Orange Topples Tigers In 73-53 Victory - Syracuse University Athletics

Wednesday, November 21

Syracuse, N.Y.

7:00 p.m.

Syracuse University

(3-0)

Princeton

(1-3)

Team	1	2	F
Princeton	25	28	53
Syracuse	36	37	73

Game Notes (pdf)

Senior James Southerland led the Orange offense with a career-high 22 points

11/21/2012 7:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

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Five players scored in double-digits for the #6/6 Orange (3-0) in a 73-53 victory against Princeton (1-3) on Wednesday evening in the Carrier Dome. The victory was Syracuse's 24th straight at the Dome and the 44th consecutive regular-season triumph over a non-conference foe.

"I thought defensively we played very well. Princeton is a difficult team to play," said head coach Jim Boeheim. "We weren't as sharp offensively, as sharp as we'd like to be but James (Southerland) bailed us out early and made a couple of big shots in the first half to get us some distance," Boehiem said.

Senior James Southerland had a career-day against the Tigers, leading the Orange offense with a career-high 22 points, shooting 4-of-6 on three-pointers, and adding a career-high five steals.

Sophomore C.J. Fair tallied 12 points and six rebounds while senior Brandon Triche and sophomores Rakeem Christmas and Michael Carter-Williams all added ten points apiece. Christmas' scoring was a career-high effort for the forward.

Carter-Williams led the team with nine assists and a team-high six rebounds, helping SU to a 31-23 rebounding advantage over the Princeton. Fair and freshman DaJuan Coleman both added six rebounds each.

Syracuse limited the Tigers to .447 percent from the field (17-of-38) and .444 percent (8-of-18) in three-point shooting, while the SU defense forced 24 turnovers, leading to a 25-13 advantage in points off turnovers.

The Orange opened up the game on a 6-0 run, led by Christmas, who had four points during the scoring streak. Syracuse continued to pull away with the lead, ahead by as much as 12 points after a pair of three pointers from Southerland and Carter-Williams set the score at 20-8.

From there, the Orange played with a double-digit lead for the remainder of the half, heading into the intermission with a 36-25 advantage over the Tigers.

Princeton used a 5-0 scoring run in the second half to get within six points of the SU lead at 45-39. The Orange quickly responded with an 8-0 unanswered run to set the score at 53-39, regaining a steady 14-point lead. Finding momentum, Syracuse cruised to a 73-53 victory against the Tigers, never letting the lead dip below the double-digit mark.