Syracuse Pulls Away From Canisius in Second Half
A 14-0 second half run paced Syracuse basketball's 89-77 win over Canisius Wednesday night in the JMA Wireless Dome. With the victory, the Orange improves to 2-0 on the season. The Golden Griffins fell to 0-1. Next up for Syracuse is home matchup with Colgate on Tuesday, November 14th. That game is slated for a 7:00 p.m. tip.
Adrian Autry is the first Syracuse men's basketball head coach to start his career 2-0 since 1950.
While Syracuse never trailed in this one, Canisius gave Syracuse all it could handle for most of the night. The lead stayed within six to eight points for most of the first half and sat at nine entering intermission.
The Golden Griffins chipped into that lead and cut it to six before that second half run pushed the Orange advantage to 20. Canisius would not go away, continuing to battle back but did not have enough down the stretch.
Judah Mintz led all scorers with 26 points on 8-15 shooting including 2-3 from beyond the arc. JJ Starling had a strong all around game with 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Justin Taylor (13) and Chris Bell (12) also hit double figures in scoring, with each hitting a pair of three pointers. Taylor added seven rebounds. Naheem McLeod added seven points, nine rebounds and five blocks in 18 minutes.
Canisius was led by Tre Dinkins with 17 points including four three pointers.
Syracuse shot 53.1% from the floor and was 7-19 (37%) from the outside. The Orange and Golden Griffins each had 37 rebounds. Canisius also shot the ball well at 48.4% overall and 10-22 (46%) from three point range.
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