Syracuse employed a devastating full court press that changed the dynamic of the game—and the lead—in a 84-48 win over Eastern Michigan on Monday night.
Syracuse missed 9 of its first 11 shots to start and trailed 10-3 with 14:59 in the first half. SU head coach Jim Boeheim switched the Orange into a full court press, and Syracuse closed the half on a 32-5 run, and led 35-17 at intermission.
The majority of Fair’s 14 points came from inside the paint, where he is most effective. I didn’t like the high turnovers (4), but he was solid otherwise.
The senior sixth man exploded for a school-record nine three-pointers and a career-high 35 points to lead #6 Syracuse past Arkansas in the Big East-SEC Challenge, 91-82.
In a raucous environment and against the best BCS opponent Syracuse will face before the end of the calendar year, who else could Jim Boeheim turn to but his seniors when the Orange’s backs were against the wall?
Brandon Triche scored 10 straight points midway through the second half as part of a 10-1 run as Syracuse took control of the game for an impressive road win.