Syracuse Rallies, Then Runs Away From Cornell For Fifth Straight Win

The Orange dominated the second half against the Big Red.

Mike McAllister | Dec 17, 2022

Syracuse Rallies, Then Runs Away From Cornell For Fifth Straight Win /

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Syracuse fell behind by 11 in the first half, but rallied to tie it at halftime before pulling away with a dominant second half on its way to a 76-63 win over Cornell. With the victory, the Orange improves to 8-4 (1-0) on the season and has now won five straight games. The Big Red dropped to 7-3 with all three losses coming to ACC schools. Next up for SU is Pittsburgh in the Dome Tuesday night.

Chris Bell provided a needed offensive spark, Joe Girard hit some big shots, Judah Mintz came alive in the second half and the Syracuse defense really tightened up in the second half to lead the Orange to a comeback win. Bell scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds and added one steal and one block defensively. Girard scored a game high 19 points to go along with three rebounds and four assists. Mintz added 14 points, three assists and three steals.

Maliq Brown also provided a spark off the bench with four points and four rebounds in 13 minutes. Jesse Edwards scored 10 of his 11 points in the second half and recorded his sixth straight double-double with 12 boards to go along with five blocks. Benny Williams scored 12 points as all five starters were in double figures.

Cornell started out hot, making several threes early to jump out to the 11 point lead. The Syracuse offense got going late in the first half behind Joe Girard shooting and contributions from others. The defense allowed the offense to get the Orange back in it.

One of the best shooting teams in the country, Cornell was just 13-48 (27%) from beyond the arc and shot just 33% from the floor overall. Both were well below Cornell's season averages. Syracuse shot 49% overall.

While the Big Red outrebounded the Orange, Syracuse dominated points in the paint 38-22 and forced 14 Cornell turnovers that turned into 19 points.

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Published Dec 17, 2022

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.