Syracuse Orange vs NC State Wolfpack Match Player Stats On Feb 09, 2021

Alan Griffin scored 22 points and Syracuse ended a four-game road losing streak with a 77-68 victory over North Carolina State on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.

The Orange (11-6, 5-5 ACC) won for the fourth time in their last six games and rebounded nicely from Saturday's 78-61 loss at Clemson. They held the lead for the final 14:08 and withstood a late run by NC State (8-8, 4-7) by ending the game on a 10-4 spurt.

Griffin made 9 of 17 shots and sank four 3-pointers. He posted his sixth 20-point game of the season three days after shooting 2 of 13 from the floor in the Clemson loss.

Buddy Boeheim added 16 points and his 3-pointer gave the Orange the lead for good at 48-45. Quincy Guerrier contributed 14 and seven rebounds as Syracuse shot 46.7 percent after shooting 30 percent in the Clemson loss.

Thomas Allen scored 17 points while D.J. Funderburk added 14 for the Wolfpack, who shot 44.4 percent but also committed 20 turnovers. Jericole Hellems finished with 11 but Shakeel Moore was held to four after scoring a career-best 19 in Saturday's win at Boston College.

Syracuse held a 34-25 lead on a 3-pointer by Griffin with 1:44 left and settled for a 34-33 lead after North Carolina State scored eight points in the final 61 seconds. The Wolfpack nearly took a one-point lead at intermission but Hellems missed a 3-pointer with one second left.

Two free throws by Funderburk forged a 45-45 tie with 13:21 remaining but Syracuse went on a 14-6 run and held a 59-51 lead on a layup by Guerrier with 10:54 left. The Orange took their first double-digit lead when Griffin's 3-pointer made it 65-55 with 8:22 to go but the Wolfpack got within 67-64 on a jumper by Hellems with 4:46 remaining.

Syracuse secured the win on a layup by Guerrier with 3:10 left that made it 73-64 and the Orange held North Carolina State without a basket for the final 4:46.

--Field Level Media