
Cornell Big Red at Syracuse Orange
· NCAA Men's BasketballFreshmen Donnie Freeman and Elijah Moore combine for 42 points, Syracuse beat Cornell 82-72

Freeman also had 12 rebounds for his third career double-double, while Moore grabbed a season-high seven rebounds.
Syracuse trailed 20-11 early before closing the first half on a 33-9 run to take a 39-28 lead. The Orange made just three of their first 19 shots from the floor before making 12 of their next 21.
Five different players scoring during a 15-0 first-half run while Cornell missed six straight shots. Moore scored 13 points in the first half after entering with a previous high of eight points, and Freeman added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Syracuse finished with just six turnovers — its fewest since turning it over four times at Notre Dame on Dec. 3, 2022.
J.J. Starling scored 12 points for Syracuse (4-2). The Orange dominated the paint, outscoring Cornell 40-24 and outrebounding them 48-35.
Guy Ragland Jr. led Cornell (4-3) with 17 points. Cooper Noard and Nazir Williams each added 16 points, and AK Okereke scored 10.
Syracuse plays No. 7 Tennessee on Tuesday in the SEC/ACC Men’s Challenge. Cornell plays at Colgate on Wednesday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 82 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 82 |
2nd 0:00 | J.J. Starling made Free Throw. | 72 - 82 |
2nd 0:00 | Syracuse Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 81 |
2nd 0:00 | J.J. Starling missed Free Throw. | 72 - 81 |
Statistics
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25-62 | FG | 30-73 |
40.3 | Field Goal % | 41.1 |
12-40 | 3PT | 5-13 |
30.0 | Three Point % | 38.5 |
10-12 | FT | 17-20 |
83.3 | Free Throw % | 85.0 |
35 | Rebounds | 48 |
4 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
31 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
15 | Assists | 13 |
3 | Steals | 4 |
3 | Blocks | 1 |
12 | Turnovers | 6 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
23 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
24 | Points in Paint | 40 |
19 | Fouls | 11 |
12 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information

Location: Syracuse, NY
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2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |