Syracuse (10-4, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) beat Notre Dame (10-5, 0-2), 72-62, in the first game of its ACC slate. The Orange was boosted by 22 points and 10 rebounds from Elijah Hughes, but also got production from its usual contributors Tyus Battle and Oshae Brissett to carry the SU offense. The trio combined for 58 of the Orange’s 72 points.
Here are the best shots from the game.
Syracuse handed Notre Dame its second conference loss in as many games.
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SU's bench celebrates on the sideline.
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Marek Dolezaj tracks down a rebound. He had six boards in the Orange win.
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Syracuse's defense limited Notre Dame to just 14 points in the paint.
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Bourama Sidibe was scoreless on 0-3 shooting, but the rarely efficient Syracuse interior still managed to outscore Notre Dame in points in the paint, 16-14.
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Oshae Brissett holds his hands up in transition.
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Buddy Boeheim finds a spot on the SU bench. He was scoreless in a team-low four minutes.
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Paschal Chukwu fights for position. He secured just three rebounds in limited time on the floor.
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Chukwu's 11 minutes were the lowest among SU's normal center rotation, and his playing time has declined since he was unseated as the starter by Marek Dolezaj.
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Frank Howard dishes inside to Chukwu. Howard had four assists.
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Battle drives in the lane. Battle took a backseat to Hughes' career day, but still delivered 17 points to fuel the SU offense.
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Battle takes a three pointer at the top of the key. He took two shots from that distance and hit one.
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Howard drives past a Notre Dame defender. He had eight points and failed to reach double-digit scoring for the ninth time this season.
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Battle steps back to create separation.
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SU head coach Jim Boeheim yells out to Sidibe, who played 15 minutes.
Corey Henry | Staff PhotographerPublished on January 5, 2019 at 4:38 pm
