes ready on the irony of what he did for his team.

“I know [Jim Boeheim’s] either clapping or cussing me out,” Cooley said.
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I sincerely hope that Syracuse basketball continues to play Georgetown while also facing other Big East Conference schools. / Rich Barnes-Imagn Images

https://insidetheloudhouse.com/hopi...tinues-while-adding-other-big-east-foes(itlh; Adler)

For the past 10 seasons, as non-conference foes rather than long-time Big East Conference rivals, Syracuse basketball and Georgetown have met on the court.

After the Hoyas knocked off the 'Cuse this past Saturday afternoon, 75-71, at the JMA Wireless Dome, each program has captured five contests as Syracuse basketball and Georgetown have battled with the Orange in the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Hoyas, of course, still residing in the Big East.

Now, Saturday's result was not what Syracuse basketball and its fan base had hoped for, and the attendance was definitely smaller than we're used to for this match-up that, in its heyday, was easily among the best rivalries across the country in college basketball.

On Saturday, the Orange and the Hoyas met for the 100th occasion, with our beloved 'Cuse leading the all-time series by a count of 54-46. I sincerely hope that these two adversaries continue to play each other in the future. Because they've been in different leagues for more than a decade now, it's safe to say that this long-time rivalry isn't what it once was.

Plus, in recent years, Syracuse basketball (5-5 overall) and Georgetown (8-2 overall) haven't proven all that good. However, as an old-school Big East guy myself, I'd be sad if the Orange and the Hoyas don't keep on going toe to toe with one another.

The head coaches of Syracuse basketball and Georgetown weigh in on this long-time rivalry.

Per an article from Chris Carlson of Syracuse.com, 'Cuse head coach Adrian Autry and Hoyas boss Ed Cooley issued their support for this affair to continue onward.

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Cuse Basketball Coach Adrian Autry deserves time (itlh; Fiello)

My fellow Syracuse Orange fans, I think it's time we have a little talk. Some things might be hard to discuss but I do think that we still need to have the conversation anyway. I honestly don't enjoy these conversations either but I feel right now that I should.

So here it is: Syracuse basketball head coach Adrian Autry isn't getting fired, he shouldn't be and if anything, we need to support him now more than ever. If you are one of those calling for his job, that's not the answer. Let me explain.

Let me start with this. Some of those same people were the first ones saying that former head coach Jim Boeheim needed to go because the program was struggling. They were tired of the struggles, they were complaining he needed to try man-to-man defense more (even though many experts thought this zone defense made them harder to play) and lighting up social media and sports talk with so many negative H0T Takes that Boeheim himself felt the urge to have to respond to them often during interviews.

So he left and they wanted *insert top name coach here* but instead stayed in house with Coach Autry and they didn't like that.


That hiring took place on March 8th, 2023. That was one year and 9 months ago. In that time, there have been some ups like beating UNC last season at home as shown above and then the struggles like losing recently to Georgetown in a game that Cuse likely should have won.
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Michela Hugo , founder of the CNY Diaper Bank, stands amid pallets of diapers in a 2019 photo. Stan Linhorst

‘Tis the season for giving diapers: New donations to Syracuse non-profit can go twice as far (PS; Za'Tozia Duffie)

The CNY Diaper Bank is accepting donations through their website until Jan. 1 that can double the number of diapers that reach local families in need.

Donations up to $7,500 this season will be matched by the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation.

As of last week, the diaper bank was about three-quarters away from that goal, according to Michela Hugo, the organization’s founder.

If the bank raises $7,500, it means the non-profit can purchase 100,000 diapers to give away this holiday season.

The diaper bank is currently the largest in New York state and works with a network of partner agencies to distribute an average of 200,000 diapers to 4,000 local babies and toddlers each month.

Hugo founded CNY Diaper Bank in 2016 after surveying organizations in Syracuse and learning they did not have diapers to give families who needed them.

“When you’re struggling to buy food, if you have young children, you’re definitely struggling to buy diapers, and oftentimes, families are choosing between buying food or buying diapers,” she said.
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