Mintz, Brown guide Syracuse to 83-71 victory over Niagara

Judah Mintz scored 18 points and Maliq Brown added a double-double off the bench to lead Syracuse to an 83-71 victory over Niagara on Thursday night. Mintz made 7 of 15 shots for the Orange (9-3), who are on a four-game win streak and are off to their best start since the 2017-18 season when they won 10 of their first 11. Mintz had 10 points and made three free throws with three seconds remaining in the first half to give Syracuse a 38-28 lead at intermission.