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Starling scores 26, Mintz adds 20 and 9 assists as Syracuse beats NC State 77-65

AP
Jan 27, 2024

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) JJ Starling scored a career-high 26 points, Judah Mintz added 20 points, nine assists and four steals and Syracuse led by double figures throughout the second half of its 77-65 win Saturday night over N.C. State.

Chris Bell hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 for Syracuse (14-6, 5-4) and Benny Williams scored eight of his 11 points in the second half.

NC State trailed by as many as 21 points in the second half but got within nine with 2 minutes to go. Two free throws by Starling, a dunk by Qadir Copeland and two more free throws by Starling helped Syracuse put the game away.

Mintz found Bell for 3-pointers 45 seconds apart, Starling hit a jumper and Bell followed with another 3 before his fast-break dunk capped a 13-0 run that gave the Orange a 10-point lead with 5:45 left in the first half. DJ Horne made two free throws to trim the Wolfpack's deficit to 31-22 before Mintz scored the final seven points of the half.

The Orange have won six in a row against N.C. State (13-7, 5-4).

Horne led the Wolfpack with 15 points, Casey Morsell scored 10 of his 14 in the second half and D.J. Burns Jr. added 10, eight after halftime.

Mintz, who went into the game No. 7 nationally in free throws made (129) and free throws attempted (165), made just 3 of nine from the field but hit 14 of 20 from the foul line - both career highs. The 6-foot-4 sophomore has made 10-plus free throws in five games this season, including the last two.

The Orange had 10 steals and outscored N.C. State 20-9 at the free-throw line, despite making just 63% of their 32 attempts.

N.C. State returns home to play Tuesday against Miami. Syracuse, after two weeks (three games) at home, visits Boston College on Tuesday.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
22
SYR
Orange
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Orange gains possession)
19:28		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
19:26		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
19:19		Jayden Taylor turnover (J.J. Starling steals)
19:13		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
19:11		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
19:05		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
18:55		Maliq Brown turnover
18:40		Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
18:39		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
18:37		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
17:58		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
17:58		Orange defensive rebound
17:58		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
17:41	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup (Chris Bell assists)	0-2
17:20		Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot
17:18		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
17:14	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	3-2
17:04	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	3-5
16:52		Maliq Brown shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
16:52	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-5
16:52	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-5
16:26	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	5-8
16:02	+3	Mohamed Diarra makes three point jump shot	8-8
15:48		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
15:46		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
15:40		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
15:38		Orange defensive rebound
15:37		TV timeout
15:12	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup (Judah Mintz assists)	8-10
14:54		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
14:52		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
14:39		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
14:37		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
14:30		Chris Bell blocks Mohamed Diarra's two point layup
14:28		Chris Bell defensive rebound
14:02		Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot
14:00		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
13:42	+3	Dennis Parker Jr. makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	11-10
13:26		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
13:24		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
13:20	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point layup	11-12
13:13	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	14-12
12:49	+2	Benny Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot	14-14
12:27		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:25		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
12:16		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
12:14		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
12:07		Michael O'Connell turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
11:44		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
11:42		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
11:37		DJ Horne misses two point layup
11:35		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
11:30		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:30		Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:30	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-15
11:12		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
11:10		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
11:05		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point dunk
11:03		Peter Carey defensive rebound
10:52		Quadir Copeland misses three point jump shot
10:50		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
10:46	+2	DJ Horne makes two point layup (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)	16-15
10:20		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
10:18		J.J. Starling offensive rebound
10:13		Peter Carey misses two point jump shot
10:11		Benny Williams offensive rebound
10:09		Benny Williams misses two point layup
10:07		Benny Williams offensive rebound
10:04		Benny Williams misses two point layup
10:04		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
9:53		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point layup
9:51		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
9:45		Jayden Taylor blocks Kyle Cuffe Jr.'s two point layup
9:43		Kyle Cuffe Jr. offensive rebound
9:34		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
9:32		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
9:20		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
9:18		Orange defensive rebound
9:00		LJ Thomas personal foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
8:45		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
8:43		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
8:23	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (Mohamed Diarra assists)	18-15
8:13	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	18-18
7:45		Mohamed Diarra misses two point jump shot
7:43		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
7:38		Casey Morsell personal foul
7:38		TV timeout
7:29	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	18-21
7:10		LJ Thomas misses two point layup
7:08		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
6:45	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	18-23
6:18		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals)
6:08		LJ Thomas personal foul
6:02	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot	18-26
5:59		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
5:54		Michael O'Connell turnover (bad pass) (J.J. Starling steals)
5:45	+2	Chris Bell makes two point driving dunk	18-28
5:40		Chris Bell technical foul
5:40	+1	Casey Morsell makes technical free throw 1 of 2	19-28
5:40	+1	Casey Morsell makes technical free throw 2 of 2	20-28
5:22		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
5:20		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
5:15	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	20-30
5:15		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
5:15		J.J. Starling misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:15		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
5:08		Maliq Brown personal foul (DJ Horne draws the foul)
5:02		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
5:00		Peter Carey defensive rebound
4:33		Peter Carey misses two point layup
4:31		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
4:13		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:11		Benny Williams defensive rebound
4:10		Mohamed Diarra personal foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Benny Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-31
4:10		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:10		Orange offensive rebound
4:10		Jump ball. (Wolfpack gains possession)
4:10		Benny Williams turnover (lost ball) (Mohamed Diarra steals)
4:08		Benny Williams blocks Mohamed Diarra's two point layup
4:06		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
3:40		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
3:38		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
3:34		Peter Carey personal foul
3:34		TV timeout
3:30		Peter Carey shooting foul (DJ Horne draws the foul)
3:30	+1	DJ Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-31
3:30	+1	DJ Horne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-31
3:06		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
3:04		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
2:47		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:45		Orange defensive rebound
2:24		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
2:22		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
2:14		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
2:12		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
2:05		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
2:03		Peter Carey offensive rebound
1:59		DJ Horne shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-32
1:59	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-33
1:45		Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (traveling)
1:23		Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
1:23	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-34
1:23	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-35
1:11		Michael O'Connell turnover (bad pass) (Chris Bell steals)
0:55	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point driving layup	22-37
0:43		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
0:41		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
0:33		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
0:33		Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:33	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-38
0:08		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point hook shot
0:06		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
0:02		Justin Taylor blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup
0:01		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
0:00		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
0:00		Kyle Cuffe Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
43
SYR
Orange
39

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Mohamed Diarra personal foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
19:34		Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
19:34	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-39
19:34	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-40
19:15	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)	24-40
18:53	+2	Chris Bell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	24-42
18:29		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
18:27		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
18:22		Chris Bell personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
18:17		DJ Horne offensive foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
18:17		DJ Horne turnover (offensive foul)
17:49		Casey Morsell blocks Judah Mintz's two point jump shot
17:47		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
17:33		Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Justin Taylor steals)
17:26		Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals)
17:19	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)	27-42
17:04	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	27-44
17:03		Orange 30 second timeout
16:52		J.J. Starling shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
16:52	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-44
16:52		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:52		Chris Bell defensive rebound
16:42		Orange turnover (10-second violation)
16:27		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:25		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
16:14		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
16:14	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-45
16:14	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-46
16:01		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
15:52	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists)	28-49
15:49		Dennis Parker Jr. turnover
15:49		TV timeout
15:47		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
15:45		DJ Horne defensive rebound
15:22		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
15:20		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
14:59		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
14:57		DJ Horne defensive rebound
14:45		Judah Mintz personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
14:40		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:38		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
14:36	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	30-49
14:12		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
14:10		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
13:48		DJ Horne misses two point layup
13:46		Wolfpack offensive rebound
13:46		Maliq Brown personal foul
13:44		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:42		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
13:34		Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
13:34		Maliq Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:34		Maliq Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:34		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
13:29		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
13:27		DJ Horne offensive rebound
13:20		Judah Mintz shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-49
13:20	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-49
12:59		Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
12:59		Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:59	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-50
12:47		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Quadir Copeland steals)
12:17		Quadir Copeland misses two point jump shot
12:15		Benny Williams offensive rebound
12:13	+2	Benny Williams makes two point dunk	32-52
11:56	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists)	34-52
11:54		Breon Pass personal foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-53
11:54	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-54
11:44		Michael O'Connell misses two point layup
11:42		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
11:37		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:35		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
11:31	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	36-54
11:05		Benny Williams misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:03		Breon Pass defensive rebound
11:03		Judah Mintz personal foul
10:58		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
10:56		Peter Carey defensive rebound
10:32		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
10:30		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
10:26		Breon Pass misses two point layup
10:24		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
10:13		Judah Mintz turnover (traveling)
10:06		Peter Carey personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
10:06		D.J. Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:06		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
9:56		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
9:56		Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:56	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-55
9:44	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	38-55
9:27	+2	Benny Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Quadir Copeland assists)	38-57
9:15	+2	Breon Pass makes two point layup	40-57
8:53		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
8:51		DJ Horne defensive rebound
8:45	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	43-57
8:16	+2	Benny Williams makes two point alley-oop layup (Judah Mintz assists)	43-59
7:59	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot (DJ Horne assists)	45-59
7:58		TV timeout
7:54	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point driving layup (Maliq Brown assists)	45-61
7:35		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
7:33		LJ Thomas offensive rebound
7:29		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
7:27		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
7:24	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	48-61
6:58	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point turnaround jump shot	48-63
6:35	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point hook shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	50-63
6:10	+2	Benny Williams makes two point dunk (Maliq Brown assists)	50-65
5:54	+2	LJ Thomas makes two point layup	52-65
5:41		DJ Horne shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
5:41		Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:41		LJ Thomas defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	54-65
5:11		Casey Morsell personal foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
5:11		Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:11	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-66
5:03		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
5:01		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
4:37	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	54-69
4:26	+2	LJ Thomas makes two point layup	56-69
4:02	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point dunk (Judah Mintz assists)	56-71
3:51	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	58-71
3:41		D.J. Burns Jr. flagrant 1 (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41		Judah Mintz misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
3:41		Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:41		Orange offensive rebound
3:29		Maliq Brown offensive foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
3:29		Maliq Brown turnover (offensive foul)
3:18		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:16		Wolfpack offensive rebound
3:09		Benny Williams blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup
3:07		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
2:46		Judah Mintz turnover (lost ball) (Casey Morsell steals)
2:41	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	60-71
2:20		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
2:18		LJ Thomas defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup	62-71
2:07		Jump ball. (Wolfpack gains possession)
2:07		Judah Mintz turnover (lost ball) (LJ Thomas steals)
1:59		Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
1:52		LJ Thomas personal foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
1:52	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-72
1:52	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-73
1:45		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
1:43		DJ Horne offensive rebound
1:40		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
1:38		Benny Williams defensive rebound
1:31	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point dunk (Judah Mintz assists)	62-75
1:10		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
1:08		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
1:04		Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
1:04	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-76
1:04	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-77
0:57		LJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:55		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
0:31		Judah Mintz turnover (out of bounds)
0:20	+3	LJ Thomas makes three point jump shot	65-77
0:00		End of period

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LJ Thomas makes three point jump shot