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Syracuse Falls Short Against #19 Auburn

The Orange did not have enough to upset the Tigers.
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Syracuse Falls Short Against #19 Auburn
Syracuse Falls Short Against #19 Auburn

Auburn used a run at the end of the first half and kept Syracuse at bay in the second as the Orange fell to the 19th ranked Tigers 89-68. Syracuse drops to 3-3 with the loss while Auburn improved to 5-1. Next up for the Orange is the ACC/B1G challenge against Indiana. That game tips on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. 

Joe Girard hit a three to give Syracuse a 25-24 lead with 7:20 left in the first half. To that point, the first half had been a back and forth, competitive affair. Then Auburn took control of the game and never looked back. An 11-0 run by the Tigers, fueled by three three-pointers, created a 10 point lead that Auburn would not relinquish. Syracuse would not get closer than seven the rest of the first half, and a 10-0 run by Auburn early in the second would create an insurmountable lead. 

Syracuse did make a bit of a run in the second half, a quick 7-0 spurt to trim the lead back to 10, but that was as close as the Orange would get. 

Jesse Edwards, Buddy Boeheim and Cole Swider each scored 17 points to lead the Orange. Buddy was just 3-12 from the floor, however, and 2-6 from beyond the arc. Edwards added six rebounds and a block. Jabari Smith led Auburn with 22 points. 

Auburn shot 50.7% from the floor and 40.0% from beyond the arc. Syracuse shot just 41.7% from the floor and 36.8% from three point range. The Tigers outrebounded the Orange 38-28.  

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Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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