SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A 26-point effort from Elijah Hughes and necessary free throws down the stretch gave Syracuse (12-7, 5-3 ACC) its fourth consecutive conference victory Wednesday night, 84-82, over Notre Dame in South Bend. The win was the second on the road in five days for the Orange over teams that defeated them at home earlier this season.
It was the 30th time in 52 meetings between the 'Cuse in the Irish that the Orange have come out on top.
ORANGE CLUTCH FROM THE LINE
With the score knotted at 70 and 4:54 to play in regulation, five different scorers (Hughes, Buddy Boeheim, Quincy Guerrier, Marek Dolezaj, Joseph Girard III) and eight made free throws helped Syracuse outscore Notre Dame, 14-12.