Georgetown–Syracuse men's basketball rivalry

Georgetown–Syracuse men's basketball rivalry
Georgetown Hoyas
Syracuse Orange
SportMen's basketball
First meetingFebruary 15, 1930
Syracuse 40, Georgetown 18
Latest meetingDecember 14, 2024
Georgetown 75, Syracuse 71
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total99
All-time seriesSyracuse leads 53–46 (.535)
Largest victoryGeorgetown, 90–63 (1985)
Longest win streak6 (Georgetown 1987–1989; Syracuse 1996–2000)
Current win streakGeorgetown, 1 (2024–present)
220km
137miles
Georgetown
Syracuse
Locations of Georgetown and Syracuse

The Georgetown–Syracuse men's basketball rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team of Georgetown University and the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team of Syracuse University. Syracuse leads the all-time series 53–46.

History

The first game played between the two schools took place on February 15, 1930, in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse won 40–18.[1] The schools played 16 games against one another through 1979 without a rivalry developing between them, although the final game in this era was a meeting in the 1979 ECAC South-Upstate Region Tournament final, in which No. 16 Georgetown upset No. 6 Syracuse to secure an automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament.[2][3]

Both schools became charter members of the original Big East Conference for its inaugural season in 1979–1980. The rivalry began that season when Georgetown visited No. 3-ranked Syracuse on February 13, 1980, for the last game Syracuse was to play at Manley Field House before moving into the new Carrier Dome for its home games. The odds-on favorite with a 57-game home winning streak at Manley, Syracuse expected to virtually clinch the first Big East regular-season championship by closing Manley with one final victory, and held a 14-point lead over the Hoyas at halftime, but Georgetown came back in the second half for a 52–50 upset win. In his post-game press conference, Georgetown head coach John Thompson, Jr., exulted, "Manley Field House is officially closed." That quote, combined with Georgetown's upset victory on an historic evening in Syracuse basketball, is credited as the beginning of the great Georgetown-Syracuse rivalry that would be one of the defining features of the original Big East Conference for the rest of its 34-year existence.[4][5][6][7]

During their membership in the original Big East, Georgetown and Syracuse played each other 73 times.[8] Many of the most iconic moments in the history of the rivalry occurred during the 1980s and 1990s.[9]

In July 2012, Syracuse announced that it would leave the original Big East to move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013 after a final season in the Big East in 2012–2013.[10] Georgetown also opted to leave the original Big East after the 2012–2013 season to join a new Big East Conference.[note 1] The changes meant that the two schools would no longer play in the same conference beginning with the 2013–2014 season.

After a two-season hiatus, Georgetown and Syracuse resumed play as non-conference rivals in the 2015–2016 season, meeting in one game a season from 2015 through 2024, with Georgetown and Syracuse alternating as hosts. Georgetown won the schools' most recent meeting, a 75–71 victory on December 14, 2024.[11] The two schools have scheduled no future meetings.[12]

Game results

Georgetown victories Syracuse victories
No. Date Location Winner Score Series Notes
GU SU
1 February 15, 1930 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 18 40 Syracuse 1–0 Non-conference
2 February 13, 1937 Georgetown 45 36 Tied 1–1
3 January 29, 1938 Syracuse 26 43 Syracuse 2–1
4 January 28, 1939 43 45 Syracuse 3–1
5 February 1, 1940 33 38 Syracuse 4–1
6 February 5, 1941 43 49 Syracuse 5–1
7 February 1, 1943 Washington, DC Georgetown 65 38 Syracuse 5–2
8 March 4, 1943 Syracuse, NY 47 46 Syracuse 5–3
9 January 31, 1958 Syracuse 46 62 Syracuse 6–3
10 February 4, 1959 Washington, DC Georgetown 85 70 Syracuse 6–4
11 February 2, 1963 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 70 76 Syracuse 7–4
12 February 6, 1965 Washington, DC 69 95 Syracuse 8–4
13 February 18, 1967 Syracuse, NY 95 108 Syracuse 9–4
14 December 12, 1967 Washington, DC 78 95 Syracuse 10–4
15 December 27, 1974 Rochester, NY Georgetown 71 70 Syracuse 10–5 Non-conference;
Kodak Classic Semifinal
16 March 5, 1979 College Park, MD 66 58 Syracuse 10–6 Non-conference;
ECAC South-Upstate Region Tournament Final
17 February 13, 1980 Syracuse, NY 52 50 Syracuse 10–7 First meeting in the original Big East Conference
18 March 1, 1980 Providence, RI 87 81 Syracuse 10–8 1980 Big East Tournament
19 January 17, 1981 Washington, DC 62 57 Syracuse 10–9 N/A
20 February 9, 1981 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 64 66 Syracuse 11–9
21 March 6, 1981 53 67 Syracuse 12–9 1981 Big East Tournament
22 January 17, 1982 70 75 Syracuse 13–9 N/A
23 February 8, 1982 Landover, MD Georgetown 96 79 Syracuse 13–10
24 January 10, 1983 Syracuse, NY 97 92 Syracuse 13–11
25 March 7, 1983 Landover, MD 80 75 Syracuse 13–12
26 March 10, 1983 New York, NY Syracuse 72 79 Syracuse 14–12 1983 Big East Tournament
27 January 30, 1984 Syracuse, NY Georgetown 80 67 Syracuse 14–13 N/A
28 March 3, 1984 Landover, MD 88 71 Tied 14–14
29 March 10, 1984 New York, NY 82 71 Georgetown 15–14 1984 Big East Tournament
30 January 28, 1985 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 63 65 Tied 15–15 N/A
31 March 3, 1985 Landover, MD Georgetown 90 63 Georgetown 16–15
32 March 9, 1985 New York, NY 74 65 Georgetown 17–15 1985 Big East Tournament
33 January 15, 1986 Landover, MD 73 70 Georgetown 18–15 N/A
34 February 23, 1986 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 63 64 Georgetown 18–16
35 March 6, 1986 New York, NY 73 75 Georgetown 18–17 1986 Big East Tournament
36 January 31, 1987 Landover, MD Georgetown 83 81 Georgetown 19–17 N/A
37 February 22, 1987 Syracuse, NY 72 71 Georgetown 20–17
38 March 8, 1987 New York, NY 69 59 Georgetown 21–17 1987 Big East Tournament
39 January 24, 1988 Syracuse, NY 69 68 Georgetown 22–17 N/A
40 February 13, 1988 Landover, MD 71 69 Georgetown 23–17
41 February 13, 1989 61 54 Georgetown 24–17
42 March 5, 1989 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 76 82 Georgetown 24–18
43 March 12, 1989 New York, NY Georgetown 88 79 Georgetown 25–18 1989 Big East Tournament
44 January 27, 1990 Landover, MD Syracuse 76 95 Georgetown 25–19 N/A
45 March 4, 1990 Syracuse, NY 87 89 Georgetown 25–20
46 January 21, 1991 Landover, MD 56 58 Georgetown 25–21
47 March 3, 1991 Syracuse, NY 58 62 Georgetown 25–22
48 January 15, 1992 Landover, MD 62 74 Georgetown 25–23
49 February 23, 1992 Syracuse, NY Georgetown 72 68 Georgetown 26–23
50 March 15, 1992 New York, NY Syracuse 54 56 Georgetown 26–24 1992 Big East Tournament
51 January 5, 1993 Landover, MD Georgetown 64 60 Georgetown 27–24 N/A
52 February 8, 1993 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 61 76 Georgetown 27–25
53 February 7, 1994 Landover, MD Georgetown 60 56 Georgetown 28–25
54 March 6, 1994 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 75 81 Georgetown 28–26
55 January 30, 1995 Landover, MD 75 76 Georgetown 28–27
56 February 26, 1995 Syracuse, NY Georgetown 81 78 Georgetown 29–27
57 January 24, 1996 Landover, MD 83 64 Georgetown 30–27
58 February 10, 1996 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 64 85 Georgetown 30–28
59 February 8, 1997 74 77 Georgetown 30–29
60 January 26, 1998 Washington, DC 66 84 Tied 30–30
61 March 1, 1998 Syracuse, NY 72 77 Syracuse 31–30
62 January 16, 1999 Washington, DC 79 81 Syracuse 32–30
63 February 27, 2000 Syracuse, NY 52 67 Syracuse 33–30
64 March 9, 2000 New York, NY Georgetown 76 72 Syracuse 33–31 2000 Big East Tournament
65 January 29, 2001 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 63 70 Syracuse 34–31 N/A
66 February 24, 2001 Washington, DC Georgetown 72 61 Syracuse 34–32
67 January 28, 2002 75 60 Syracuse 34–33
68 February 24, 2002 Syracuse, NY 75 69 Tied 34–34
69 February 3, 2003 Syracuse 80 88 Syracuse 35–34
70 March 3, 2003 Washington, DC 84 93 Syracuse 36–34
71 March 13, 2003 New York, NY 69 74 Syracuse 37–34 2003 Big East Tournament
72 February 21, 2004 Washington, DC 54 57 Syracuse 38–34
73 January 18, 2005 Syracuse, NY 73 78 Syracuse 39–34
74 February 25, 2006 Washington, DC Georgetown 68 53 Syracuse 39–35
75 March 10, 2006 New York, NY Syracuse 57 58 Syracuse 40–35 2006 Big East Tournament
76 February 26, 2007 Syracuse, NY 58 72 Syracuse 41–35 N/A
77 January 21, 2008 Washington, DC Georgetown 64 62 Syracuse 41–36
78 February 16, 2008 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 70 77 Syracuse 42–36
79 January 14, 2009 Washington, DC Georgetown 88 74 Syracuse 42–37
80 February 14, 2009 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 94 98 Syracuse 43–37
81 January 25, 2010 56 73 Syracuse 44–37
82 February 18, 2010 Washington, DC 71 75 Syracuse 45–37
83 March 11, 2010 New York, NY Georgetown 91 84 Syracuse 45–38
84 February 9, 2011 Syracuse, NY 64 56 Syracuse 45–39
85 February 26, 2011 Washington, DC Syracuse 51 58 Syracuse 46–39
86 February 8, 2012 Syracuse, NY 61 64 Syracuse 47–39
87 February 23, 2013 Georgetown 57 46 Syracuse 47–40
88 March 9, 2013 Washington, DC 61 39 Syracuse 47–41
89 March 15, 2013 New York, NY Syracuse 55 58 Syracuse 48–41 2013 Big East Tournament;
Final meeting in the original Big East Conference
90 December 5, 2015 Washington, DC Georgetown 79 72 Syracuse 48–42 Non-conference
91 December 17, 2016 Syracuse, NY 78 71 Syracuse 48–43
92 December 16, 2017 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 79 86 Syracuse 49–43
93 December 8, 2018 Syracuse, NY 71 72 Syracuse 50–43
94 December 14, 2019 Washington, DC Georgetown 89 79 Syracuse 50–44
95 January 9, 2021 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 69 74 Syracuse 51–44
96 December 11, 2021 Washington, DC Georgetown 79 75 Syracuse 51–45
97 December 10, 2022 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 64 83 Syracuse 52–45
98 December 9, 2023 Washington, DC 68 80 Syracuse 53–45
99 December 14, 2024 Syracuse, NY Georgetown 75 71 Syracuse 53–46

Notes

  1. ^ The original Big East Conference became the American Athletic Conference, marketed as "The American," beginning with the 2013–2014 season

References

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