No. 15 Syracuse (2-1) fell to Connecticut (3-0), 83-76, at Madison Square Garden. The Orange were boosted by 26 points from freshman point guard Jalen Carey, but the usual centerpieces of the Orange offense, Tyus Battle and Oshae Brissett, didn’t get going until late in the game when it was already beyond SU’s reach.
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The Orange lost to former Big East rival Connecticut in front of an evenly-split fanbase at Madison Square Garden.
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Syracuse fell behind early and did not overcome the deficit in its 83-76 loss.
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Head coach Jim Boeheim said SU got "out-toughed" in a game during which UConn's pressure overwhelmed SU from the onset.
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Freshman forward Buddy Boeheim played only six minutes, scoring one point and recording one assist.
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A senior guard with NBA first-round prospects, Jalen Adams scored a team-high 16 points with four assists, a block and a steal.
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Elijah Hughes scored 15 points, hitting three 3-pointers, over 32 minutes.
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Alterique Gilbert had a few floaters in the game as part of his 16 points.
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Tyus Battle and Oshae Brissett, the center of the SU offense, didn't get going until it was too late.
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Battle played all 40 minutes and scored 16 points with four assists.
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Hughes looks to generate offense.
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Freshman point guard Jalen Carey turned the ball over four times early in the game, but he put together a game-high 26 points.
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Brissett operates in traffic.
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Carey ran the point and shot 9-of-14 from the field, 1-for-4 from 3 and 7-for-8 from the line thanks to an aggressive performance with a drive-first mentality.
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Carey lofts a ball over UConn's Eric Cobb, who scored 13 points and had 13 boards.
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Battle went left on three separate occasions and scored all three times with his weak hand.
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UConn brought an intense, pressure-filled defensive set from the get-go.
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Brissett rises for a slam.
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Sophomore forward Marek Dolezaj played sparingly, getting two points in 19 minutes after starting much of last season.
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Brissett looks to score inside against the UConn interior.
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Boeheim and the Orange made small adjustments after a slow start to stay within reach of UConn, trading buckets but never rising over the hump.
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Carey attacked hard with both hands and represented SU's most consistent offensive threat on Thursday night only only a short subway from his home.
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Battle shoots a jumper from straight on.
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Tarin Smith steals the ball from Battle as he tries to get into the lane.
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Battle had three rebounds, one turnover and one steal.
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Boeheim was visibly frustrated throughout Thursday's contest in what he called a rough offensive performance for the Orange.
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The Orange still has seven weeks until ACC play, when the schedule ramps up in difficulty.
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Carey has a fluid release, assistant coach Gerry McNamara said.
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Buddy's jersey was spelled incorrectly.
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Carey calls out from the top of the point, asking for a ball screen to take some pressure of his handle.
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Syracuse was outscored 38-32 in the first half and 45-44 in the second half.
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The Huskies pulled away and the arena went, "Let's go Huskies."
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UConn celebrated its third-straight victory under first-year head coach Dan Hurley.
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Hurley walks off the court through a sea of UConn fans there to celebrate the big win over a ranked opponent.
Alexandra Moreo | Senior Staff PhotographerPublished on November 15, 2018 at 11:48 pm Contact Alexandra: amoreo@syr.edu
