Colors Clash: Orange To Host Big Red

Syracuse will host Central New York counterpart Cornell on Tuesday, December 17, in the JMA Wireless Dome. The game time is to be determined.

Series Notes

Cornell is Syracuse's second-most common opponent, having faced the Orange 126 times. The Orange lead the all-time series, 95-31.
Syracuse owns a 41-game winning streak against its Ivy League foe. The Orange defeated the Big Red last season, 80-68. Buddy Boeheim had a game-high 22 points.
The last Cornell win against the 'Cuse came at Barton Hall in 1968, when the Big Red scored a 93-81 victory.
The teams first met in 1901, when Syracuse won, 18-15, in just the second game in program history.

Cornell was 15-11 overall and 7-7 in the Ivy League last winter. The Big Red lost to Princeton in the Ivy League Tournament, 77-73, to end their season. Coach Brian Earl has completed six seasons as Cornell's head coach.

Syracuse was 16-17 last winter, the program's first losing season since the 1968-69 squad finished 9-16. Guard Joseph Girard III and center Jesse Edwards, each a senior, represent Syracuse's returning starters.

Syracuse men's basketball season tickets are on sale online at Cuse.Com/Tickets or by phone at 888-DOMETIX (888-366-3849). Season Tickets start as low as $250, and all price levels are available, including a limited number of floor seats. Premium seating options are available in the courtside area.

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