Niagara Purple Eagles @ Syracuse Orange

71–83Final · Dec 21, 2023

NIA 71 SYR 83 Final

	1	2	T
NIA3-8	28	43	71
SYR9-3	38	45	83

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

Judah Mintz made Jumper.
0–2
Luke Bumbalough made Jumper.
2–2
Chris Bell made Jumper.
2–4
JJ Starling made Jumper. Assisted by Chris Bell.
2–6
Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aime Rutayisire.
5–6
Judah Mintz made Jumper.
5–8
Judah Mintz made Free Throw.
5–9
Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aime Rutayisire.
8–9
Dre Bullock made Layup. Assisted by Yaw Obeng-Mensah.
10–9
Judah Mintz made Dunk. Assisted by Chris Bell.
10–11
Quadir Copeland made Free Throw.
10–12
Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dre Bullock.
13–12
Benny Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.
13–15
Quadir Copeland made Layup.
13–17
Harlan Obioha made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
15–17
Kwane Marble made Free Throw.
16–17
Kwane Marble made Free Throw.
17–17
Maliq Brown made Free Throw.
17–18
Maliq Brown made Free Throw.
17–19
Benny Williams made Free Throw.
17–20
Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Benny Williams.
17–22
Quadir Copeland made Layup.
17–24
Quadir Copeland made Layup.
17–26
Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.
17–28
Aime Rutayisire made Jumper. Assisted by Kwane Marble.
19–28
Aime Rutayisire made Free Throw.
20–28
Quadir Copeland made Jumper.
20–30
Maliq Brown made Layup.
20–32
Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
23–32
Maliq Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Cuffe Jr..
23–35
Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Jumper. Assisted by Dre Bullock.
25–35
Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper.
28–35
Judah Mintz made Free Throw.
28–36
Judah Mintz made Free Throw.
28–37
Judah Mintz made Free Throw.
28–38
Judah Mintz made Layup.
28–40
Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Dunk. Assisted by Ahmad Henderson II.
30–40
Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Free Throw.
31–40
Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Jumper.
33–40
Judah Mintz made Layup.
33–42
Chris Bell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Judah Mintz.
33–45
Chris Bell made Layup. Assisted by Judah Mintz.
33–47
Justin Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by JJ Starling.
33–49
Randy Tucker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough.
36–49
Justin Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Judah Mintz.
36–52
Kwane Marble made Layup.
38–52
Justin Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Cuffe Jr..
38–55
JJ Starling made Layup. Assisted by Maliq Brown.
38–57
Braxton Bayless made Layup.
40–57
Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.
41–57
Braxton Bayless made Jumper.
43–57
Quadir Copeland made Free Throw.
43–58
Dre Bullock made Layup.
45–58
Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.
45–61
Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.
46–61
Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.
47–61
Maliq Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Kyle Cuffe Jr..
47–63
Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Free Throw.
48–63
Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Free Throw.
49–63
Benny Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.
49–65
Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Layup.
51–65
Maliq Brown made Layup. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.
51–67
Braxton Bayless made Layup.
53–67
Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.
54–67
Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw.
55–67
Judah Mintz made Layup. Assisted by Benny Williams.
55–69
Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Free Throw.
56–69
Maliq Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.
56–71
Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Layup.
58–71
Quadir Copeland made Layup.
58–73
Luke Bumbalough made Layup.
60–73
Braxton Bayless made Jumper.
62–73
JJ Starling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.
62–76
Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper.
65–76
Kwane Marble made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
67–76
Judah Mintz made Layup. Assisted by Quadir Copeland.
67–78
Braxton Bayless made Layup.
69–78
Maliq Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Judah Mintz.
69–80
Justin Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maliq Brown.
69–83
Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.
70–83
Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.
71–83

Play-by-play

P1 Ahmad Henderson II missed Jumper.
P1 Naheem McLeod Defensive Rebound.
P1 JJ Starling missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Randy Tucker Defensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Bumbalough Turnover.
P1 Judah Mintz made Jumper. 0–2
P1 Luke Bumbalough made Jumper. 2–2
P1 Chris Bell made Jumper. 2–4
P1 Ahmad Henderson II missed Jumper.
P1 Judah Mintz Defensive Rebound.
P1 JJ Starling Turnover.
P1 Randy Tucker Steal.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Jumper.
P1 Niagara Offensive Rebound.
P1 Harlan Obioha Turnover.
P1 Justin Taylor Steal.
P1 Judah Mintz missed Jumper.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Judah Mintz.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Jumper.
P1 Justin Taylor Block.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Offensive Rebound.
P1 Harlan Obioha missed Layup.
P1 Randy Tucker Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ahmad Henderson II missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Judah Mintz Defensive Rebound.
P1 JJ Starling made Jumper. Assisted by Chris Bell. 2–6
P1 Harlan Obioha Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Chris Bell missed Jumper.
P1 Ahmad Henderson II Defensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aime Rutayisire. 5–6
P1 Judah Mintz made Jumper. 5–8
P1 Foul on Ahmad Henderson II.
P1 Judah Mintz made Free Throw. 5–9
P1 Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aime Rutayisire. 8–9
P1 Judah Mintz missed Jumper.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Layup.
P1 Naheem McLeod Defensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Taylor missed Jumper.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dre Bullock made Layup. Assisted by Yaw Obeng-Mensah. 10–9
P1 JJ Starling missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Naheem McLeod Offensive Rebound.
P1 Chris Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.
P1 Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
P1 Naheem McLeod Block.
P1 Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Judah Mintz made Dunk. Assisted by Chris Bell. 10–11
P1 Braxton Bayless Turnover.
P1 Foul on Kwane Marble.
P1 Quadir Copeland made Free Throw. 10–12
P1 Quadir Copeland missed Free Throw.
P1 Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dre Bullock. 13–12
P1 Quadir Copeland missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Maliq Brown.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Syracuse Defensive Rebound.
P1 Benny Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quadir Copeland. 13–15
P1 Ahmad Henderson II missed Layup.
P1 Judah Mintz Defensive Rebound.
P1 Benny Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ahmad Henderson II missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quadir Copeland made Layup. 13–17
P1 Braxton Bayless missed Layup.
P1 Benny Williams Block.
P1 Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Jumper.
P1 Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.
P1 Harlan Obioha made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless. 15–17
P1 Quadir Copeland missed Layup.
P1 Kwane Marble Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Benny Williams.
P1 Kwane Marble made Free Throw. 16–17
P1 Kwane Marble made Free Throw. 17–17
P1 Foul on Harlan Obioha.
P1 Maliq Brown made Free Throw. 17–18
P1 Maliq Brown made Free Throw. 17–19
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Turnover.
P1 Kyle Cuffe Jr. Steal.
P1 Foul on Randy Tucker.
P1 Benny Williams missed Free Throw.
P1 Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
P1 Benny Williams made Free Throw. 17–20
P1 Randy Tucker missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Benny Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Benny Williams. 17–22
P1 Luke Bumbalough missed Layup.
P1 Maliq Brown Block.
P1 Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quadir Copeland made Layup. 17–24
P1 Niagara Timeout
P1 Ahmad Henderson II missed Jumper.
P1 Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quadir Copeland made Layup. 17–26
P1 Kwane Marble Turnover.
P1 JJ Starling Steal.
P1 Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Quadir Copeland. 17–28
P1 Aime Rutayisire made Jumper. Assisted by Kwane Marble. 19–28
P1 Foul on Quadir Copeland.
P1 Aime Rutayisire made Free Throw. 20–28
P1 JJ Starling missed Jumper.
P1 Quadir Copeland Offensive Rebound.
P1 Quadir Copeland Turnover.
P1 Aime Rutayisire Steal.
P1 Dre Bullock missed Dunk.
P1 Randy Tucker Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Justin Taylor.
P1 Dre Bullock Turnover.
P1 Quadir Copeland made Jumper. 20–30
P1 Randy Tucker missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Layup.
P1 Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.
P1 Maliq Brown made Layup. 20–32
P1 Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless. 23–32
P1 Quadir Copeland missed Jumper.
P1 Dre Bullock Block.
P1 Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
P1 Randy Tucker missed Layup.
P1 Aime Rutayisire Offensive Rebound.
P1 Aime Rutayisire missed Layup.
P1 Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
P1 Maliq Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Cuffe Jr.. 23–35
P1 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Taylor missed Layup.
P1 Dre Bullock Block.
P1 Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 JJ Starling missed Jumper.
P1 Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Jumper. Assisted by Dre Bullock. 25–35
P1 Judah Mintz missed Jumper.
P1 Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dre Bullock missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
P1 JJ Starling missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.
P1 Braxton Bayless Turnover.
P1 Judah Mintz Steal.
P1 Chris Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Dunk.
P1 Justin Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P1 Chris Bell missed Jumper.
P1 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. 28–35
P1 Syracuse Timeout
P1 Foul on Braxton Bayless.
P1 Judah Mintz made Free Throw. 28–36
P1 Judah Mintz made Free Throw. 28–37
P1 Judah Mintz made Free Throw. 28–38
P2 Judah Mintz made Layup. 28–40
P2 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Justin Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P2 Judah Mintz missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Dunk. Assisted by Ahmad Henderson II. 30–40
P2 Foul on Naheem McLeod.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Free Throw. 31–40
P2 Chris Bell missed Jumper.
P2 Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Judah Mintz.
P2 Luke Bumbalough Turnover.
P2 Justin Taylor missed Jumper.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Jumper. 33–40
P2 Foul on JJ Starling.
P2 JJ Starling Turnover.
P2 Syracuse Timeout
P2 Harlan Obioha missed Jumper.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Offensive Rebound.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Layup.
P2 Naheem McLeod Block.
P2 JJ Starling Defensive Rebound.
P2 Judah Mintz made Layup. 33–42
P2 Ahmad Henderson II Turnover.
P2 Judah Mintz Steal.
P2 Chris Bell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Judah Mintz. 33–45
P2 Randy Tucker missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Judah Mintz Defensive Rebound.
P2 Chris Bell made Layup. Assisted by Judah Mintz. 33–47
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Naheem McLeod Defensive Rebound.
P2 Judah Mintz missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Naheem McLeod Offensive Rebound.
P2 Naheem McLeod missed Layup.
P2 JJ Starling Offensive Rebound.
P2 Justin Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by JJ Starling. 33–49
P2 Randy Tucker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bumbalough. 36–49
P2 Justin Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Judah Mintz. 36–52
P2 Foul on Judah Mintz.
P2 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 JJ Starling Defensive Rebound.
P2 JJ Starling missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kwane Marble missed Layup.
P2 Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Quadir Copeland missed Layup.
P2 Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kwane Marble made Layup. 38–52
P2 Justin Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Cuffe Jr.. 38–55
P2 Braxton Bayless missed Layup.
P2 Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Quadir Copeland missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.
P2 JJ Starling made Layup. Assisted by Maliq Brown. 38–57
P2 Braxton Bayless made Layup. 40–57
P2 Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..
P2 Braxton Bayless made Free Throw. 41–57
P2 Justin Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kwane Marble Defensive Rebound.
P2 Braxton Bayless made Jumper. 43–57
P2 Foul on Lance Erving.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Quadir Copeland missed Free Throw.
P2 Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
P2 Quadir Copeland made Free Throw. 43–58
P2 Braxton Bayless missed Layup.
P2 Kyle Cuffe Jr. Block.
P2 Benny Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Layup.
P2 Aime Rutayisire Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..
P2 Dre Bullock made Layup. 45–58
P2 Benny Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dre Bullock Defensive Rebound.
P2 Braxton Bayless Turnover.
P2 Quadir Copeland Steal.
P2 Benny Williams Turnover.
P2 Braxton Bayless Steal.
P2 Dre Bullock missed Layup.
P2 Kyle Cuffe Jr. Block.
P2 Quadir Copeland Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quadir Copeland. 45–61
P2 Foul on Benny Williams.
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw. 46–61
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw. 47–61
P2 Maliq Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Kyle Cuffe Jr.. 47–63
P2 Foul on Maliq Brown.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Free Throw. 48–63
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Free Throw. 49–63
P2 Benny Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Quadir Copeland. 49–65
P2 Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
P2 Benny Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Benny Williams Turnover.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Steal.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Layup.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Offensive Rebound.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Layup. 51–65
P2 Maliq Brown made Layup. Assisted by Quadir Copeland. 51–67
P2 Braxton Bayless made Layup. 53–67
P2 Judah Mintz missed Layup.
P2 Luke Bumbalough Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Quadir Copeland.
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw. 54–67
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Free Throw. 55–67
P2 Judah Mintz Turnover.
P2 Aime Rutayisire Steal.
P2 Aime Rutayisire Turnover.
P2 Benny Williams Steal.
P2 Judah Mintz made Layup. Assisted by Benny Williams. 55–69
P2 Foul on Yaw Obeng-Mensah.
P2 Judah Mintz missed Free Throw.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Benny Williams.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah missed Free Throw.
P2 Niagara Offensive Rebound.
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Free Throw. 56–69
P2 Maliq Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Quadir Copeland. 56–71
P2 Yaw Obeng-Mensah made Layup. 58–71
P2 Quadir Copeland made Layup. 58–73
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Layup. 60–73
P2 Niagara Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Syracuse Timeout
P2 Judah Mintz missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.
P2 Quadir Copeland missed Jumper.
P2 Niagara Defensive Rebound.
P2 Braxton Bayless made Jumper. 62–73
P2 Judah Mintz missed Layup.
P2 Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
P2 Luke Bumbalough missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Justin Taylor Defensive Rebound.
P2 JJ Starling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quadir Copeland. 62–76
P2 Luke Bumbalough made Three Point Jumper. 65–76
P2 Niagara Timeout
P2 Judah Mintz Turnover.
P2 Kwane Marble made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless. 67–76
P2 Judah Mintz Turnover.
P2 Kwane Marble Steal.
P2 Lance Erving Turnover.
P2 Quadir Copeland Steal.
P2 Judah Mintz made Layup. Assisted by Quadir Copeland. 67–78
P2 Braxton Bayless made Layup. 69–78
P2 Maliq Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Judah Mintz. 69–80
P2 Luke Bumbalough missed Layup.
P2 Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justin Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maliq Brown. 69–83
P2 Foul on Quadir Copeland.
P2 Braxton Bayless made Free Throw. 70–83
P2 Braxton Bayless made Free Throw. 71–83

Box score

NIA

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Yaw Obeng-MensahF	24	14	5-11	0-0	4-5	11	1	1	1	0	3	8	1
Harlan ObiohaC	11	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	1
Ahmad Henderson IIG	13	0	0-6	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Randy TuckerG	19	3	1-5	1-4	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2	1	1
Luke BumbaloughG	36	26	8-16	6-12	4-4	3	1	2	0	0	0	3	0
Aime RutayisireF	21	3	1-2	0-0	1-1	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	0
Jalen BrownG	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Braxton BaylessG	27	13	5-10	0-0	3-3	3	3	3	1	0	0	3	1
Lance ErvingG	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dre BullockG	24	4	2-5	0-1	0-0	7	2	1	0	2	0	7	0
Kwane MarbleG	16	6	2-3	0-0	2-2	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	1
Malik EdwardsG
David MitchellG

SYR

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Chris BellF	16	7	3-8	1-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Naheem McLeodC	13	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	2	3	1
Justin TaylorG	28	11	4-8	3-4	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	1
Judah MintzG	26	18	7-15	0-3	4-5	4	4	3	2	0	0	4	3
J.J. StarlingG	36	7	3-9	1-5	0-0	3	1	2	1	0	1	2	1
Mounir HimaF	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maliq BrownF	24	15	6-6	1-1	2-2	10	2	0	0	1	3	7	2
Benny WilliamsF	12	6	2-4	1-3	1-2	3	2	2	1	1	0	3	3
Kyle Cuffe Jr.G	18	7	3-6	1-1	0-0	2	3	0	1	2	0	2	2
Quadir CopelandG	24	12	5-11	0-2	2-4	3	8	1	2	0	1	2	3
Chaz OwensF
William PattersonC
Peter CareyC
Chris GattyG
Anthony ClaytonG
Niko RuffinG
Chance WestryG

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