Syracuse Blows Out Chaminade to Finish Maui Invitational 1-2
Syracuse basketball jumped on Chaminade early and cruised the rest of the way for a 105-56 victory in its last game of the Maui Invitational. With the win, the Orange improved to 4-2 on the season and 1-2 at the event. Next up for SU is a matchup with LSU in the JMA Wireless Dome as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge. That game tips at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28th.
Through the first two games, Syracuse really struggled offensively scoring 113 total points. The Orange nearly hit that mark in this game. Chris Bell got Syracuse rolling with seven quick points in the first few minutes of the game. Judah Mintz, JJ Starling and Naheem McLeod would pace the Orange attack the rest of the half to take a 52-18 lead into intermission.
While Chaminade would start the second half on a 6-0 run, Syracuse would control things the rest of the way. Justin Taylor finally got his shot to fall, scoring 11 quick points early in the second half, while Kyle Cuffe and Bell would also add some outside shots.
The Orange shot 56% from the floor overall and 40% from three point range while holding Chaminade to under 30% and 23%, respectively. Syracuse also dominated the glass 55-30.
Chris Bell led all scorers with 18 points including four made three pointers. McLeod (13), Taylor (14), JJ Starling (12), Maliq Brown (12), Cuffe (13) and Quadir Copeland (10) all hit double digits in scoring as well.
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