No. 2 Syracuse 49, Miami (Fla.) 44: C.J. Fair recorded 15 points and six rebounds as the Orange rallied to edge the visiting Hurricanes in their first-ever ACC game.
Tyler Ennis scored six of his 10 points over the final 3:20, including two free throws to seal it with 7.6 seconds left, as Syracuse (14-0, 1-0 ACC) finished the game on a 14-4 run. Ennis added seven assists and Trevor Cooney had 11 points for the Orange, who made 12-of-14 free throws.
Garrius Adams led the way with nine points for Miami (8-6, 0-2), which saw its three-game winning streak come to an end. James Kelly and Manu Lecomte each added eight points for the Hurricanes, who held Syracuse to 36.2 percent shooting and made 7-of-19 from 3-point range.
Lecomte scored five during a 10-2 burst and Miami held Syracuse without a field goal for almost nine minutes to start the second half for a six-point lead. The Miami lead was five before baskets by Rakeem Christmas, Jerami Grant and Fair gave Syracuse the lead for good at 41-40 with just over four minutes left in the game.
Fair scored eight points in the first half as the Orange led by as much as seven before settling for a 25-21 advantage at intermission. Miami stayed in it by making five 3-pointers in the opening 20 minutes – two from Adams – but turned the ball over eight times.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Christmas led all rebounders with seven and added eight points for Syracuse. … Miami did not attempt a free throw until there was 8:42 left in the game and finished 3-of-4. … Orange starting F DaJuan Coleman, averaging 4.7 points, missed his second straight game with a left knee contusion.
Miami-Florida | Syracuse | |
Garrius Adams 9 | Scoring | C.J. Fair 15 |
Garrius Adams 4 | Assists | Tyler Ennis 7 |
Garrius Adams 5 | Rebounds | Rakeem Christmas 7 |
Davon Reed 2 | Free Throws Made | Trevor Cooney 5 |
Tonye Jekiri 1 | Steals | Tyler Ennis 3 |
Donnavan Kirk 4 | Blocks | Rakeem Christmas 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Miami-Florida | 44 | 42.5 | 7-19 | 3-4 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
Syracuse | 49 | 36.2 | 3-15 | 12-14 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 7 |