National Basketball Association
Syracuse 78, Colgate 43
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 22, 2014
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Officials:
# Chad Cassidy, # Brian Dorsey, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
18905
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Syracuse 78, Colgate 43: Trevor Cooney scored 20 points as the host Orange defeated the Raiders for the 49th straight time.
Syracuse (7-4), which had lost three of its previous four games, had no problems in remaining undefeated against Colgate (3-9) since 1962. The Orange, who entered as one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the nation, went 10-of-20 from behind the arc, led by Cooney (4-of-9) and reserve Ron Patterson (3-of-6).
Rakeem Christmas contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Patterson had a career-high 13 points and Michael Gbinije chipped in 11 for Syracuse, which nabbed 10 steals as part of an 18-turnover performance by Colgate. Damon Sherman-Newsome scored 13 points and Austin Tillotson had 11 to pace the Raiders.
Syracuse began to take control with a 16-0 run that Gbinije and Cooney capped with back-to-back 3-pointers, pushing the lead to 22-5 about eight minutes into the game. Gbinije and Cooney went back-to-back from beyond the arc again a couple minutes later as the Orange coasted to a 43-13 lead at the break.
Cooney had 14 first-half points and the Orange did not turn over the ball in the opening 20 minutes. Tillotson opened the second half with a bucket before Syracuse scored the next 10 points, starting with another 3-pointer by Cooney.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Christmas has scored in double figures in 10 of Syracuse's 11 games and notched his third double-double of the season. ... Patterson's previous career high was 10 points against Binghamton last season. His season high entering Monday was five points, accomplished twice. ... Colgate shot 3-of-23 from 3-point range and attempted only three foul shots, making two.
Top Game Performances
| Colgate |
|
Syracuse |
|
Damon Sherman-Newsome 13 |
Scoring |
Trevor Cooney 20 |
|
Austin Tillotson 4 |
Assists |
Trevor Cooney 4 |
|
Ethan Jacobs 6 |
Rebounds |
Rakeem Christmas 11 |
|
Damon Sherman-Newsome 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Rakeem Christmas 4 |
|
John Fenton 1 |
Steals |
B.J. Johnson 2 |
|
Jordan Robertson 1 |
Blocks |
Chris McCullough 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Colgate
|
43 |
34.5 |
3-23 |
2-3 |
10 |
30 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
| Syracuse
|
78 |
46.7 |
10-20 |
12-21 |
19 |
39 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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