Syracuse lands first ACC win by beating Georgia Tech

J.J. Starling scored 21 points to guide Syracuse to a 62-55 home victory over Georgia Tech on Tuesday.Chris Bell added 13 points for the Orange (7-8, 1-3 ACC), who posted their first win against a power-conference opponent this season. Eddie Lampkin chipped in 10 points and 12 rebounds for Syracuse.The Yellow Jackets (8-8, 2-3) had their three-game winning streak snapped despite 18 points from Lance Terry and 13 from Naithan George.The key sequence of the game began with Starling’s 3-pointer midway through the second half. That bucket tied the score at 38-38 and ignited a 12-2 run by the hosts.Lampkin scored seven points during the burst, including a three-point play with 8:29 left that gave the Orange a 47-40 lead.The Yellow Jackets kept fighting, as they trimmed an eight-point deficit with less than four minutes left down to 58-55 on Terry’s 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining.However, Starling and Bell each went 2-of-2 from the foul line to seal the victory.Syracuse scored the game’s first five points and led by a small margin throughout the duration of the first half. The Orange were in front by four in the final minute before Terry’s 3-pointer made it a 25-24 game at the break.

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