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Bell scores 20, Brown adds 19 and Syracuse holds off Boston College 69-59

AP
Jan 10, 2024

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Chris Bell scored 20 points, Maliq Brown added 19 points, and Syracuse defeated Boston College 69-59 on Wednesday night.

Bell was 8-for-14 shooting and made four 3-pointers. Brown was 6 for 11 from the field, made 7 of 8 free throws, grabbed eight rebounds and had four assists.

Judah Mintz, Syracuse's leading scorer at 19.1 points per game, did not start due to a violation of team rules and should be back in the starting lineup on Saturday, coach Adrian Autry said. The Orange (11-4, 2-2 ACC) play at No. 7 North Carolina on Saturday. Mintz played 31 minutes against Boston College and scored 10 points on 1-of-7 shooting plus seven free throws in eight attempts.

Claudell Harris Jr. had 16 points, Devin McGlockton 15 points and 14 rebounds, Mason Madsen 11 points and Prince Aligbe 10 for Boston College (10-5, 1-3).

BC shot 53% over the first 12 minutes of the second half and got within 49-48 after Chas Kelley III hit back-to-back layups and Madsen added a 3-pointer heading to the under-8:00 timeout. On the other side of the timeout, Aligbe's layup gave Boston College its only lead of the game, 50-49, with 7:27 remaining.

Bell then hit a 3-pointer to put Syracuse back on top, and although the Eagles tied it once more, the Orange did not surrender the lead for the remainder of the game. Syracuse made 5 of 9 shots in the final five minutes and added six points at the line. Boston College shot 3 for 9 and did not attempt a free throw in the same stretch.

For the game, Syracuse made 17 of 23 free throws, had only eight turnovers and was called for seven personal fouls. Boston College was 3-for-4 shooting from the line, had 22 turnovers and was called for 18 fouls.

The Orange scored the first eight points of the game and later in the half added an 11-0 run that gave them a 28-9 lead. Syracuse led 32-14 with 2 minutes to go before Harris hit a 3-pointer and Madsen added a layup and a 3-pointer to get the Eagles within 32-22 at the break.

Boston College plays at No. 21 Clemson on Saturday.

Syracuse plays at No. 7 North Carolina on Saturday.

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1st Half
BC
Eagles
22
SYR
Orange
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Eagles gains possession)
19:29		Quinten Post misses three point jump shot
19:27		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
19:14	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)	0-3
19:02		Quinten Post misses two point hook shot
19:00		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
18:50	+3	Justin Taylor makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)	0-6
18:20		Jump ball. Claudell Harris Jr. vs. Quadir Copeland (Orange gains possession)
18:20		Claudell Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Quadir Copeland steals)
18:05	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Quadir Copeland assists)	0-8
17:53		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:51		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
17:44		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:42		Quinten Post defensive rebound
17:23		Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
17:21		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
17:15		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
17:13		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point reverse layup (Jaeden Zackery assists)	2-8
16:31		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
16:29		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
16:22		Maliq Brown blocks Jaeden Zackery's two point jump shot
16:20		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
16:10		Devin McGlockton blocks Maliq Brown's two point layup
16:08		Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
16:00		Quinten Post turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals)
15:52		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
15:50		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
15:29		TV timeout
15:26		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:24		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
14:58		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
14:56		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
14:47	+2	Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point driving layup	4-8
14:22		Chris Bell turnover (traveling)
14:13		Quadir Copeland personal foul (Claudell Harris Jr. draws the foul)
14:06		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:04		Donald Hand Jr. offensive rebound
13:47		Devin McGlockton misses three point jump shot
13:45		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
13:33	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point driving layup	4-10
13:17		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
13:15		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
13:12		Devin McGlockton turnover (lost ball) (J.J. Starling steals)
13:05		J.J. Starling turnover (bad pass) (Chas Kelley III steals)
12:56		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:54		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
12:45		Quadir Copeland misses two point jump shot
12:43		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
12:35		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:33		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
12:29		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:27		Quinten Post defensive rebound
12:10		Chas Kelley III turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals)
12:03	+2	Chris Bell makes two point dunk (J.J. Starling assists)	4-12
11:44		Maliq Brown blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s three point jump shot
11:42		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
11:36		Justin Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Claudell Harris Jr. steals)
11:27	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)	7-12
10:59		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
10:57		Quinten Post defensive rebound
10:43		Quinten Post turnover (lost ball) (Chris Bell steals)
10:39	+2	Chris Bell makes two point dunk	7-14
10:39		Eagles 30 second timeout
10:39		TV timeout
10:20		Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
10:18		Benny Williams defensive rebound
9:48		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
9:46		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
9:34		Jaeden Zackery turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Cuffe Jr. steals)
9:28		Mason Madsen shooting foul (Kyle Cuffe Jr. draws the foul)
9:28		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:28	+1	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-15
9:09		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:07		Armani Mighty offensive rebound
9:00		Mason Madsen turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
8:39		Jaeden Zackery shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
8:39		Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:39	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-16
8:28		Prince Aligbe misses three point jump shot
8:26		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
8:18		Prince Aligbe shooting foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
8:18		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:18	+1	Benny Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-17
7:57		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:55		Eagles offensive rebound
7:55		TV timeout
7:49	+2	Prince Aligbe makes two point layup (Quinten Post assists)	9-17
7:27		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
7:25		Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
7:15		Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
7:13		Orange defensive rebound
6:57		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
6:55		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
6:41		Chris Bell personal foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
6:37		Claudell Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
6:29		Quinten Post blocks Benny Williams's two point layup
6:27		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
6:21		Benny Williams blocks Jaeden Zackery's two point layup
6:19		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
6:09		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
6:07		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
5:58		Benny Williams blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s two point layup
5:56		Benny Williams defensive rebound
5:51	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	9-20
5:32		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Judah Mintz steals)
5:09	+3	Judah Mintz makes three point pullup jump shot (Justin Taylor assists)	9-23
4:57		Maliq Brown personal foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
4:55		Jaeden Zackery turnover (bad pass) (Quadir Copeland steals)
4:48	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	9-25
4:34		Quinten Post offensive foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
4:34		Quinten Post turnover (offensive foul)
4:18		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
4:16		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
4:16		Devin McGlockton turnover (bad pass) (Quadir Copeland steals)
4:12		Quinten Post shooting foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
4:12		Maliq Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:12	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-26
4:01		Chas Kelley III turnover (bad pass) (Chris Bell steals)
3:57	+2	Chris Bell makes two point dunk	9-28
3:54		TV timeout
3:47		Devin McGlockton misses three point jump shot
3:45		Chris Bell defensive rebound
3:34		Claudell Harris Jr. personal foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
3:30		Mason Madsen personal foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
3:30		Chris Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:30		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
3:11	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	12-28
2:51		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
2:49		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
2:39		Maliq Brown blocks Devin McGlockton's two point layup
2:37		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
2:33		Claudell Harris Jr. shooting foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-29
2:33	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-30
2:23	+2	Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup	14-30
2:23		Quadir Copeland shooting foul (Claudell Harris Jr. draws the foul)
2:23		Claudell Harris Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:23		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
2:04		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses two point layup
2:02		Kyle Cuffe Jr. offensive rebound
1:59	+2	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point putback layup	14-32
1:46	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot	17-32
1:27		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
1:25		Quinten Post defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Mason Madsen makes two point driving layup	19-32
0:45		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:43		Quinten Post defensive rebound
0:31		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
0:29		Benny Williams defensive rebound
0:20		Orange 30 second timeout
0:08		Judah Mintz turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Zackery steals)
0:01	+3	Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)	22-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BC
Eagles
37
SYR
Orange
37

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Quinten Post turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
19:22		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
19:20		Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
19:03		Quinten Post misses two point hook shot
19:01		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
18:52		Justin Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Zackery steals)
18:42		Prince Aligbe misses two point layup
18:40		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Chris Bell assists)	22-34
18:22		Quinten Post turnover (out of bounds)
18:14		Devin McGlockton personal foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
18:10	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	22-37
17:41	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point layup (Quinten Post assists)	24-37
17:23		Quinten Post blocks Judah Mintz's two point layup
17:21		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
17:12		Quinten Post misses three point jump shot
17:10		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
16:55		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:53		Prince Aligbe offensive rebound
16:45		Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
16:43		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
16:37	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point putback layup	26-37
16:05	+2	Justin Taylor makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	26-39
15:55		Quinten Post turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals)
15:47		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
15:45		Quinten Post defensive rebound
15:37		Chris Bell blocks Jaeden Zackery's two point layup
15:35		Eagles offensive rebound
15:35		TV timeout
15:28	+2	Prince Aligbe makes two point driving finger roll layup	28-39
15:12	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point pullup jump shot	28-41
14:50	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point bank jump shot	30-41
14:40		Jaeden Zackery shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
14:40	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-42
14:40	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-43
14:23		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:21		Prince Aligbe offensive rebound
14:18		Chris Bell shooting foul (Prince Aligbe draws the foul)
14:18	+1	Prince Aligbe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-43
14:18	+1	Prince Aligbe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-43
14:05		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
14:03		Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
13:55	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Devin McGlockton assists)	35-43
13:25	+2	Justin Taylor makes two point layup (Judah Mintz assists)	35-45
13:11		Jaeden Zackery turnover (bad pass) (Justin Taylor steals)
13:04		Devin McGlockton blocks Justin Taylor's two point layup
13:02		Quadir Copeland offensive rebound
12:49		Jaeden Zackery personal foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
12:46		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
12:44		Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
12:34		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:32		Chas Kelley III offensive rebound
12:26	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)	38-45
12:12		Armani Mighty shooting foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
12:12	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-46
12:12	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-47
11:52		Armani Mighty turnover (traveling)
11:52		TV timeout
11:35		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
11:33		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
11:28	+3	Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)	41-47
11:01	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point driving layup	41-49
10:37		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
10:35		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
10:22		Maliq Brown misses two point layup
10:20		Orange offensive rebound
10:12		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:10		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point cutting finger roll layup	43-49
9:28		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
9:26		Eagles defensive rebound
9:03	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point driving layup	45-49
8:53		Orange 60 second timeout
8:53		TV timeout
8:43		Quinten Post personal foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
8:38		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
8:36		Orange offensive rebound
8:29		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
8:27		Orange offensive rebound
8:27		Quinten Post personal foul
8:25		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
8:23		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
8:23		Maliq Brown misses two point layup
8:21		Judah Mintz offensive rebound
8:19		Judah Mintz turnover (lost ball)
8:09	+3	Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Prince Aligbe assists)	48-49
7:44		Benny Williams turnover (lost ball)
7:44		TV timeout
7:26	+2	Prince Aligbe makes two point layup	50-49
7:07		Mason Madsen blocks Kyle Cuffe Jr.'s two point layup
7:05		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
6:59		Jump ball. Prince Aligbe vs. Benny Williams (Orange gains possession)
6:59		Prince Aligbe turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
6:36	+3	Chris Bell makes three point pullup jump shot	50-52
6:15		Chas Kelley III turnover (bad pass)
5:55		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
5:53		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
5:50	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point putback dunk	50-54
5:36	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point layup (Mason Madsen assists)	52-54
5:21		Mason Madsen shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
5:21		Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:21	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-55
5:02		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
5:00		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
4:58	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point putback layup	54-55
4:58		Maliq Brown shooting foul (Devin McGlockton draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Devin McGlockton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-55
4:47	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Quadir Copeland assists)	55-57
4:28		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
4:26		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
4:17		Chas Kelley III shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
4:17	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-58
4:17	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-59
4:01	+2	Prince Aligbe makes two point layup (Devin McGlockton assists)	57-59
3:37	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Quadir Copeland assists)	57-61
3:18		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
3:16		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
3:12	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point putback layup	59-61
3:00		Donald Hand Jr. blocks Maliq Brown's two point layup
2:58		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
2:57		Donald Hand Jr. shooting foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
2:57		TV timeout
2:57	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-62
2:57	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-63
2:43		Quinten Post turnover (bad pass)
2:13		Quinten Post shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-64
2:13	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-65
2:02		Quadir Copeland personal foul (Devin McGlockton draws the foul)
1:50		Prince Aligbe misses two point layup
1:48		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
1:26		Devin McGlockton blocks Maliq Brown's two point layup
1:24		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
1:19	+2	Chris Bell makes two point pullup jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)	59-67
1:10		Maliq Brown blocks Chas Kelley III's two point layup
1:08		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
0:59		Devin McGlockton misses three point jump shot
0:57		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
0:42		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
0:40		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
0:34		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:32		Chris Bell defensive rebound
0:06		Orange turnover (shot clock violation)
0:04		Prince Aligbe turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals)
0:04	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk	59-69
0:00		End of period

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Maliq Brown makes two point dunk