The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team rolled past the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 90-72, in the season opener on Monday night at the JMA Wireless Dome.
Four players finished in double figures for the Orange. Joe Girard led the way with a team-high 19 points, while Jesse Edwards scored 18 to go along with 11 rebounds. Judah Mintz netted 16 in his Syracuse debut, and Symir Torrence added 10.
Jim Boeheim and the Orange have won 42 of their last 47 season openers.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Jesse Edwards, Joe Girard combine for 37 points in victory against Lehigh (DailyOrange.com)
- Syracuse basketball opens season with victory over Lehigh (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse men’s basketball: Orange fly past Mountain Hawks 90-72 in season opener (NunesMagician.com)
- Observations from SU’s win vs. Lehigh: Edwards succeeds down low, Mintz shows out (DailyOrange.com)
- Orange Soar Over Mountain Hawks (Cuse.com)
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