The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team cruised to its third win of the season, handling Rider by a final score of 87-52 in the Broncs’ first game of the season. The Orange tied a program record with 15 made 3-pointers and moved to 3-0 on the season.
Syracuse was once again without Buddy Boeheim, who was named to the contract-trace group after a walk-on tested positive for COVID-19. Bourama Sidibe was out after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Hot shooting leads Syracuse basketball past Rider, 87-52 (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse 87, Rider 52: Orange down Broncs tying program record in made 3-pointers (NunesMagician.com)
- Syracuse splashed a lot of 3-point shots in win over Rider (Donna Ditota’s Quick Hits) (Syracuse.com)
- SYRACUSE STORMS PAST RIDER, 87-52 (Cuse.com)
- Syracuse buries Rider 87-52 for 1st 3-0 start since 2017 (DailyOrange.com)
- SU basketball box score vs. Rider (Syracuse.com)
- 3 takeaways from Syracuse’s 87-52 blowout win over Rider (DailyOrange.com)
HIGHLIGHTS:
JIM BOEHEIM’S POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE:
MEDIA:
3-0 ✔️ pic.twitter.com/pYEJ5nq9GN
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 6, 2020
15-of-30 behind the arc.
7th time in program history the Orange have hit 15 3s. pic.twitter.com/4tuhA7hdy0
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 6, 2020
Syracuse leaders in 87-52 rout over Rider:
Griffin: 23 points on 8-of-11, five assists, three steals
Girard: 21 points on 6-of-13, five assists, five turnovers
Guerrier: 11 points, seven rebounds
Newton: 9 points on 3-of-4 from deep
Richmond: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists
— Matthew Gutierrez (@MatthewGut21) December 6, 2020
Syracuse knocks off Rider in a rout. So far SU has played one of the easiest schedules of any high-major in the country, per KenPom, in hosting the 255th, 257th and 286th teams in the country.
But 3-0 is 3-0. Now the 1st test comes Tuesday at No. 24 Rutgers (also 3-0).
— Matthew Gutierrez (@MatthewGut21) December 6, 2020
L E N G T H
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6-10 pic.twitter.com/OHyNTXSynZ— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 6, 2020
ballin ? pic.twitter.com/TbEQspwhJf
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 6, 2020
GAME PREVIEW:
Syracuse has a quick turnaround after Thursday night’s victory as it returns to the Carrier Dome to host Rider on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. It marks the end of the Orange’s three-game homestand to start the season.
Saturday’s game will be the season opener for Rider, which finished last season an 18-12 mark. The Broncs lost more than 87.6 percent of their scoring from 2019-20, which ranks second in the nation behind Kentucky (94 percent).
Head coach Kevin Baggett is in his ninth year at the helm of the Rider program. He earned the MAAC Coach of the Year award in 2015 and 2018.
Saturday marks the 70th anniversary of the only other meeting between Syracuse and Rider. The Orange defeated the Broncs, 72-54, in Syracuse on Dec. 5, 1950.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- ORANGE BACK IN ACTION SATURDAY (Cuse.com)
- Beat writers predict SU victory over Rider for 3rd straight win (DailyOrange.com)
- Syracuse basketball vs. Rider: TV channel, time, how to watch live stream (12/5/2020) (Syracuse.com)
- Opponent preview: What to know about Rider, a team SU hasn’t met since 1950 (DailyOrange.com)
MEDIA:
Log on for Game Day! ? pic.twitter.com/Bi3S2XWeLf
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 5, 2020
Running back the same starting 5 as last game:
? @JG3_____
? @KadaryRichmond3
? @alangriffin_
? @quincyguerrier
? @MarekDolezaj pic.twitter.com/zf2kvrZFMb— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 5, 2020
Ready to roll in the Dome. pic.twitter.com/lhCpskjS58
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 5, 2020
Early pregame views pic.twitter.com/B07x03FtYx
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 5, 2020
Who's gonna heat up tonight? ? pic.twitter.com/JoAvCfbk9i
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 5, 2020
Game night in the Dome ? pic.twitter.com/KknrDMB9Q2
— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) December 5, 2020
Kyle leads sports coverage and hosts the Concrete Jungle podcast. Have a lead or question? Send it to [email protected].