Men's College Basketball
Preview
Youngstown St. at Syracuse
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 16, 2024
Where: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, New York
By Field Level Media

Things haven't been pretty for Syracuse in the early going, but another opportunity presents itself Saturday when the Orange host Youngstown State.

Syracuse (2-0) has slipped past Le Moyne and Colgate by a combined six points, barely escaping two local programs in games that easily could have gone the other way.

"It's a new team," head coach Adrian Autry said after Tuesday's 74-72 home victory over Colgate. "We are still trying to figure things out."

The Orange led 49-36 early in the second half but allowed the Raiders to get back in the game, much to the dismay of point guard Jaquan Carlos.

"When we go up 13, it has to go from 13 up to 19 and not down to four," Carlos said. "I think we've got to do a better job of keeping our foot on their necks."

Eddie Lampkin Jr. paced Syracuse with 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, while Chris Bell (14 points) and J.J. Starling (12) also made significant contributions.

Bell (17.0 points) is the team's leading scorer on the young season, followed by Jyare Davis (15.0), who also has pulled down 21 rebounds over the first two games. Shooting has been a concern thus far, as the Orange are just 12 of 45 (26.7 percent) from long range.

Meanwhile, Youngstown State (1-1) opened its season with a 20-point victory over host Chicago State, but the momentum didn't carry over into Monday's 81-47 road defeat at the hands of No. 21 Ohio State.

Cris Carroll had 10 points against the Buckeyes, while Gabe Dynes chipped in nine points and three blocks. However, the Penguins shot only 23.7 percent from the field and 3 of 22 from 3-point range.

"Just shooting with confidence, I would say," said the 7-foot-3 Dynes when asked what his team can improve upon. "We can shoot, we do shoot in practice, and then we just get to the game and sometimes it isn't landing."

This is the first-ever meeting between the schools.

--Field Level Media

Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W/L Strk Home Away Neutral Day Night Conf
Youngstown St. 1-1 L1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0
Syracuse 2-0 W2 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0
Last Meeting
Youngstown St. Syracuse
Date Away Home Pts Reb FG% Pts Reb FG%
No previous meeting.
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Points Player Total FG% FTM
Youngstown St. N/A
Syracuse N/A
Rebounds Player Total Off Def
Youngstown St. N/A
Syracuse N/A
Assists Player  
Youngstown St. N/A
Syracuse N/A
Season
Points Player Total FG% FTM
Youngstown St. N. Galette 24 42.9 5
Syracuse C. Bell 34 50.0 7
Rebounds Player Total Off Def
Youngstown St. C. Carroll 15 6 9
Syracuse J. Davis 21 9 12
Assists Player  
Youngstown St. J. Nelson 5
Syracuse J. Carlos 11
Quickchart Matchup
blue bar Youngstown St. Off vs  red bar Syracuse Defense
blue bar 63.5 Points For
red bar 77.0 Points Against
blue bar 33.6 FG%
red bar 46.3 FG%
blue bar 35.5 Reb
red bar 29.5 Reb
red bar Syracuse Off vs  blue bar Youngstown St. Defense
red bar 80.0 Points For
blue bar 70.5 Points Against
red bar 43.7 FG%
blue bar 42.7 FG%
red bar 43.0 Reb
blue bar 33.0 Reb