It took overtime to do it, but the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team handled the Richmond Spiders by a final score of 74-71 in the Empire Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Joe Girard led the way by setting a new career-high with 31 points while his starting backcourt mate Judah Mintz tallied 16 points and dished out four assists. Despite being limited in the first half with two fouls, Jesse Edwards scored 10 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked six shots. Chris Bell also scored in double-figures with 11 points on 3-5 outside shooting.