Indiana Delivers at the Line to Hold Off Syracuse, 83–80

Darren Harris stepped to the foul line with 1:14 left, the score tied at 74 and three free throws waiting for him. He made all three, and Indiana led the rest of the way. Harris and Markus Burton scored 20 points apiece as the Hoosiers beat Syracuse 83–80 on Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, improving to 3–0 and ending a six-game losing streak against the Orange.

Harris had already pulled Indiana out of one hole. Syracuse hit five of nine 3-pointers in the first half and took a 38–34 lead into the break. Harris opened the second half with a 3-pointer, drew a foul on another attempt from deep and made all three free throws, then turned a steal into two more points. His eight straight points put Indiana ahead 42–38 before another Hoosier scored in the half.

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Syracuse answered behind freshman guard Ryan Moesch, who came off the bench to score 19 points and hand out six assists. Kiyan Anthony added 16, and the Orange held a 66–61 lead with just over six minutes remaining. Burton and Jaeden Mustaf responded with 3-pointers, and two Bryce Lindsay free throws put Indiana back in front, 69–68. Burton later buried a corner three off a pass from Harris to give the Hoosiers a 72–70 edge.

After Harris broke the final tie, center Samet Yigitoglu added two free throws and Mustaf dunked off a Harris pass with 25 seconds left. Lindsay’s final two free throws made it 83–78 before Sadiq White Jr. scored with four seconds remaining. Syracuse still had one chance to force overtime, but Burton contested Anthony’s long 3-point attempt at the horn and the shot missed.

Indiana shot 41.9 percent from the field to Syracuse’s 50.9 percent. The Hoosiers made up ground by winning the rebounding battle 37–28 and turning 12 Syracuse turnovers into 20 points. They also went 17-for-18 at the line after halftime, with Harris finishing 10-for-10 for the game. Mustaf added 18 points and seven rebounds, Yigitoglu grabbed 10 boards to go with eight points, and Lindsay supplied…

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