Bucknell University Athletics
Saturday, November 23
Syracuse, N.Y.
12 p.m.
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Photo by: Jon Lambert
Bucknell Men’s Basketball Falls at Syracuse, 97-46
11/23/2019 2:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – It was a long afternoon for Bucknell on Saturday at the Carrier Dome, as Syracuse rode 22 points from Buddy Boeheim and 21 from Elijah Hughes to a 97-46 win over the Bison in a campus-site game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
The Bison struggled to get anything going offensively against Syracuse's vaunted 2-3 zone, and at the other end the Orange shot 56% and went 14-for-29 from 3-point range.
Bucknell did receive 17 points from Bruce Moore, two shy of his career high. Moore made 6 of 9 shots from the field and 5 of 7 from the foul line. Jimmy Sotos added seven points, four rebounds and four assists.
"Having seen their first four games on film, I think this was Syracuse's best performance of the season, and at the same time it was probably our worst, and that adds up to a tough day," said head coach Nathan Davis. "We want to win every game we play, but we also want to play well. We schedule games like this to expose our flaws so that we can work on them and be at our best when conference play starts. Obviously we have a lot to work on between now and then, but I have a lot of confidence in our guys. We play again in about 48 hours, so we will get back to work quickly."
Syracuse took command of the game in the opening minutes, as Hughes hit two 3-pointers and scored eight points to help the Orange to a 10-3 lead. It was 12-7 after a pair of Moore free throws, but Boeheim and Hughes hit threes on consecutive possessions to cap a 10-0 run, and the Orange led by double figures the rest of the way.
The Bison had a nice stretch just past the halfway point of the opening period when Sotos scored five points and assisted on a Moore layup as part of a 7-2 run. But the Orange answered with an 18-3 surge to extend the margin all the way up to 29 at 51-22.
Moore scored the final four points of the half and also drew a charge to make it a 51-26 game at the break.
Boeheim made four 3-pointers in a span of about three minutes and Syracuse opened the second half on a 25-5 run to stretch it out even farther.
Bucknell was held to 26-percent shooting overall and 3-for-24 from 3-point range. A big factor in Bucknell's season-low field-goal percentage was Syracuse's 13 blocked shots. The Orange also had 14 steals in the game.
Bucknell is now off to Orlando to participate in the four-team mid-major portion of the NIT Season Tip-Off. The Bison will face Seattle on Monday at 2 p.m., with Western Michigan and Yale squaring off in the other first-round game.
Gallery: (11/23/2019) Men's Basketball at Syracuse
The Bison struggled to get anything going offensively against Syracuse's vaunted 2-3 zone, and at the other end the Orange shot 56% and went 14-for-29 from 3-point range.
Bucknell did receive 17 points from Bruce Moore, two shy of his career high. Moore made 6 of 9 shots from the field and 5 of 7 from the foul line. Jimmy Sotos added seven points, four rebounds and four assists.
"Having seen their first four games on film, I think this was Syracuse's best performance of the season, and at the same time it was probably our worst, and that adds up to a tough day," said head coach Nathan Davis. "We want to win every game we play, but we also want to play well. We schedule games like this to expose our flaws so that we can work on them and be at our best when conference play starts. Obviously we have a lot to work on between now and then, but I have a lot of confidence in our guys. We play again in about 48 hours, so we will get back to work quickly."
Syracuse took command of the game in the opening minutes, as Hughes hit two 3-pointers and scored eight points to help the Orange to a 10-3 lead. It was 12-7 after a pair of Moore free throws, but Boeheim and Hughes hit threes on consecutive possessions to cap a 10-0 run, and the Orange led by double figures the rest of the way.
The Bison had a nice stretch just past the halfway point of the opening period when Sotos scored five points and assisted on a Moore layup as part of a 7-2 run. But the Orange answered with an 18-3 surge to extend the margin all the way up to 29 at 51-22.
Moore scored the final four points of the half and also drew a charge to make it a 51-26 game at the break.
Boeheim made four 3-pointers in a span of about three minutes and Syracuse opened the second half on a 25-5 run to stretch it out even farther.
Bucknell was held to 26-percent shooting overall and 3-for-24 from 3-point range. A big factor in Bucknell's season-low field-goal percentage was Syracuse's 13 blocked shots. The Orange also had 14 steals in the game.
Bucknell is now off to Orlando to participate in the four-team mid-major portion of the NIT Season Tip-Off. The Bison will face Seattle on Monday at 2 p.m., with Western Michigan and Yale squaring off in the other first-round game.
Team Stats
Buck
Syr
FG%
.263
.561
3FG%
.125
.483
FT%
.765
.818
RB
32
44
TO
23
15
STL
6
14
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
4
FGM
0
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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