December 2013 - The Juice Online

Syracuse finishes 2013 with win over Eastern Michigan

December 31, 2013 Jim Stechschulte

With DaJuan Coleman shelved with a minor knee injury, Jerami Grant was promoted to the staring lineup for the first time at Syracuse. The sophomore forward responded well, scoring nine of the first 11 points of the day and 11 in the first 6:30 of the game for the Orange (13-0), who cruised past Eastern Michigan at the Carrier Dome, 70-48.

Instant Juice: Syracuse 70, Eastern Michigan 48

December 31, 2013 Wes Cheng

Syracuse built an early 20 point lead in the first half and the game looked on schedule to be a rout similar to the 84-48 result the last two times these teams met.

2016 guard Tyus Battle scores 26 points in loss to Teaneck — Cuse Clicks

December 31, 2013 Wes Cheng

Sophomore guard Tyus Battle scored a game-high 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds for Gill St. Bernard’s (4-2).

Eastern Michigan Eagles — 2013-14 Syracuse basketball scouting report

December 31, 2013 Wes Cheng

Former Syracuse assistant coach Rob Murphy, now in his third season at EMU, has been steadily building his roster and improving his team. Murphy started his career with a 14 win season before improving to a 16 win season last year.

Syracuse basketball among most consistent teams in NCAA

December 30, 2013 Rachel Marcus

There appears to be a regular pattern now. Every time Syracuse basketball loses a significant portion of its team, it somehow manages to get better the next season. Lose a couple NBA draft picks? No worries, the Orange will just have other players step up.

2015 guard Donovan Mitchell recaps visit to UConn — Cuse Clicks

December 30, 2013 Wes Cheng

Donovan Mitchell, a 6-foot-3 2015 combo guard from Brewster (N.H.) Academy, took in the UConn game on Saturday and watched as the No. 15 Huskies routed Eastern Washington, 82-65, in Bridgeport, Conn.

Syracuse Orange survive slow start to beat Villanova Wildcats

December 28, 2013 Jim Stechschulte

For the first nine minutes of their steepest test of the young season, #2 Syracuse looked like they were going to fail spectacularly. The Orange, rather, passed with flying colors by rocketing back from an early 18-point deficit and pulling away late for a 78-62 win over #8 Villanova at the Carrier Dome.

Instant Juice: Syracuse 78, Villanova 62

December 28, 2013 Brad Bierman

In front of victorious Texas Bowl coach Scott Shafer who sat courtside with his wife Missy and AD Daryl Gross, Syracuse (12-0) played like it had just come off an eight day layoff over the game’s initial 10 minutes, at one point trailing the hot shooting Wildcats 25-7.

Syracuse Orange defeat Minnesota Golden Gophers to capture Texas Bowl

December 27, 2013 Jim Stechschulte

Seeing how Syracuse did not secure bowl eligibility until there were six seconds left in their schedule, it makes perfect sense that they did not secure a bowl victory until no time remained on the clock.

Instant Juice – Texas Bowl: Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17

December 27, 2013 Brad Bierman

Playing in the cavernous 71,054 seat home of the NFL’s Texans in the predicted lower scoring, defensive game, the Orange (7-6) led 7-3 at halftime on Jerome Smith’s 1 yard TD run early in the second quarter, keeping the Gophers (8-5) out of the end zone for a 12th straight quarter.