J.J. Starling scored 21 points to guide Syracuse to a 62-55 home victory over Georgia Tech on Tuesday. Chris Bell added 13 points for the Orange (7-8, 1-3 ACC), who posted their first win against a power-conference opponent this season.

Without Donnie Freeman, Syracuse (7-8, 1-3 ACC) claimed its first conference victory of the season with a 62-55 win over Georgia Tech (8-8, 2-3 ACC), thanks to strong second-half performances by J.J. Starling and Eddie Lampkin Jr.

Playing without star freshman Donnie Freeman, the Syracuse men’s basketball team defeated Georgia Tech 62-55. SU athletics announcing before the game on Tuesday, that Freeman would miss the game against the Yellow Jackets with a right lower body injury.

Georgia Tech has won three straight games and two of them have been ACC conference wins by double digits and they will look to extend that tonight on the road v

In what was a cold shooting night inside the JMA Wireless Dome for both sides, the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team held on for its first Power Four and conference win of the season, dismantling the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets by a final score of 62-55.