Syracuse (2-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) used a high-powered first-half offense to score 89 points in total in its best offensive showing of the young season. The Orange defeated Seattle (2-3), 89-67, thanks to 24 points from Joe Girard III. The freshman hit five of his six 3-point attempts.
Here are the best shots from the game:
In his first game as starting point guard, Joe Girard III led the Orange in scoring.
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Elijah Hughes scans the Seattle defense for an opening, a group the Orange scored their highest point total of the season against.
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Marek Dolezaj tied for first on the Orange with two assists.
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Bourama Sidibe followed up his double-double performance against Colgate with seven points and six rebounds against the Redhawks.
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Syracuse scored 34 points in the paint, compared to 26 for Seattle.
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Hughes recovered from a 2-for-8 night on 3-pointers by shooting nearly 50% from inside the arc.
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Girard also added five defensive rebounds, tied for second on the Orange.
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Quincy Guerrier scored 14 points on Saturday night, nearly triple the amount of his first two games combined.
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Buddy Boeheim (10 points) was the lowest of Syracuse's five scorers in double-digits.
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Guerrier led the Orange with 14 free throw attempts, the same number that Seattle combined for over the entire game.
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The Redhawks fouled the Orange 26 times, five more than Colgate and Virginia did combined.
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Girard made his first career start on Saturday.
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Jim Boeheim looks on at Sidibe.
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Dolezaj drives into traffic despite defenders all around him.
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Sidibe failed to score in double figures for the second straight game.
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Dolezaj made 5-of-10 from the foul line.
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Hughes scored 15 points in the Orange win.
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Boeheim did not play Jalen Carey on Saturday.
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Dolezaj made 7-of-8 from the field and scored 19 points.
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Guerrier looks on during an SU huddle.
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Guerrier shined on Saturday after he disappointed in his first game against Virginia.
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The Orange will host Cornell in the Carrier Dome on Wednesday.
Corey Henry | Photo EditorPublished on November 17, 2019 at 2:33 am
