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Mintz, Brown guide Syracuse to 83-71 victory over Niagara

AP
Dec 22, 2023

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Judah Mintz scored 18 points and Maliq Brown added a double-double off the bench to lead Syracuse to an 83-71 victory over Niagara on Thursday night.

Mintz made 7 of 15 shots for the Orange (9-3), who are on a four-game win streak and are off to their best start since the 2017-18 season when they won 10 of their first 11. Brown, a sophomore, finished with 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting and 10 rebounds. Sophomore reserve Quadir Copeland scored 12 and matched his career high with eight assists.

Mintz had 10 points and made three free throws with three seconds remaining in the first half to give Syracuse a 38-28 lead at intermission. Copeland added nine points for the Orange, Luke Bumbalough had 17 points to keep the Purple Eagles (3-8) within striking distance.

Yaw Obeng-Mensah followed his three-point play with a jumper to pull Niagara within 40-33 two minutes into the second half. Mintz answered with a layup, Chris Bell followed with a 3-pointer and a layup and Justin Taylor's jumper capped a 9-0 run to push the lead to 16 with 15 minutes remaining. Niagara got no closer than nine from there.

Bumbalough finished with a career-best 26 points to lead the Purple Eagles. Obeng-Mensah totaled 14 points and 11 rebounds. Reserve Braxton Bayless scored 13 with three assists.

Syracuse has won 11 in a row in a series it leads 56-28. Niagara's last win over the Orange was a 59-57 victory in February of 1976.

Syracuse returns to action on Dec. 30 when it hosts Pittsburgh in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.

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1st Half
NIAG
Purple Eagles
28
SYR
Orange
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Harlan Obioha vs. Naheem McLeod (Purple Eagles gains possession)
19:30		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
19:28		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
19:14		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
19:12		Randy Tucker defensive rebound
19:06		Luke Bumbalough turnover (bad pass)
18:49	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point turnaround jump shot	0-2
18:23	+2	Luke Bumbalough makes two point pullup jump shot	2-2
18:02	+2	Chris Bell makes two point jump shot	2-4
17:29		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
17:27		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
17:15		J.J. Starling turnover (bad pass) (Randy Tucker steals)
17:09		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses two point layup
17:07		Purple Eagles offensive rebound
17:04		Harlan Obioha turnover (bad pass) (Justin Taylor steals)
16:55		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
16:53		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
16:51		Judah Mintz personal foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul)
16:35		Justin Taylor blocks Yaw Obeng-Mensah's two point layup
16:33		Yaw Obeng-Mensah offensive rebound
16:25		Harlan Obioha misses two point layup
16:25		Randy Tucker offensive rebound
16:21		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
16:19		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
16:12	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot (Chris Bell assists)	2-6
15:58		Harlan Obioha turnover (traveling)
15:58		TV timeout
15:49		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
15:47		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
15:29	+3	Luke Bumbalough makes three point jump shot (Aime Rutayisire assists)	5-6
15:09	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point pullup jump shot	5-8
15:08		Ahmad Henderson II shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
15:08	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-9
14:42	+3	Luke Bumbalough makes three point jump shot (Aime Rutayisire assists)	8-9
14:22		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
14:20		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
14:15		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses two point layup
14:13		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
14:03		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
14:01		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
13:58	+2	Quandre Bullock makes two point layup (Yaw Obeng-Mensah assists)	10-9
13:35		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
13:33		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
13:30		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
13:28		Quandre Bullock defensive rebound
13:23		Naheem McLeod blocks Braxton Bayless's two point jump shot
13:21		Chris Bell defensive rebound
13:14	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point dunk (Chris Bell assists)	10-11
12:54		Braxton Bayless turnover (bad pass)
12:36		Kwane Marble shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
12:36	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-12
12:36		Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:36		Quandre Bullock defensive rebound
12:18	+3	Luke Bumbalough makes three point jump shot (Quandre Bullock assists)	13-12
12:05		Quadir Copeland misses three point jump shot
12:03		Quandre Bullock defensive rebound
11:58		Maliq Brown personal foul
11:58		TV timeout
11:39		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
11:37		Orange defensive rebound
11:20	+3	Benny Williams makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)	13-15
10:49		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point layup
10:47		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
10:41		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
10:39		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
10:35		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
10:33		Kyle Cuffe Jr. defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	13-17
10:11		Benny Williams blocks Braxton Bayless's two point layup
10:09		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
10:04		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:02		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Harlan Obioha makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists)	15-17
9:28		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
9:26		Kwane Marble defensive rebound
9:21		Benny Williams shooting foul (Kwane Marble draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Kwane Marble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-17
9:21	+1	Kwane Marble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-17
9:08		Harlan Obioha shooting foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-18
9:08	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-19
8:53		Yaw Obeng-Mensah turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Cuffe Jr. steals)
8:48		Randy Tucker shooting foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
8:48		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:48	+1	Benny Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-20
8:26		Randy Tucker misses three point jump shot
8:24		Benny Williams defensive rebound
8:18	+2	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point layup (Benny Williams assists)	17-22
7:57		Maliq Brown blocks Luke Bumbalough's two point layup
7:55		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
7:47	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	17-24
7:44		Purple Eagles 30 second timeout
7:44		TV timeout
7:26		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point floating jump shot
7:24		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
7:18	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	17-26
7:07		Kwane Marble turnover (bad pass) (J.J. Starling steals)
7:00	+2	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point layup (Quadir Copeland assists)	17-28
6:37	+2	Aime Rutayisire makes two point layup (Kwane Marble assists)	19-28
6:37		Quadir Copeland shooting foul (Aime Rutayisire draws the foul)
6:37	+1	Aime Rutayisire makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-28
6:19		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
6:17		Quadir Copeland offensive rebound
6:14		Quadir Copeland turnover (lost ball) (Aime Rutayisire steals)
6:08		Quandre Bullock misses two point dunk
6:06		Randy Tucker offensive rebound
6:00		Justin Taylor personal foul
5:53		Quandre Bullock turnover (bad pass)
5:40	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point pullup jump shot	20-30
5:13		Randy Tucker misses three point jump shot
5:11		Kyle Cuffe Jr. defensive rebound
5:04		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses two point layup
5:02		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
4:59	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point layup	20-32
4:40	+3	Luke Bumbalough makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists)	23-32
4:20		Quandre Bullock blocks Quadir Copeland's two point jump shot
4:18		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
4:11		Randy Tucker misses two point layup
4:09		Aime Rutayisire offensive rebound
4:02		Aime Rutayisire misses two point layup
4:00		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
3:52	+3	Maliq Brown makes three point jump shot (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists)	23-35
3:20		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
3:18		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
3:13		Quandre Bullock blocks Justin Taylor's two point layup
3:11		Orange offensive rebound
3:11		TV timeout
3:06		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
3:04		Luke Bumbalough defensive rebound
2:48	+2	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes two point jump shot (Quandre Bullock assists)	25-35
2:27		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
2:25		Quandre Bullock defensive rebound
1:58		Quandre Bullock misses three point jump shot
1:56		Chris Bell defensive rebound
1:44		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
1:42		Quandre Bullock defensive rebound
1:34		Braxton Bayless turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
1:28		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
1:26		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
1:11		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses two point dunk
1:09		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
0:45		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
0:43		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
0:24	+3	Luke Bumbalough makes three point jump shot	28-35
0:13		Orange 30 second timeout
0:03		Braxton Bayless shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 3	28-36
0:03	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 3	28-37
0:03	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 3 of 3	28-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NIAG
Purple Eagles
43
SYR
Orange
45

Time		Play	Score
19:53	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup	28-40
19:20		Luke Bumbalough misses three point stepback jump shot
19:18		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
19:10		Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot
19:08		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
19:01	+2	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes two point dunk (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	30-40
19:01		Naheem McLeod shooting foul (Yaw Obeng-Mensah draws the foul)
19:01	+1	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-40
18:49		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
18:47		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
18:44		Judah Mintz personal foul
18:30		Luke Bumbalough turnover (bad pass)
18:18		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
18:16		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
18:03	+2	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes two point fadeaway jump shot	33-40
17:45		J.J. Starling offensive foul
17:45		J.J. Starling turnover (offensive foul)
17:45		Orange 60 second timeout
17:45		TV timeout
17:21		Harlan Obioha misses two point jump shot
17:19		Yaw Obeng-Mensah offensive rebound
17:15		Naheem McLeod blocks Yaw Obeng-Mensah's two point layup
17:13		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
17:06	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup	33-42
16:43		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (lost ball) (Judah Mintz steals)
16:32	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	33-45
16:06		Randy Tucker misses three point jump shot
16:04		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
15:57	+2	Chris Bell makes two point layup (Judah Mintz assists)	33-47
15:57		TV timeout
15:34		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
15:32		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
15:16		Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot
15:14		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
15:11		Naheem McLeod misses two point layup
15:09		J.J. Starling offensive rebound
15:05	+2	Justin Taylor makes two point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	33-49
14:45	+3	Randy Tucker makes three point jump shot (Luke Bumbalough assists)	36-49
14:26	+3	Justin Taylor makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	36-52
14:09		Judah Mintz personal foul (Yaw Obeng-Mensah draws the foul)
13:54		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
13:52		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
13:45		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
13:43		Quandre Bullock defensive rebound
13:36		Kwane Marble misses two point layup
13:34		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
13:28		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
13:26		Luke Bumbalough defensive rebound
13:20	+2	Kwane Marble makes two point layup	38-52
13:03	+3	Justin Taylor makes three point jump shot (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists)	38-55
12:41		Braxton Bayless misses two point layup
12:39		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
12:28		Quadir Copeland misses three point jump shot
12:26		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
12:22	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	38-57
12:08	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	40-57
12:08		Kyle Cuffe Jr. shooting foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
12:08	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-57
11:56		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:54		Kwane Marble defensive rebound
11:40	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point jump shot	43-57
11:13		Lance Erving shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
11:13		TV timeout
11:13		Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:13	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-58
10:53		Kyle Cuffe Jr. blocks Braxton Bayless's two point layup
10:51		Benny Williams defensive rebound
10:45		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses two point layup
10:43		Aime Rutayisire defensive rebound
10:40		Kyle Cuffe Jr. personal foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
10:21	+2	Quandre Bullock makes two point layup	45-58
9:55		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
9:53		Quandre Bullock defensive rebound
9:25		Braxton Bayless turnover (lost ball) (Quadir Copeland steals)
9:00		Benny Williams turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Bayless steals)
8:53		Kyle Cuffe Jr. blocks Quandre Bullock's two point layup
8:51		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
8:41	+3	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)	45-61
8:25		Benny Williams shooting foul (Luke Bumbalough draws the foul)
8:25	+1	Luke Bumbalough makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-61
8:25	+1	Luke Bumbalough makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-61
8:04	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists)	47-63
7:40		Maliq Brown personal foul (Yaw Obeng-Mensah draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40	+1	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-63
7:40	+1	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-63
7:20	+2	Benny Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Quadir Copeland assists)	49-65
7:05		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
7:03		Benny Williams defensive rebound
6:58		Benny Williams turnover (bad pass) (Yaw Obeng-Mensah steals)
6:51		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses two point layup
6:49		Yaw Obeng-Mensah offensive rebound
6:45	+2	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes two point layup	51-65
6:19	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Quadir Copeland assists)	51-67
5:54	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	53-67
5:41		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
5:39		Luke Bumbalough defensive rebound
5:39		Quadir Copeland personal foul (Luke Bumbalough draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Luke Bumbalough makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-67
5:39	+1	Luke Bumbalough makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-67
5:17		Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Aime Rutayisire steals)
5:12		Aime Rutayisire turnover (bad pass) (Benny Williams steals)
5:07	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup (Benny Williams assists)	55-69
5:07		Yaw Obeng-Mensah shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
5:07		Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:07		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
4:48		Benny Williams personal foul (Yaw Obeng-Mensah draws the foul)
4:48		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:48	+1	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-69
4:32	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Quadir Copeland assists)	56-71
4:15	+2	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes two point layup	58-71
3:57	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	58-73
3:44	+2	Luke Bumbalough makes two point layup	60-73
3:43		Purple Eagles 30 second timeout
3:43		TV timeout
3:37		Orange 30 second timeout
3:16		Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot
3:14		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
3:10		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
3:08		Purple Eagles defensive rebound
2:57	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point pullup jump shot	62-73
2:40		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
2:38		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
2:33		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
2:31		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
2:16	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)	62-76
2:02	+3	Luke Bumbalough makes three point jump shot	65-76
1:59		Purple Eagles 30 second timeout
1:52		Judah Mintz turnover (out of bounds)
1:44	+2	Kwane Marble makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists)	67-76
1:31		Judah Mintz turnover (lost ball) (Kwane Marble steals)
1:22		Lance Erving turnover (bad pass) (Quadir Copeland steals)
1:16	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup (Quadir Copeland assists)	67-78
1:08	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	69-78
0:56	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point alley-oop dunk (Judah Mintz assists)	69-80
0:45		Luke Bumbalough misses two point layup
0:43		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
0:18	+3	Justin Taylor makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)	69-83
0:11		Quadir Copeland shooting foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-83
0:11	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-83
0:00		End of period

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Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 2 of 2