National Basketball Association
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
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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 |