Orange Come Up Short in Wire-to-Wire Battle - Syracuse University Athletics

Monday, November 9

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Syracuse University

2-1,0-0ACC

Indiana

3-0,0-0Big Ten

Team	1	2	F
Syracuse	38	42	80
Indiana	34	49	83

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In a contest that featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes, Syracuse (2-1) challenged Indiana (3-0) to the buzzer before losing, 83-80, on Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Freshman Ryan Moesch sparked the Orange with 16 of his 19 points coming in the second half.

How the Game Was Decided
Luke Wilson's turnaround jumper put the Orange up, 70-69, with 3:33 left. After Gavin Doty's second-chance layup tied it at 74 with 1:35 to go, Indiana's Darren Harris made all three of his free throws to give the Hoosiers a 77-74 edge. Indiana led the rest of the way.

Hot Shooting Start
The Orange held an 18-11 lead with 11:30 to play in the first half, fueled by outside shooting. In the first 8:30 of the contest, Syracuse shot 3-of-4 (.750) from beyond the arc. Moesch, Mark Morano and Amarri Monroe each hit a 3-pointer.

Back and Forth
The first half featured eight lead changes and four ties. After Syracuse built an early 18-11 advantage, Indiana answered with a 7-0 run to tie it at 18 with 10 minutes left. The Orange and Hoosiers were also level three more times, and neither side led by more than four points the rest of the half. Wilson's two free throws with 3:06 remaining gave the Orange a 35-34 edge they kept up until the intermission. A Sadiq White Jr. three with 26 seconds left made it 38-34 at the break.

Spreading the Wealth
All nine players who saw action scored in the opening frame. Sadiq White Jr. paced the Orange with nine points on 4-of-5 (.800) shooting, while Kiyan Anthony added six and Morano and Luke Wilson chipped in five apiece.

Hoosiers Come Out Of the Break Fast
Indiana opened the second half on an 8-0 run, with Harris scoring all eight. He finished a dunk to turn a 38-34 deficit into a 42-38 lead. Syracuse stayed within reach behind Anthony, who hit a three and a jumper while Indiana pushed its advantage to as many as five. A Moesch 3-pointer at 13:34 cut it to 50-49.

Moesching Well
Trailing by three midway through the second half, Moesch drove for an and-one layup to tie the game at 54. After Indiana went back up two at the line, Moesch's pull-up jumper evened things again at 56. When Harris answered with a three for a 59-56 Hoosier lead, Moesch found Wilson for an alley-oop dunk to cut it to one, then hit a 3-pointer on the fast break to put the Orange up, 61-59.

Notable Numbers

Moesch scored 19 points and notched six assists, marking the first freshman to reach those marks for the Orange in a single game since Judah Mintz scored 23 points and tallied seven assists on Feb. 28, 2023, against Georgia Tech.
Moesch has tallied five or more assists in all three contests to open the season.
White Jr. scored 13 points, his second game in double-digit scoring this season.
Anthony, who finished with 16 points, has scored in double figures in all three games this season..
Doty led the Orange in rebounding with seven, the second time in three games that he's topped the team on the glass.
Four Orange scored in double figures for the second-straight game, including Wilson, who tallied 11 points.

Next Game
The Orange head to New York City to take on No. 13 St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Nov. 15. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on Peacock.

Tickets
Syracuse single-game tickets are available online at Cuse.com/BasketballTickets.