National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Syracuse 69, Colgate 50
When: 4:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 16, 2013
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Officials: # Tim Kelly, # Ray Natalli, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 25519

No. 7 Syracuse 69, Colgate 50: C.J. Fair had 20 points and seven rebounds as the Orange beat the visiting Raiders for the 48th straight time.

Fair was 9-of-17 from the field, hit two 3-pointers and had two steals for Syracuse (3-0), which has outscored its opponents by a combined 56 points. Freshman point guard Tyler Ennis scored 12 points on four 3-pointers, and backup Michael Gbinije added 11 points and six rebounds.

Ethan Jacobs scored 13 points and was the lone Colgate player in double figures as the Raiders (0-2) lost to their second consecutive ACC opponent to open the season. Colgate was able to hang around for a while thanks to going 11-of-28 from 3-point range.

The Raiders led 18-17 with 7:54 remaining in the first half before the Orange closed with a 19-8 run for a 36-26 halftime lead. Fair scored 14 points in the half, including 11 of the team’s first 13 points.

The Orange held Colgate without a field goal for nearly six minutes midway through the second half to stretch the lead to 61-41 with 6:38 remaining and coasted from there. Syracuse didn’t shoot the ball particularly well (25-of-68) but created plenty of extra chances by forcing 21 turnovers and grabbing 26 offensive rebounds.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Colgate’s last win in the series was a 67-63 decision on Feb. 24, 1962. … Ennis was 4-of-6 from long range after going starting his career 0-for-3 over his first two games. … The Orange went just 12-of-28 from the free-throw line.
Top Game Performances
 
Colgate   Syracuse
Ethan Jacobs 13 Scoring C.J. Fair 20
Austin Tillotson 4 Assists Michael Gbinije 3
Ethan Jacobs 5 Rebounds Rakeem Christmas 7
Ethan Jacobs 2 Free Throws Made Trevor Cooney 5
Damon Sherman-Newsome 2 Steals Trevor Cooney 3
Clayton Graham 2 Blocks Rakeem Christmas 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Colgate 50 36.2 11-28 5-10 11 27 3 4 21
Syracuse 69 36.8 7-24 12-28 10 48 4 12 10