Georgia Tech saw its brief, three-game win streak snapped Tuesday in a 62-55 loss at Syracuse inside the JMA Wireless Dome.
The Yellow Jackets (8-8, 2-3 ACC) got 18 points from Lance Terry, but otherwise found offense hard to come by on a night when they shot 36.4% from the field and missed 17 of the 21 3-pointers they launched. Tech also went 3 of 11 from the line and totaled 13 turnovers.
The 55 points scored by Tech tied for the second-fewest ever by the Jackets against the Orange in the 19-game history of the series.
Tech point guard Nait George added 13 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists. Jaeden Mustaf, who only played nine minutes in the second half, had eight points and six rebounds and Baye Ndongo had eight rebounds and six points.
The Jackets remain on the road at 4 p.m. Saturday when they play at Southern Methodist (11-3, 2-1 ACC).
Tech started Tuesday’s affair scoreless for more than four minutes in front of a crowd of 13,935. Coach Damon Stoudamire’s team never trailed by more than five in the first 20 minutes, but never led either. Terry’s 3 with less than a minute to play got Tech within 25-24 at the break.
The Jackets led twice, briefly, in the second half and were up 38-35 with 11 minutes to play. But the Orange (7-8, 1-3 ACC) went on a 13-4 run from there to take a lead they would never relinquish.
JJ Starling had 21 points to lead Syracuse while Eddie Lampkin had 12 rebounds and 10 points.
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