Overview
- Syracuse beat Pittsburgh 83-72 as Donnie Freeman scored 22 points and JJ Starling added 19.
- Freeman has 57 points in three games since returning from a nine-game foot injury absence and is averaging 22.3 in that span.
- The Orange shot 56% from the field and 10-for-22 from three, while holding Pitt to 5-for-26 from deep.
- The win moves Syracuse to 11-5 (2-1 ACC) and marks its first set of consecutive ACC road victories since the 2022-23 season.
- Pitt reserve Brandin Cummings scored 29 to cut an 18-point deficit to six before Syracuse closed the game, and William Kyle III contributed 11 points and four steals but recorded no blocks for the first time this season.