Syracuse University
Robert Morris University
Rautins Leads Orange to 100-60 Win Against Robert Morris
11/11/2009 7:06:42 PM | Men's Basketball
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Eleven different players scored for rv/25 Syracuse (2-0) as it cruised to a 100-60 win against Robert Morris (0-1) in the second game of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. The Orange triumphed in front of 15,594 at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday night.
Senior guard Andy Rautins led all scorers with 22 points, going 7-of-10 from behind the arc, while junior forward Wesley Johnson had 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Johnson was 2-of-3 from three-point range.
The offense was clicking on all cylinders as the Orange dominated the Colonials, 40-20, in the paint while collecting 25 fast-break points to Robert Morris' six.
Senior center Arinze Onuaku and junior forward Rick Jackson anchored the Orange down low. Onuaku matched 14 points with five boards while Jackson had 10 points and five rebounds. Rookie forward DaShonte Riley was active on the boards in a reserve role for SU, collecting a team-best six rebounds.
Freshman guard Brandon Triche rounded out the double-figure scorers for Syracuse, putting up 12 points on 4-of-5 from the floor and a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe. Triche and sophomore guard Scoop Jardine split time directing the offense, Triche had seven assists while Jardine dished out nine helpers, both career-best efforts.
Rautins knocked down back-to-back three's to give the Orange an early 10-6 lead it would never relinquish. Jardine in bounded to an airborne Johnson who slammed it home, building the Orange edge, 17-10.
The Colonials cut the deficit to two, 18-16, but Onuaku increased the separation with three straight inside buckets, 24-16. Syracuse continued to roll, as Johnson hit back-to-back trifecta's, Onuaku added four points in the paint and Rautins hit a long-range three to give the Orange a commanding 55-32 lead at the break.
Rautins remained on target from behind the arc after the break, connecting on a trio of three's in the first three minutes to boost the Syracuse advantage to 71-36. The shots continued to fall for the Orange as it took its largest lead of the game, 95-43, with 3:02 remaining, before cruising to a 100-60 victory.
Syracuse continues 2K Sports Classic play on Thursday, November 19 when it travels to Madison Square Garden to face the California. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN2. The second half of the doubleheader features defending NCAA Champion North Carolina versus Ohio State.
