Orange to Host Central Connecticut State Thursday

Game Details: Thursday, November 5^th, Syracuse, NY, 7:00 p.m.
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Syracuse men's basketball (1-0) welcomes Central Connecticut State (0-1) back to the JMA Wireless Dome for the first time since 2012.

SETTING THE TONE
Syracuse opened the McNamara era with a 74-58 win over New Haven. The Orange scored the first 18 points of the contest, forcing the Chargers to miss their first 12 shots. Syracuse led at halftime and stretched its lead to 28 in the second frame, the largest of the night, not letting the Chargers get closer than 15 points for the remainder of the game.

Sophomore Kiyan Anthony led Syracuse off the bench with 17 points. Gavin Doty posted a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Sadiq White Jr. added one of his own with14 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.

Orange fans turned out for the start of the McNamara era, with 23,283 filling the Dome Monday night, the largest opening night attendance since 2016-17 when 23,844 fans attended the opening-night matchup against Colgate. The win against New Haven was Syracuse's seventh straight opening night victory.

FIRST HALF PERIMETER PUNCH

Syracuse's fast start against New Haven was fueled from the perimeter. Doty's three-pointer sparked the opening burst, and Mark Morano followed with back-to-back threes to make it 12-0 five minutes into teh contest. The Orange then closed the half on a 7-0 run capped by a Garwey Dual three-pointer to take a 39-17 lead into the locker room.

TAKING CARE OF THE BASKETBALL
Syracuse dished out 15 assists in the win over New Haven, led by Ryan Moesch's five, with Anthony and Doty both tallying three. The Orange would only turn the ball over five times throughout the opening-night win.

SCOUTING CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE
Led by Head Coach Patrick Sellers, Central Connecticut State fell 68-56 at Temple on Monday in its opener. Ashton Reynolds led the Blue Devils with 18 points off the bench. Last season, CCSU finished 18-12 overall and 12-6 in Northeast Conference play. Junior guard James Jones returns for the Blue Devils, averaging 4.2 points and 5.6 rebounds a year ago.

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