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Syracuse cruises past Le Moyne
By Kyle Austin
Posted: 11/17/08, 3:09 AM EST Section: Sports
The Orange will play Richmond Tuesday in the second game of the CBE Classic, opening up what Boeheim called a tougher stretch of games than any other Division I team faces.
But in its first official game without Greene, who took more than 25 percent of SU's shots last year, the Orange didn't have any trouble divvying up touches.
"We're not going to base anything off Donte leaving at all," Devendorf said. "This is a new team and a new year, so we expect big things from myself, Jonny, Andy and everybody else."
Syracuse headed into the break up by 19 points, doubling Le Moyne's output. In the second half, when the Orange could have slowed down - as it did during its exhibition games - it kept the pressure on and extended its lead. Flynn spearheaded the charge. He notched 13 points after the break.
In his postgame press conference, Boeheim pointed to a strong defense that helped Syracuse control all 40 minutes. SU spent much of the contest in a man-to-man defense, instead of Boeheim's trademark 2-3 zone. Even when the Orange was shooting poorly - 50 percent on the game and 20.8 percent from behind the arc - the defense helped keep the game out of reach for the Dolphins.
"We did a better job defensively throughout the game," Boeheim said. "I thought Le Moyne had a lot of good offensive sets, and I thought we did a better job of moving and getting over, defending,"
After playing two exhibition games in solid but not spectacular fashion, players were relieved after an opener that was never in question. After Harris grabbed only one rebound in the second exhibition, Boeheim chided him.
So Harris made a promise: Double-digit boards in the opener. When asked how he could will himself from one rebound to 10, Harris laughed.
"I knew this one counted," he said.
kbaustin@syr.edu
But in its first official game without Greene, who took more than 25 percent of SU's shots last year, the Orange didn't have any trouble divvying up touches.
"We're not going to base anything off Donte leaving at all," Devendorf said. "This is a new team and a new year, so we expect big things from myself, Jonny, Andy and everybody else."
Syracuse headed into the break up by 19 points, doubling Le Moyne's output. In the second half, when the Orange could have slowed down - as it did during its exhibition games - it kept the pressure on and extended its lead. Flynn spearheaded the charge. He notched 13 points after the break.
In his postgame press conference, Boeheim pointed to a strong defense that helped Syracuse control all 40 minutes. SU spent much of the contest in a man-to-man defense, instead of Boeheim's trademark 2-3 zone. Even when the Orange was shooting poorly - 50 percent on the game and 20.8 percent from behind the arc - the defense helped keep the game out of reach for the Dolphins.
"We did a better job defensively throughout the game," Boeheim said. "I thought Le Moyne had a lot of good offensive sets, and I thought we did a better job of moving and getting over, defending,"
After playing two exhibition games in solid but not spectacular fashion, players were relieved after an opener that was never in question. After Harris grabbed only one rebound in the second exhibition, Boeheim chided him.
So Harris made a promise: Double-digit boards in the opener. When asked how he could will himself from one rebound to 10, Harris laughed.
"I knew this one counted," he said.
kbaustin@syr.edu
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