Saturday, February 16
South Orange, N.J.
8:00 p.m.
Syracuse University
at
Seton Hall
James Southerland has reached double figures in scoring in Syracuse's last two contests.
Orange Back on the Road to Face Pirates
2/15/2013 3:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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| Game Details | Saturday, Feb. 16 | Newark, N.J.| 8:00 p.m. | |
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NEWARK, N.J. -- No. 6/7 Syracuse goes on the road for the second consecutive game to face Seton Hall on Saturday, Feb. 16. Tipoff at the Prudential Center is slated for 8 p.m.
The game will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Network, Time Warner Cable Sports and SNY. Fans can listen to the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). Live audio will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse lost its third consecutive road game in a 66-58 setback at Connecticut on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Sophomore Michael Carter-Williams led the Orange with 15 points. He was one of three SU players to reach double figures in scoring.
A tight first half featured six ties and 11 lead changes. After Jerami Grant tied the game 24-24 with 1:01 on the clock, Connecticut recorded the last five points of the half, the final three coming on Ryan Boatright's three-pointer at the buzzer, to take a 29-24 halftime lead.
The Orange opened the second half with six unanswered points to regain the lead at 30-29 with 17:56 to play. The squads were tied 42-42 at the 10:08 mark before Omar Calhoun gave the Huskies the lead for good with a three-pointer. That basket sparked Connecticut on a 13-4 scoring run that put UConn up by nine at with 6:13 remaining. The Huskies went up by 10 before Syracuse cut the lead to six at 61-55 with 2:33 to play, but that was as close as the Orange could get. UConn went 5-for-6 from the free throw line in the final 2:24 to seal the victory.
Senior James Southerland scored 14 points off the bench, while junior C.J. Fair tallied 10 points.
SCOUTING THE PIRATES
Seton Hall has lost 10 of its last 11 contests and is coming off a two-point loss to Rutgers on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The Pirates are 9-4 at home this season, which includes an 8-0 mark in non-conference games.
Seton Hall has three players that are averaging more than 10 points a game. Junior Fuquan Edwin leads the offense and ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in scoring, averaging 17 points a game. In addition, he ranks second in the conference in steals (2.6 spg.). Aaron Cosby (12.0 ppg.) and Eugene Teague (11.2 ppg.) are the Pirates' other double-digit scorers. Teague also leads the team in rebounds, averaging 7.4 per game.
The Pirates are led by Kevin Willard, who became the 19th head coach in Seton Hall history in 2010. He joined the Pirates after spending three years as the head coach at Iona.
THE SERIES
The Orange leads the all-time series against the Pirates, 45-16. Syracuse won last year's meeting as well as six of the last seven contests. The most recent victory for Seton Hall was in January 2011, when it defeated the Orange, 90-68.
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Syracuse returns home to face Providence on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
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