After building a 25-point lead in the first half, Syracuse cruised to its second consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) victory over Boston College, 76-50, Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome. It was the 50th triumph for the Orange over the Eagles in 76 meetings between the teams.
Buddy Boeheim led all players with 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting including a game-high four 3-pointers. Marek Dolezaj recorded his second double-double in his last four games with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Orange Fly Past Eagles (Cuse.com)
- Syracuse blasts Boston College, 76-50, for first home ACC win (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse Basketball: Buddy Boeheim delivers 1st ACC home win of 2020 vs BC (Inside The Loud House)
- Syracuse 76 – Boston College 50: Orange dominate Eagles in first half, cruise to blowout win (TNIAAM)
- Syracuse basketball box score vs. Boston College (Syracuse.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHT’S:
JIM BOEHEIM’S POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE:
SOCIAL:
Dome win ☑️ pic.twitter.com/LK1LzAdKvh
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 16, 2020
? leaders:
? Buddy – 22 pts
? Eli – 19 pts, 5 ast
? JG3 – 12 pts
? Doley – 10 pts, 11 reb pic.twitter.com/kGFC6otRO2— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 16, 2020
Tonight's attendance: 21,645#OrangeNation ? pic.twitter.com/0PiOvliTZQ
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) January 16, 2020
PREVIEW:
Syracuse, which is coming off its biggest win this season, is back in action in the Carrier Dome to host Boston College on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
The Orange are coming off a 63-55 overtime victory against defending national champion Virginia. Joseph Girard III (19), Elijah Hughes (18), and Buddy Boeheim (14) led the Orange in scoring. Nine of Boeheim’s points came in overtime, including his near half-court, banked-in three at the buzzer. Junior Marek Dolezaj led the team in assists with six to go along with 12 rebounds, which tie his career high. The win improved Syracuse’s record to 9-7 overall, including 2-3 in ACC play.
Boston College’s record fell to 9-7 after losing to Georgia Tech, 71-52 at home on Saturday. The Eagles enter Wednesday’s game with a 3-2 ACC mark.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- ORANGE CONTINUE ACC PLAY AGAINST EAGLES (Cuse.com)
- 5 numbers to know for Syracuse basketball vs. Boston College (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse Basketball: Orange can ill-afford home loss to Boston College (Inside The Loud House)
- What channel is Syracuse basketball vs. Boston College on? TV, time, stream info (Syracuse.com)
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