
Syracuse Orange at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's BasketballTaylor scores 19, Starling adds 18 as Syracuse beats Cal 75-66

Syracuse (10-12, 4-7 ACC) snapped a three-game losing streak.
Jeremiah Wilkinson and Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 20 points apiece for Cal (11-11, 4-7). Rytis Petraitis added 13 points and eight rebounds.
Starling made back-to-back layups, Taylor followed with a jumper and Elijah Moore hit a 3-pointer to make it 9-0 about three minutes into the game and Syracuse never trailed. Chris Bell scored in the lane and then hit a 3 to cap a 10-1 run that gave the Orange and 13-point lead with nine minutes until halftime.
Cal used a pair of 11-0 runs to twice get within seven points in the second half and Petraitis scored seven points in a 9-3 spurt that made it 67-61 when Blacksher made a layup with 1:14 to play but the Bears got no closer.
Andrej Stojakovic, Cal's leading scorer (18.9 points per game – third in the ACC) this season, missed his fourth consecutive game.
Syracuse returns home to play No. 2 Duke on Wednesday. Cal plays host to N.C. State on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 66 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 66 |
2nd 0:00 | Lucas Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 66 |
2nd 0:03 | Jeremiah Wilkinson missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 66 |
2nd 0:08 | Lucas Taylor made Free Throw. | 75 - 66 |
Statistics
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25-54 | FG | 18-63 |
46.3 | Field Goal % | 28.6 |
8-16 | 3PT | 6-35 |
50.0 | Three Point % | 17.1 |
17-20 | FT | 24-30 |
85.0 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
42 | Rebounds | 37 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
31 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
11 | Assists | 4 |
4 | Steals | 10 |
4 | Blocks | 5 |
13 | Turnovers | 6 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
10 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
21 | Fouls | 15 |
18 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information

Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 4,102 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |