All Syracuse

Syracuse Pulls Away From Canisius in Second Half

The Orange earns its second win of the season by knocking off the Golden Griffins.
Mike McAllister|
Syracuse Pulls Away From Canisius in Second Half
Syracuse Pulls Away From Canisius in Second Half

In this story:

Syracuse Orange

A 14-0 second half run paced Syracuse basketball's 89-77 win over Canisius Wednesday night in the JMA Wireless Dome. With the victory, the Orange improves to 2-0 on the season. The Golden Griffins fell to 0-1. Next up for Syracuse is home matchup with Colgate on Tuesday, November 14th. That game is slated for a 7:00 p.m. tip. 

Adrian Autry is the first Syracuse men's basketball head coach to start his career 2-0 since 1950. 

While Syracuse never trailed in this one, Canisius gave Syracuse all it could handle for most of the night. The lead stayed within six to eight points for most of the first half and sat at nine entering intermission. 

The Golden Griffins chipped into that lead and cut it to six before that second half run pushed the Orange advantage to 20. Canisius would not go away, continuing to battle back but did not have enough down the stretch. 

Judah Mintz led all scorers with 26 points on 8-15 shooting including 2-3 from beyond the arc. JJ Starling had a strong all around game with 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Justin Taylor (13) and Chris Bell (12) also hit double figures in scoring, with each hitting a pair of three pointers. Taylor added seven rebounds. Naheem McLeod added seven points, nine rebounds and five blocks in 18 minutes. 

Canisius was led by Tre Dinkins with 17 points including four three pointers. 

Syracuse shot 53.1% from the floor and was 7-19 (37%) from the outside. The Orange and Golden Griffins each had 37 rebounds. Canisius also shot the ball well at 48.4% overall and 10-22 (46%) from three point range. 

SUPPORT ALL SYRACUSE

SUBSCRIBE TO ALLSYRACUSE.COM NOW TO GET ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE INSIDER CONTENT

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE ALL SYRACUSE NEWSLETTER TO GET THE LATEST ORANGE UPDATES SENT TO YOUR INBOX

JOIN THE ALL SYRACUSE FORUMS FOR FREE AND DISCUSS THE ORANGE WITH OTHER FANS AND OUR STAFF

Published
Mike McAllister
MIKE MCALLISTER

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. 

Share on XFollow McAllisterMike1
Home/Basketball