Providence

Providence head coach Ed Cooley had to wait most of the non-conference season before getting his entire roster together.

No. 1 Syracuse (19-0, 6-0) tied its best start in school history with a 78-55 victory against Providence (12-7, 1-5) on Saturday night.

Syracuse improved its record to 19-0 (6-0 Big East) with a 78-55 victory over Providence on Saturday night, matching a school record with the 1999-2000 team for most wins to start the season.

A quick take on Syracuse’s 78-55 win against Providence.

Here are three other questions to ask on Saturday as Providence heads to the Carrier Dome to take on Syracuse.

I had almost forgot what a close game felt like. Syracuse hadn’t had a game this tight in about a month and even that Marshall game was well in hand before the Thundering Herd went on a late but irrelevant run. Syracuse led by just 2 points at the half but was just too good for the Friars after the break and cruised to a 87-73 victory to improve to 15-0.