Buddy Boeheim scored 25 points and Joseph Girard III contributed 23 as Syracuse notched a 91-78 home victory over Clemson on Tuesday.

Jesse Edwards chipped in 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for Syracuse (9-9, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), which had dropped four of its previous five games. Boeheim and Girard each made four 3-pointers as the Orange finished 9 of 22 (40.9 percent) from beyond the arc and shot 53.4 percent from the field overall.

Jimmy Boeheim had 13 points and 10 rebounds in a complementary role for Syracuse. Cole Swider recorded seven points and seven rebounds, and Girard swiped four of the Orange's six steals.

PJ Hall registered 19 points and 11 rebounds and David Collins pitched in 18 points as Clemson (10-8, 2-5) lost its third straight contest. Chase Hunter added 11 points for the Tigers, who shot just 8 of 27 (29.6 percent) from beyond the arc and were outrebounded 39-26.

The game was tight with 11 minutes remaining when Syracuse embarked on a 10-2 run that turned a 63-60 lead into an 11-point advantage. Girard had four points during the surge.

Long-range shots from Alex Hemenway and Hunter got the Tigers within 75-68, but Girard's 3-pointer restored a double-digit cushion with 6:52 to go.

The Orange did not score for another 3 1/2 minutes, but the Tigers struggled on offense over that same span. Buddy Boeheim snapped the drought with a jumper before Edwards had a two-handed slam and a three-point play to punctuate the victory.

Buddy Boeheim led all scorers with 12 points during a first half that ended with Syracuse leading 40-39.

After trailing by 12 earlier in the half, Clemson surged ahead 37-33 on Al-Amir Dawes' 3-pointer with 2 1/2 minutes to play until halftime. However, Buddy Boeheim drained a triple on the ensuing possession and made another with 1:14 to go, flipping the scoreboard in favor of the Orange at intermission.

--Field Level Media