Syracuse Orange players celebrate winning the Battle 4 Atlantis championship.
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- Michael Gbinije had 20 points, Malachi Richardson added 16 and Syracuse held off No. 25 Texas A&M 74-67 on Friday in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.
Gbinije was selected the tournament's most valuable player. Trevor Cooney added 15 points and also made the all-tournament team.
It is Syracuse's first early season tournament title since the Orange won the 2013 Maui Invitational.
The game was tight throughout the second half and featured nine ties and 12 lead changes.