NCAAB

UAlbany Great Danes at Syracuse Orange

· NCAA Men's Basketball
6-5, 1-4 Away
Final
85 - 102
5-4, 5-0 Home

Donnie Freeman scores 18 of his 24 points in the second half and Syracuse beats Albany 102-85

Chris Bell skies for big and-1 slam dunk

Syracuse led by double figures the entire second half. Freeman was 7 of 8 from the field after halftime, including 4 of 4 from 3-point range, to help the Orange finish at 63.5% (40 of 63) shooting for the game.

Albany got within 82-71 with five minutes remaining, but Freeman scored the next eight Syracuse points. Bell also converted a three-point play on back-to-back possessions after the Great Danes again cut their deficit to 11 points.

Jaquan Carlos made four free throws in the final 75 seconds to seal it for Syracuse, which went 16 of 18 from the stripe.

Jyare Davis added 15 points, Carlos had 12 points and 12 assists, and Kyle Cuffe Jr. scored 10 for Syracuse (5-4).

Cuffe scored 10 points in the first half to help Syracuse build a 47-34 lead. The Orange shot 56.8% from the field and outrebounded Albany 23-14.

Amar’e Marshall led Albany (6-5) with 18 points and Justin Neely added 12 points and 11 rebounds. Kheni Briggs and Amir Lindsey each scored 11 points.

Both teams play again on Saturday, with Syracuse hosting Georgetown and Albany returning home to play Drexel.

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Matchup Prediction

Syracuse: 92.2%
UAlbany: 7.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 85 - 102
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 85 - 102
2nd 0:00 Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound. 85 - 102
2nd 0:00 UAlbany Offensive Rebound. 85 - 102
2nd 0:00 Damon Strand missed Three Point Jumper. 85 - 102

Statistics

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32-70 FG 40-63
45.7 Field Goal % 63.5
10-28 3PT 6-15
35.7 Three Point % 40.0
11-19 FT 16-18
57.9 Free Throw % 88.9
27 Rebounds 38
12 Offensive Rebounds 9
15 Defensive Rebounds 29
18 Assists 23
9 Steals 1
0 Blocks 3
5 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
5 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 8
15 Fast Break Points 16
38 Points in Paint 62
18 Fouls 14
5 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

JMA Wireless Dome

Location: Syracuse, NY
Attendance: 19,354 | Capacity:

2024-25 America East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UMass Lowell 0-0 - 10-4
Binghamton 0-0 - 8-6
Maine 0-0 - 8-6
UAlbany 0-0 - 7-7
UMBC 0-0 - 7-7
Bryant 0-0 - 6-8
Vermont 0-0 - 6-8
NJIT 0-0 - 2-11
New Hampshire 0-0 - 2-12

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 2-0 - 10-2
SMU 2-0 - 10-2
Clemson 2-0 - 10-3
Pittsburgh 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 8-4
North Carolina 1-0 0.5 7-5
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 7-5
Wake Forest 1-1 1 9-4
Louisville 1-1 1 7-5
California 0-1 1.5 7-5
Virginia 0-1 1.5 7-5
Syracuse 0-1 1.5 5-6
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 5-7
Miami 0-1 1.5 4-8
Florida State 0-2 2 9-4
Boston College 0-2 2 7-5
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 5-7
Full Standings