Orange Lose To #19/22 Tigers

Friday, November 26

Paradise Island, Bahamas

4:30 PM

Syracuse University

3-3,0-0ACC

Auburn

5-1,0-0SEC

Syracuse

Auburn

11/26/2021 4:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS- Syracuse (3-3) closed its Battle 4 Atlantis play with a 89-68 loss to #19/22 Auburn (5-1).

Senior guard Buddy Boeheim, senior foward Cole Swider and junior center Jesse Edwards each had 17 points for the Orange.

Freshman forward Jabari Smith paced the Tigers with 22 points, six rebounds and four assists.

COACH BOEHEIM SAID
"We played really well in the first half, but in the second half we couldn't make anything early and they took control of the game," Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. "We did some really good things on both ends (of the court). But we can't go three days in a row at this pace. We're not built for it, and it was just too much for us physically."

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
After a battle to wrestle control of the contest for the first 13 minutes of play, Auburn took the lead for good on an 11-0 run that began with 6:44 left to go in the first half. Lion Berman converted two 3-pointers and Jep Zasper had five points to construct the stretch. It gave the Tigers a 32-25 edge.

FIGHT FOR THE LEAD
Auburn opened play by scoring just over 30 seconds into the game. Syracuse got on the board with two free throws from Buddy Boeheim, who then connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Orange in front for the first time. Seven more lead changes occurred in the opening period, before Auburn took over for good. The Tigers had a 43-33 advantage at the intermission.

ORANGE RALLY
The Orange continued to battle in the second half. Edwards and Cole Swider led a 10-2 charge that brought the Orange within 10 points of the Tigers yet again, with 8:10 remaining in the contest and a score of 64-54. Edwards netted three free throws and a field goal and Swider a basket from the paint and one from beyond the arc in this stretch.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

Buddy Boeheim increased his career scoring total to 1,272 points, good for 39th at Syracuse.
Edwards made 7-of-8 (.875) from the field.
Symir Torrence recorded a season high of five rebounds.
Buddy Boeheim scored in double digits for the sixth straight contest, this season.

NEXT GAME
The Orange return to the Dome on Tuesday Nov. 30 to host Indiana in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

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