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Syracuse Picks Up Critical Road Win With Sweep of NC State

The Orange controlled much of the action against the Wolfpack.
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Syracuse Picks Up Critical Road Win With Sweep of NC State
Syracuse Picks Up Critical Road Win With Sweep of NC State

Kadary Richmond went on a personal 6-0 run late in the first half and Syracuse controlled the action throughout the rest of the game from there. The Orange picked up a critical road win by beating NC State 77-68. With the win, Syracuse improves to 11-6 (5-5) while the Wolfpack dropped to 8-8 (4-7). Syracuse next plays Boston College in the Dome on Saturday. 

With Syracuse trailing 28-25 late in the first half, Kadary Richmond hit two free throw, picked up steals on the next two NC State possessions and converted both into layups. An Alan Griffin three shortly after that put Syracuse up six. Despite NC State trimming the halftime lead to just one, Syracuse would not trail the rest of the way. 

The lead was pushed to 10 midway through the second half after back to back threes from Robert Braswell and Alan Griffin. NC State called a timeout, and quickly scored seven straight points to trim the advantage to three. Syracuse responded with a 10-2 run sparked by three offensive rebounds during that stretch. 

Griffin led Syracuse with a game high 22 points on 9-17 shooting. He added four three pointers, four rebounds and two assists as well. Buddy Boeheim had his best game in quite some time with 16, three rebounds and three assists as he made three of his five three point attempts. Richmond had eight points, three assists and three steals off the bench. 

Syracuse forced 20 NC State turnovers and controlled the boards with a 32-28 advantage. Syracuse shot 46.7% from the floor and 47% from three point range. 

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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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