Syracuse men’s basketball lost to Indiana 83-80 Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis after Kiyan Anthony missed a potential tying 3-pointer with three seconds remaining.
Ryan Moesch led the Orange with 19 points and six assists, while Darren Harris and Markus Burton scored 20 points apiece for Indiana. Syracuse fell to 2-1, and the Hoosiers improved to 3-0.
Indiana wins at the line in the final minutes
Gavin Doty tied the game at 74 with a putback with 1:35 remaining, but Indiana scored the next five points at the foul line. Harris made three free throws with 1:14 left, and Samet Yigitoglu added two with 42 seconds remaining for a 79-74 lead.
Moesch answered with a jumper before Jaeden Mustaf finished a dunk to restore Indiana’s five-point advantage with 25 seconds left. Moesch made two free throws with 21 seconds remaining, but Bryce Lindsay sank two at the other end with 12 seconds left to put the Hoosiers ahead 83-78.
Sadiq White Jr. scored on a putback with four seconds remaining to pull Syracuse within three. An Indiana turnover gave the Orange one more chance, but Anthony missed his 3-pointer and Harris secured the final rebound.
Indiana made 22 of 26 free throws, including all 10 of Harris’ attempts. The Hoosiers were 17-for-18 at the line in the second half. Syracuse finished 16-for-20.
Moesch leads four Orange in double figures
Moesch made three of five 3-point attempts and supplied nearly half of Syracuse’s 40 bench points. Anthony finished with 16 points, White had 13 on 6-for-8 shooting and Luke Wilson added 11 points and four rebounds.
Moesch became the first Syracuse freshman with at least 19 points and six assists in a game since Judah Mintz had 23 points and seven assists against Georgia Tech on Feb. 28, 2023. Moesch has recorded at least five assists in each of his first three games. Anthony has scored in double figures in all three, and Syracuse has had four double-figure scorers in two straight games.
Doty collected a team-high seven rebounds and scored five points. Garwey Dual contributed six points, three rebounds and two blocks. Mark Morano scored five points, Amarri Monroe had three and Abdramane Siby added two.
Burton made seven of 12 shots, including three of four from beyond the arc, and added four assists and three steals. Mustaf finished with 18 points and seven rebounds, Lindsay scored 11 and Yigitoglu had eight points and 10 rebounds. Aiden Sherrell added six points on two 3-pointers.
Indiana outrebounded Syracuse 37-28, including 14 offensive rebounds, and turned 12 Orange turnovers into 20 points. Syracuse scored eight points off 11 Indiana turnovers.
Syracuse shot 50.9% from the field and 42.1% from 3-point range, compared with 41.9% and 36% for Indiana. Wilson made four of his five shots, and Anthony was 4-for-9. White reached double figures for the second time this season, while Doty led the Orange in rebounds for the second time in three games.
Syracuse leads at halftime before back-and-forth finish
The Orange built an 18-11 lead in the first half and went into the break ahead 38-34 after White made a 3-pointer with 26 seconds remaining. Harris scored Indiana’s first eight points of the second half, turning the four-point deficit into a 42-38 lead.
The first half featured eight lead changes and four ties. Indiana erased the early seven-point deficit with a 7-0 run, and neither team led by more than four for the rest of the half. All nine Syracuse players who entered scored before halftime, led by White with nine points on 4-for-5 shooting. Anthony had six, and Morano and Wilson had five each.
Moesch helped Syracuse regain the lead after halftime. His 3-pointer with 13:34 remaining cut Indiana’s advantage to 50-49. He later completed a three-point play to tie the game at 54 and hit a pull-up jumper to tie it at 56. After a Harris 3-pointer, Moesch set up Wilson for an alley-oop dunk and made a transition 3-pointer to put Syracuse ahead 61-59. The game was tied 10 times overall.
Syracuse worked back in front and led 66-61 after Anthony made three free throws with 6:24 remaining. Burton and Mustaf each made a 3-pointer during Indiana’s response, and Lindsay’s two free throws put the Hoosiers ahead 69-68 with 4:10 left.
Wilson’s turnaround jumper gave Syracuse its final lead, 70-69, with 3:33 remaining. Burton answered with a 3-pointer at 2:45, and the teams traded baskets before Doty’s putback produced the final tie.
Syracuse heads to St. John’s next
The Orange visit St. John’s on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in New York before returning to the JMA Wireless Dome to face Cornell on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m.
The matchup with No. 13 St. John’s will be played at Madison Square Garden and streamed on Peacock.
Gerry McNamara’s postgame press conference against Indiana
Ryan Moesch’s postgame interview against Indiana
Gavin Doty’s postgame interview against Indiana
Earlier coverage from Indiana vs. Syracuse
Syracuse men’s basketball trailed Indiana 78-81 with 0:16 remaining in the second half Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Ryan Moesch led Syracuse with 19 points, followed by Kiyan Anthony with 16 and Sadiq White Jr. with 11.
Indiana and Syracuse battle down the stretch
Darren Harris had 20 points for Indiana, Markus Burton added 20 and Jaeden Mustaf scored 18.
Earlier game updates and preview
Syracuse men’s basketball led Indiana 18-13 with 10:44 remaining in the first half Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Ryan Moesch, Amarri Monroe and Abdramane Siby combined for eight bench points as the Orange stretched their lead to seven before an Indiana putback.
Moesch and Monroe each made a 3-pointer, and Siby finished a dunk off a Moesch assist to put Syracuse ahead 18-11 with 11:44 left. Jaeden Mustaf answered with an offensive rebound and layup at 11:16 to bring the Hoosiers within five.
Moesch and Monroe fuel Syracuse’s bench scoring
Moesch’s pull-up 3-pointer at 13:30 gave Syracuse a 13-9 lead. Markus Burton answered with a jumper for Indiana before Monroe hit a 3-pointer off a Kiyan Anthony assist at 12:23. Siby’s dunk extended the advantage to seven, Syracuse’s largest lead of the opening half to that point.
Mark Morano led Syracuse with five points. Moesch and Monroe had three apiece, while Sadiq White Jr., Garwey Dual and Siby each had two. Gavin Doty added one point, two rebounds and an assist. Burton led Indiana with four points.
Syracuse made six of its first 11 shots, including three of four from 3-point range. Indiana was 6-for-18 overall and 1-for-6 from beyond the arc but held a 10-5 rebounding edge, with five offensive rebounds producing four second-chance points.
Moesch also came up with a steal at 10:44 after Sam Alexis grabbed an offensive rebound following a missed Bryce Lindsay 3-pointer. Indiana had three turnovers, matching Syracuse’s total.
Dual’s free throws put Syracuse ahead early
Syracuse men’s basketball led Indiana 10-9 with 15 minutes remaining in the first half Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Mark Morano led the Orange with five points.
Garwey Dual made two free throws with 15:24 left to extend Syracuse’s lead to 10-7. Bryce Lindsay answered with a pull-up jumper at 15:02, bringing the Hoosiers back within one.
Morano’s 3-pointer off a Gavin Doty assist had given Syracuse an 8-2 lead with 16:38 left. Indiana scored the next five points: Aiden Sherrell made a 3-pointer on a Markus Burton assist at 16:17, and Samet Yigitoglu scored after an offensive rebound at 15:43.
Sherrell picked up his second personal foul at 15:24 and went to the bench during the ensuing media timeout. Indiana also substituted for Burton, Yigitoglu and Jaeden Mustaf, bringing in Lindsay, Trevor Manhertz, Sam Alexis and Trent Sisley. Sherrell had three points, while Burton, Yigitoglu and Lindsay had two apiece. Burton’s pull-up jumper at 17:14 had ended Syracuse’s opening 5-0 run.
The Orange were 3-for-6 from the field, 1-for-2 from 3-point range and 3-for-4 at the foul line through five minutes. Indiana was 4-for-8 from the field and 1-for-2 from beyond the arc. Yigitoglu had three rebounds, helping the Hoosiers to a 4-2 edge on the boards.
How Syracuse built its opening lead
Syracuse men’s basketball scored the first five points against Indiana on Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Orange led 5-0 with 17:24 remaining in the first half.
Mark Morano opened the scoring with a pull-up jumper at 18:58, and Sadiq White Jr. added a driving layup at 18:30 after an Indiana turnover. Both teams entered the neutral-site game with 2-0 records.
White then blocked a Samet Yigitoglu shot, and Gavin Doty collected the rebound before making one of two free throws with 18 minutes left. Garwey Dual followed with a steal as Indiana remained scoreless through its first two shots and committed two turnovers.
How Syracuse and Indiana entered the matchup
Syracuse men’s basketball faces Indiana tonight, Monday, Nov. 9, in a matchup of 2–0 teams at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Eastern on FS1.
The neutral-site game is the first regular-season trip away from home for Gerry McNamara’s Orange and for the Hoosiers. Syracuse enters after wins over New Haven and Central Connecticut State, according to the university’s latest preview.
Orange bring balanced scoring and rebounding
Syracuse followed its 74–58 season-opening win over New Haven with a 102–49 victory over Central Connecticut State on Thursday. Ten players scored, four reached double figures and the Orange shot 64.4% from the field.
Gavin Doty led the way with 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting. Freshman Mark Morano scored 16 and made four 3-pointers, while Luke Wilson and Kiyan Anthony added 14 points apiece.
Syracuse won the rebounding battle 45–20. Sadiq White Jr. matched his career high with 10 rebounds, his second consecutive double-digit rebounding performance. Ryan Moesch had seven assists, leading the team in that category for a second straight game.
Through two games, Doty averages 16 points and nine rebounds, Anthony averages 15.5 points, White averages 10 rebounds and Moesch averages six assists.
Indiana’s shooters and bench pose the next test
Indiana, coached by Darian DeVries in his second season, opened with a 91–57 win over Eastern Illinois and a 92–69 victory over Bellarmine. The Hoosiers return two players from last season’s 18–14 team and added seven transfers and four first-year players.
Darren Harris, a transfer from Duke, scored a career-high 23 points against Bellarmine and made five 3-pointers. Bryce Lindsay added 15 points, and Aiden Sherrell and Sam Alexis scored 12 each, according to Indiana’s game notes.
Harris averages 15 points and 2.5 made 3-pointers per game. Indiana’s bench has supplied 43 points per game through the first two outings.
Freshman Trevor Manhertz is another player to watch. In a Monday report, Indiana highlighted his averages of 10 points and 3.5 rebounds in 17 minutes per game, with four made 3-pointers in eight attempts. DeVries praised his feel for the game, effort and willingness to compete physically despite his lighter frame.
Syracuse has won six straight in the series
The Orange lead the all-time series 6–1 and have won every meeting since Indiana’s 74–73 victory in the 1987 national championship game.
Their most recent matchup ended in a 112–110 Syracuse win in double overtime at the Dome on Nov. 30, 2021. Syracuse also beat Indiana 61–50 in the 2013 NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 and has won all four neutral-site meetings since the 1987 title game.
How to follow tonight’s game
Connor Onion and Bill Raftery will call the FS1 broadcast. Syracuse’s official game center provides links to the telecast, an audio broadcast, live statistics and tickets.
After tonight’s game, Syracuse visits St. John’s on Sunday, Nov. 15, for a 7 p.m. game in New York. The Orange return to the JMA Wireless Dome on Wednesday, Nov. 18, to face Cornell at 8 p.m.
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