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Orange gets chance to rest in blowout win over Colgate
By Jared Diamond
Posted: 12/2/08, 3:39 AM EST Section: Sports
The Orange dominated every statistical category. Syracuse shot 50.8 percent for the game to Colgate's 30.6 percent. It out-rebounded the Raiders, 48-32, and out-scored them in the paint, 54-14.
By the time Colgate (2-3) called its first timeout less than three minutes into the game, Syracuse had an 11-2 lead. When it called its second about seven minutes later, the lead was 25-7.
"You definitely need something like this," Flynn said. "There was a lot of energy used last week. A whole lot of energy."
In the first half alone, the Orange had runs of 7-0, 8-0 and 12-0. The Raiders twice went stretches of almost five minutes without a field goal, befuddled by Syracuse's swarming man-to-man defense. By halftime, Colgate already had 15 turnovers. In his postgame press conference, SU head coach Jim Boeheim stressed how much he was impressed with the team's defense and concentration, especially in the first half.
Colgate shot better in the second half, as the Orange lessened its defensive intensity playing with a huge lead. Still, the Raiders never cut the deficit inside 25 points.
Syracuse used 13 players and 10 scored. Seldom-used players like guard Justin Thomas and center Sean Williams both played in the first half. Even walk-ons Jake Presutti and Brandon Reese put points on the board.
"This is a game that helps the locker room out. It keeps everybody happy," Flynn said. "A lot of guys that aren't getting playing time played in the game. Games like this, when everybody's happy and everybody's having fun, it makes everything more smooth."
Outside of Syracuse's first game against Division II Le Moyne, the Orange had yet to really dominate a game. After a 20-point win over Oakland on Nov. 21, Boeheim spoke about how he felt his team still needed to prove it could blow out its opponents.
Consider it done.
"It felt real good," Boeheim said. "I'd like a lot of these."
jediamon@syr.edu
By the time Colgate (2-3) called its first timeout less than three minutes into the game, Syracuse had an 11-2 lead. When it called its second about seven minutes later, the lead was 25-7.
"You definitely need something like this," Flynn said. "There was a lot of energy used last week. A whole lot of energy."
In the first half alone, the Orange had runs of 7-0, 8-0 and 12-0. The Raiders twice went stretches of almost five minutes without a field goal, befuddled by Syracuse's swarming man-to-man defense. By halftime, Colgate already had 15 turnovers. In his postgame press conference, SU head coach Jim Boeheim stressed how much he was impressed with the team's defense and concentration, especially in the first half.
Colgate shot better in the second half, as the Orange lessened its defensive intensity playing with a huge lead. Still, the Raiders never cut the deficit inside 25 points.
Syracuse used 13 players and 10 scored. Seldom-used players like guard Justin Thomas and center Sean Williams both played in the first half. Even walk-ons Jake Presutti and Brandon Reese put points on the board.
"This is a game that helps the locker room out. It keeps everybody happy," Flynn said. "A lot of guys that aren't getting playing time played in the game. Games like this, when everybody's happy and everybody's having fun, it makes everything more smooth."
Outside of Syracuse's first game against Division II Le Moyne, the Orange had yet to really dominate a game. After a 20-point win over Oakland on Nov. 21, Boeheim spoke about how he felt his team still needed to prove it could blow out its opponents.
Consider it done.
"It felt real good," Boeheim said. "I'd like a lot of these."
jediamon@syr.edu
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