With a four-game winning streak and a record of 7 – 1 , Georgetown next went on the road to meet Syracuse before a crowd of over 24,000 at the Carrier Dome . It was the fourth year in a row the two schools – bitter rivals throughout the 35-season history of the original Big East Conference – had met in non-conference play . During the first half , the Hoya defense held the Orange to 7-for-27 ( 25.9 percent ) shooting from the field and junior guard Tyus Battle – who had scored a career-high 29 points at Capital One Arena in the previous season to lead Syracuse to a comeback win over the Hoyas – to 1-for-8 ( 12.5 percent ) shooting . The Hoyas went into the locker room at halftime leading 35 – 22 ; it was the second-fewest points Syracuse had scored in a half in the 38-season history of the Carrier Dome . In the second half , Georgetown quickly took its largest lead of the game , 37 – 22 . Then , however , Syracuse went on a 14 – 2 run that included 10 points by Battle , and closed to a 39 – 36 deficit . With 11:51 left to play , Syracuse closed to 48 – 47 on a Battle jumper . A three-pointer by Syracuse redshirt sophomore Travis Hughes gave the Orange a 50 – 48 lead – the first Syracuse lead since 5 – 3 – which Syracuse extended to a six-point advantage . The Hoyas closed to 60 – 59 on three straight three-pointers by Greg Malinowski , then tied the game at 60 – 60 before retaking the lead at 65 – 62 with 4:50 left to play . With Georgetown leading 66 – 64 , Orange freshman guard Jalen Carey hit a desperation three-pointer to regain the lead for Syracuse at 67 – 66 with 2:35 remaining . Govan hit a jumper to give Georgetown a 68 – 67 lead before Battle sank a three to put Syracuse back in front , 70 – 68 , with 1:28 left . With a little over a minute remaining , Govan hit a three-pointer to give Georgetown a 71 – 70 lead , but Battle – who finished with 26 points – sank a pull-up jumper with 2.5 seconds to play to once again give the Orange a comeback win , 72 – 71 ; it was Syracuse 's fifth straight victory . In the second half , Syracuse shot 18-for-30 ( 60.0 percent ) overall from the field , including 7 of 14 three-pointers . For the game , Georgetown committed 15 turnovers , and Syracuse scored 19 points off them . Govan had a double double with 22 points and 12 rebounds , McClung finished with 18 points , and Malinowski had 11 off the bench , while Josh LeBlanc grabbed 12 rebounds in addition to scoring eight points . The game completed a four-year , four-game series between Georgetown and Syracuse , and it ended amid speculation that the schools would not play again in the near future , because the Atlantic Coast Conference ′ s decision to go to a 20-game schedule the following season would make it too difficult for the Orange to schedule Georgetown
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