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.

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.