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Syracuse 74, Georgia Tech 73 (OT): Syracuse wins overtime thriller in dramatic fashion

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men's basketball team clinched their fifth straight home victory Monday night inside the Dome in dramatic fashion, defeating the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in overtime 74-73.

With tonight's victory in the books, the Orange are rolling, collecting their sixth win over the last seven games played

For the third straight game, Jim Boeheim started forward Frank Anselem despite the strong play of backup graduate student center Bourama Sidibe. The Orange were led By Jimmy Boeheim’s second straight double-double scoring 20 points and recording 10 rebounds along with Cole Swider’s 18 points and 12 rebound outing.