Brandon Triche scored a career-high 29 points to go with six rebounds and five assists, leading No. 6 Syracuse to a tougher-than-expected 76-65 victory.
In flow on offense in the second half, SU kept the Pirates at bay and clamped down on field goal defense to win going away. The victory kept the Orange in a three-way tie with Marquette and Georgetown atop the Big East standings at 9-3.
Seven Catholic basketball schools—St. John’s, Georgetown, DePaul, Marquette, Seton Hall, Providence and Villanova—announced they were splitting from the Big East to form a basketball-centric conference.
On Wednesday night, Melo himself was overwhelming, setting a school record with ten blocked shots as #1 Syracuse cruised in their Big East opener over Seton Hall at the Carrier Dome, 75-49.
Fab Melo recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and a record setting 10 blocks to lead No. 1 Syracuse (14-0, 1-0) past Seton Hall (11-2, 0-1) on Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome.