Dennis Nett dnett syracuse. Syracuse, N. See in-game team and individual stats here. Niagara to see the latest updates. The Orange navigated the early part of its schedule without suffering a bad loss, handling the worst team it will face this season. Judah Mintz and Quadir Copeland both took advantage of substantial height edges to pace the Orange.
Mintz used his size to finish in the lane and near the rim, while Copeland balanced getting buckets with feeding Maliq Brown. Mintz led the Orange with 18 points, while Copeland had 12 points and eight assists. Brown was the beneficiary of many of those passes and finished with a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds.
He made all six of the shots he attempted. Syracuse improved to , while Niagara fell to After a light lift against Niagara, Syracuse will face only conference opponents from here on out. Syracuse finishes with an win over Niagara.
Starling hits a 3-pointer to make it Niagara does answer with its own quick 3. But the Orange have the ball and an point lead. This time he went over the top of the Niagara defense to set up a Maliq Brown dunk. Orange lead is Brown is not up to 13 points and 8 rebounds. Then, with another transition chance after a quick push, Mintz converts a layup. Syracuse lead is Niagara is gonna have to press to try to get back in this but that is not where it has an advantage.
Desperate times for the Purple Eagles. He picks up a block on what looked to me and Greg Paulus like a pretty obvious foul. Looked like he brought his arm down on the Niagara player. Then he knocks down a 3-pointer at the other end. Not much help from the forwards. Judah Mintz with a bucket and a nice pass to set up a Chris Bell 3-pointer. Niagara gets the better start out of halftime and cuts the lead to Not a ton of impact from Justin Taylor right now.
