Hughes Paces Orange in 89-52 Win Against Le Moyne

Wednesday, October 31

Syracuse, NY

7 PM

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Hughes Paces Orange in 89-52 Win Against Le Moyne

10/31/2018 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Redshirt junior Elijah Hughes led Syracuse with 21 points and five rebounds in an 89-52 victory against Le Moyne in an exhibition game at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday night.

Hughes, who had 16 of his 21 points in the first half, was 7-of-9 from the field, including two three-point field goals, and was 5-of-5 from the free throw line.

Sophomore Oshae Brissett (14 points), junior Tyus Battle (13 pts) and freshman Buddy Boeheim (13 pts) also scored in double figures. Sophomore Marek Dolezaj added nine points, five rebounds, three steals and three assists. Syracuse led 50-30 at the half and won the game, 89-52.

HOW IT WAS DECIDED
The Orange trailed 9-2 in the first three and a half minutes after Le Moyne's Tyree Chambers hit two three-point field goals and C.J. Asuncion-Byrd made a third trey. Syracuse then outscored the Dolphins 11-2 in the next five minutes to take the lead, 13-11, with 11:29 remaining in the first half. Sophomore Oshae Brissett paced the Orange with six points during the run and scored 12 points in the opening period. Hughes led all scorers in the first half with 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field, including a 3-pointer, and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line.

In the second half, Syracuse's lead ballooned to 42 twice. Sophomore Bourama Sidibe hit a layup to make the score 84-42 with 5:31 remaining in the game, and then freshman Robert Braswell scored on a layup with 3:36 left to play to make the score 86-44.

COACH BOEHEIM'S THOUGHTS
"I think this was a really good outing for us. We learned early right away that we weren't moving; we were standing defensively and they made three-straight threes. That's a good lesson for us to learn, that's why these games are important. I think Le Moyne is very well coached. Patrick [Beilein] has done a really good job over there changing the whole team. They have really good patience and move the ball well."

OF NOTE

Le Moyne coach Patrick Beilein played against Syracuse as an undergraduate at West Virginia. He is the son of current Michigan coach John Beilein, who at one time was Le Moyne's head coach.
Syracuse was perfect from the free throw line in the first half, hitting all 13 from the charity stripe, and finished the game 16-of-19 (84.2%).
The Orange shot well from the field in the first half, as well, hitting 16-of-27 (59.3%), including 5-of-9 (55.6%) from behind the arc. Syracuse was 32-of-59 (54.2%) for the game.
Kobi Nwandu had 14 points to lead Le Moyne.
Syracuse started the same five from its first exhibition match - Brissett, Hughes, Chukwu, Battle and Boeheim.
Newcomers Elijah Hughes and Buddy Boeheim made their second starts after making the first five for the Orange's exhibition against St. Rose last week. Boeheim scored 13 points on 5-of-9 from the field, including a trio of three-point field goals and three rebounds and three steals.
The Orange held LeMoyne to 33.3% from the field (18-of-54) and forced 26 turnovers.
Returning starter Frank Howard, a senior guard, sophomore guard Howard Washington and freshman guard Jalen Carey did not dress in either exhibition game due to injuries.

UP NEXT
Syracuse will begin the 2018-19 season against Eastern Washington on Tuesday, November 6 at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Tickets for the 2018-19 Men's Basketball season can be purchased on Cuse.com, by calling 1-888-DOMETIX or at Gate B of the Carrier Dome. The game will be broadcast on ACCN Extra.