The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team handled the Georgetown Hoyas by a final score of 74-69 inside the Carrier Dome on Saturday. The Orange took a 52-44 lead in the all-time series and evened the score 3-3 since Syracuse left the Big East.
Buddy Boeheim led the way for SU with 21 points and five rebounds while his backcourt mate Joe Girard scored 18 points and dished out eight assists.
Syracuse took a 43-30 lead into the half, but Georgetown used a series of runs to make it close down the stretch.