Four nights after upsetting then-No. 18 Virginia in Charlottesville, Syracuse returned to the Carrier Dome on Wednesday night and blew out Boston College 76-50. By halftime, the Orange had built a 25-point lead and cruised from there.
Their backups played 54 combined minutes against the Eagles but to mixed results. Buddy Boeheim led SU with 22 points, while Elijah Hughes chipped in 19.
Here are the best photos from the Orange’s second-straight win.
Buddy Boeheim led the Orange with 22 points, and at one point he had more points than Boston College.
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Buddy hit half of Syracuse's 3-point makes against the Eagles, supporting head coach Jim Boeheim's claim that he's the best shooter for SU.
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Joe Girard III complemented the Orange's top-two scorers with 12 points but eventually handed the point guard duties to Howard Washington once the blowout commenced.
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Despite injuring his lower body in the first half, Elijah Hughes tallied 19 points.
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The Orange out-rebounded Boston College 40-28 on Wednesday night, helping build a lead that stayed above 20 points.
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Hughes shot 50% from the field en route to 19 points.
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Bourama Sidibe had more personal fouls (three) than he had points (two).
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Buddy was second on the team in minutes (34), behind only Marek Dolezaj (38).
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Dolezaj led all Syracuse players with 11 rebounds.
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More than half of Buddy's shots came inside the arc, but he didn't draw a foul or attempt a free throw.
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Dolezaj's 10 points outscored the rest of Syracuse's forwards combined.
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Quincy Guerrier, rising for a dunk, scored four points in 21 minutes.
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Syracuse built a 25-point lead by halftime after Boston College missed 18-straight shots from behind the arc to open the game.
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Guerrier, who had earned more minutes recently by being "aware," benefited from the blowout outcome.
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Hughes and the Orange went a perfect 12-for-12 from the free-throw line against the Eagles, the first time this season.
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Syracuse travels to Blacksburg, Virginia on Saturday for a rematch with the Hokies. The Orange lost against them by four points last week.
Danny Gonzalez | Contributing PhotographerPublished on January 15, 2020 at 10:25 pm
