SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Shot once shot the online unbroken swishy, and Kyle Guy and also the Virginia Cavaliers unbroken smiling.

Guy hit a career-high eight 3-pointers to steer a long-range barrage that created eighteen makes from on the far side the arc, and No. a pair of Virginia beat Syracuse 79-53 on Mon night. Ty Church Father and De'Andre Hunter every had 5 3s because the Cavaliers tied the varsity record for 3-pointers, the foremost ever allowed by the Orange.

As this season winds down, the memory of Virginia's gorgeous first-round loss to No. sixteen seed UMBC within the NCAA Tournament last March remains on the mind.

"Everybody is aware of however last season all over, therefore we tend to always remember concerning it, we tend to continually recollect it, hold it within the back of our head," Guy aforesaid. "It's simply a chip on our shoulder and we're shooting that well and we're within the zone."

The Cavaliers (27-2, 15-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), whose solely 2 losses were to Duke, have won seven straight since losing for the second time to the Blue Devils and lead North Carolina by a 0.5 game within the Air Combat Command.

"I guess it's contagious the manner we tend to were shooting," Hunter aforesaid. "Everyone's enjoying well. Everyone's touching shots. We're enjoying nice defense and obtaining stops. The morale was extremely high."

Syracuse (19-11, 10-7) was coming back off a solid road win at Wake Forest, however the Orange's vaunted zone defense was torched for eight 3-pointers throughout a 27-3 spurt within the half. once falling behind by one purpose, the Cavaliers outscored Syracuse 37-10 over the ultimate quarter-hour and finished the 0.5 ten of thirteen from long vary.

That wasn't the sport set up.

"We went into the sport eager to build them drive, get them off the 3-point line," Orange coach Jim Boeheim aforesaid . "We didn't do this. once you let Guy and Church Father shoot those shots, they're visiting build them. they only took over."

Guy finished with twenty five points, Hunter had twenty one, and Church Father sixteen, with a career-high fourteen assists. The 3 finished a combined eighteen of twenty three from behind the arc.

Just over a year past, Hunter scored fifteen points and Guy other fourteen as then-No. a pair of Virginia humiliated the Orange 59-44, the fewest points Syracuse has scored within the Carrier Dome. This one was tight till the large barrage.

Virginia's biggest lead within the 1st twenty five minutes was four points, however once Tyus Battle hit a corner three to offer Syracuse a one-point lead with 15:05 left, the Cavaliers defense kicked in as they scored eleven straight points to achieve a double-digit advantage and force away.

"To shoot like that, it's exhausting to beat a team once a team is clicking that manner, not only one guy however 3 guys," Virginia coach Tony flyer aforesaid. "Those guys were terrific within the half. there have been 3 or four that were deep."

Hunter hit a three from the left corner, Mamadi Diakite reborn a lay-up and Church Father hit an extended three from the highest of the key for a 50-43 advantage nearing the centre of the amount. Guy's fifth three of the sport created it 53-43 at ten:26 as Syracuse went hitless for nearly 5 minutes and hit just one of 10 shots because the lead slipped away.

Guy's eighth three gave Virginia its seventeenth from on the far side the arc, the foremost ever against the Orange.

Battle, the Orange's leading scorer, finished five of nineteen for eleven points. Elijah Hughes and brother Boeheim conjointly had eleven points for each one because the Orange finished nineteen of fifty seven.

"They got hot and that we didn't find them," Hughes aforesaid. "That's simply basketball. Ty Church Father created things happen."

The game marked the third time since early Gregorian calendar month the Cavaliers compete on the road on a Mon night once a weekday game, and that they won the primary 2 therein state of affairs — 69-61 at No. five North Carolina on Gregorian calendar month. eleven and 64-58 at No. twenty Virginia technical school on Gregorian calendar month. 18.

TIGHT half

Syracuse's zone forced eight turnovers within the half — the Cavaliers average nine.2 a game —and the Orange took a 34-32 lead into the break, despite permitting Virginia to hit eight of twelve 3-pointers. Syracuse had the most important lead of the amount, 31-25 with 3:54 left once brother Boeheim hit a 3-pointer off a feed from Oshae Brissett at the highest of the key. The score was tied fourfold and Syracuse control a 12-2 edge up the paint and had 9 second-chance points to 3 for the Cavs. Jerome, Hunter and Guy every had ten points within the 0.5. Virginia committed solely 3 turnovers within the half.

HE SAID IT

"Our defense poor down and that we allowed them to shoot. They're visiting build shots. it absolutely was the worst it's ever been since I've been here," aforesaid Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, who's in his forty third year.

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Virginia: The Cavaliers are purring and their long-range game may be a real equalizer as they obtain their second straight Air Combat Command title.

Syracuse: though the Orange lost, they need 3 wins over hierarchal groups and will be a lock for a berth within the NCAA Tournament.

UP NEXT

Virginia: The Cavaliers host metropolis on weekday in their regular-season finale.

Syracuse: The Orange end the regular season at Clemson on weekday.