Notebook: JJ Starling sets career-high 38 points in Syracuse win

Notebook: JJ Starling sets career-high 38 points in Syracuse win

Nov 16, 2024; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange guard J.J. Starling (2) drives the ball past Youngstown State Penguins guard Jason Nelson (0) in the second half at the JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images (Photo by Mark Konezny-Imagn Images)

Syracuse needed two overtimes to put away Youngstown State as the Orange won 104-95.

The Orange moved to 3-0 on the season and will take on Texas on Thursday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Here are five storylines from the double overtime win.

Starling sets career-high

JJ Starling asserted himself as Syracuse’s go-to guy as he dropped 38 points and willed Syracuse to the finish line down the stretch.

The junior from Baldwinsville had gotten off to a slow start on the year averaging just 13 points in the first two games. Against the Penguins, Starling was aggressive going to the rim, finishing 14-23 from the field. He only went 2-7 from 3-point range but the two he made were both key to sparking the offense in the second half.

“We kind of stopped running [other offensive plays] and just got the ball in the middle of the court and let JJ go to work. And when players have that look, as a coach, you know,” Syracuse head coach Adrian Autry said.

Starling had 10 points in the last five minutes of the second half and added a highlight reel assist to Freeman in transition. He also scored six of the 13 Syracuse points in the first overtime as he was clutch late in the game, sitting just 53 seconds and played 49 minutes.

“It was all adrenaline,” Starling said after he logged 49 minutes.

Syracuse takes full advantage of size 

Syracuse’s bigs went to work early as the Penguin’s center Gave Dynes spent much of the first half in foul trouble.

With Dynes off the floor and Youngstown State without another player taller than 6’9”, the Orange consistently attacked the basket. Youngstown State tried slowing SU down by double teaming center Eddie…

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Publish date : 2024-11-17 11:00:00

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