Fair had turned in a few lackluster performances recently, and was settling for his outside jumper. Tonight, he had plenty of buckets inside, and also collected a career-high 13 rebounds.
The Orange jumped out to an early 11-2 lead, and it would balloon to 42-26 after a pair of dunks from Rakeem Christmas with 3:46 left in the first half.
The Orange will play only one preseason ranked opponent in its non-conference schedule, and will leave New York for only two games. But does that mean Syracuse is playing a weak non-conference schedule?
I’m here to keep you grounded and enlighten you regarding some high-quality mid-major basketball that is taking place at a handful of schools that may have slipped under your radar.