Basketball
Syracuse Basketball vs. Albany: Game Highlights & Updates
2024-12-10
Syracuse, N.Y. - The Syracuse basketball team is all set to take on the Albany Great Danes at 7 p.m. on Tuesday within the JMA Wireless Dome. This highly anticipated game will be aired on ESPN2, allowing fans from across to witness the action. For those seeking in-game team and individual stats, look no further as they are readily available here. It's crucial to keep refreshing this page throughout the Syracuse vs. Albany game to stay updated with the latest developments.
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With just 2:16 remaining, Syracuse led 90-77. Lampkin showcased his exceptional passing skills with a no-look, behind-the-back bounce pass to Davis, who finished with a powerful dunk. Freeman then knocked down his third triple of the contest, bringing his total from beyond the arc to 3-3. Coming into the game, he had only made three triples throughout the entire season. Moore drove and found Freeman for a slam dunk, adding to the Orange's momentum. Another triple for Freeman increased his evening's total to 22 points.At 7:55 remaining, Syracuse was up 76-59. Freeman hit his second 3 of the night, receiving a feed from Carlos who now had nine assists. Using a shot fake, Freeman let his defender fly by before finishing with a slam. The freshman, who wasn't in the starting lineup, had reached 14 points. Lucas Taylor twisted and turned to take a shot while drawing a foul.When 11:24 remained, Syracuse was ahead 68-47. Freeman knocked down the triple that bounced around before dropping in. Moore threw an over-the-head pass down to Majstorovic who finished inside. Bell knocked down a pair at the free throw line after getting fouled on a drive. A few plays later, Bell got fouled on a pull-up jumper and made the three-point play.At 15:17, Syracuse led 57-40. Carlos made his way into the paint and finished with a scoop at the hoop. On the next play, Carlos found a streaking Davis who finished with a dunk in transition. Davis soared up for the offensive rebound and then went up with a jump hook. Carlos got downhill again and finished at the basket, giving the Orange their largest lead of the night at 17.First Half Highlights
Lampkin found Freeman cutting down low for a dunk, and the center now had three assists. Moore turned down a jumper and scored a reverse layup. Lampkin tip-toed the baseline to finish from underneath the basket. Then, Lampkin found a cutting Bell for an and-one finish.With 3:49 remaining in the first half, Syracuse led 38-28. Cuffe knocked down a pair at the line. Eddie Lampkin threw a touch pass to Davis for a dunk. Cuffe finished with contact in transition, reaching ten points off the bench.At 6:28, Syracuse was ahead 32-24. Carlos found Freeman cutting for a two-handed slam dunk out of the timeout. The guard then got to the rim himself and scored a layup. Moore faked out the defender with a shot fake before going up-an-under with a reverse layup. Kyle Cuffe Jr. knocked down a triple in some rare early minutes. Majstorovic deflected the pass, tracked it down the length of the floor, and Freeman got the ball and dunked it. Cuffe knocked down his second triple of the game, providing a significant boost off the bench for SU.When 11:40 remained in the first half, Syracuse was tied at 14-14. Freeman checked into the game with 14:38 remaining. Davis bulled his way inside to finish with a drop-step move, scoring six early points. Elijah Moore followed up his own missed shot, grabbed the rebound, and then knocked down another jumper. He had struggled in the previous game after back-to-back games with career-highs. Bell scored inside for his second basket. Petar Majstorovic scored a short jumper from about 10 feet out. Officials reviewed an earlier 3 and changed it to a 2-point basket.At 15:54, Albany led 9-7. Jyare Davis scored his first basket with a finish inside. Syracuse had three turnovers in the first two and a half minutes against an Albany team that wasn't particularly strong on the defensive end. Jaquan Carlos found Davis cutting baseline for an alley-oop slam over the defender. Chris Bell knocked down his first 3 of the night. The Orange as a whole hadn't made a single triple in their previous game against Notre Dame.Pre-Game Insights
Update: 6:45 p.m. - Adrian Autry has shuffled his starting lineup, inserting Elijah Moore for Lucas Taylor and Jyare Davis for Donnie Freeman. Freeman is not in the starting lineup due to a personal issue. Syracuse (4-4) returns home to the Dome to face the University at Albany (6-4). Despite the two programs being just two hours away, their last meeting was during the 2011-12 season. That matchup saw Syracuse handily defeat the Great Danes, 98-74, and historically, the series has followed that same trend. SU has won all eight prior matchups in a series that dates back to 1918. However, Syracuse hasn't been as successful in recent outings overall. They recently lost 69-64 against Notre Dame. Both Donnie Freeman and Jyare Davis scored 20 points each in the loss. For UAlbany, they are coming off an 80-74 overtime loss to Boston University over the weekend. Offensively, this team can attack from various angles. Four players average 10 or more points for the Great Danes, with Byron Joshua leading the way at 13.6 points per game.One Thing to Keep an Eye On
Can Syracuse Stay Undefeated At Home? Syracuse has played its best basketball on the Dome floor. All four of its wins this season have been at home. Although the injury to Starling will be noticeable at times offensively, the Orange will rely on its fans to give it that extra boost needed to stay unbeaten at home.The Orange had an outstanding performance as they defeated their upstate New York rival, the University at Albany Great Danes, 102-85, in the JMA Wireless Dome on Tuesday night. Syracuse shot over 60% from the field, 40% from 3, and hit nearly 90% of its foul shots, showcasing one of the most complete offensive games of the season. One of the key players in this victory was freshman Donnie Freeman. After coming off the bench, Freeman led the team in scoring with a career-high 24 points. He shot 10-13 from the field and a career-best 4-4 from beyond the arc. Prior to this contest, he had only made three triples on the year.The start of the contest was tight through the first 10 minutes of the half. However, Syracuse eventually began to separate itself from Albany, largely due to the production from its bench. The Orange ended the game with 45 bench points, and the squad saw a lot of that materialize early. Kyle Cuffe, who typically plays sparingly towards the back of the rotation, scored 10 points in the first half without missing a shot. His play, along with a Syracuse offense that found ways to consistently get good looks in the paint, helped the team lead 47-34 at the half.In the second half, the Orange continued to score at a high clip. The home team led by as much as 24 in the contest. Chris Bell got going in the second half and finished with 18 points. Jyare Davis, who started in place of Freeman, scored 15 points. A lot of the baskets scored were credited to Jaquan Carlos who ended the game with a season-high 12 assists to go along with 12 points, another best of the season.Amar’e Marshall led the Great Danes in scoring with 18 points. The victory over Albany makes Syracuse a perfect 9-0 in a series that dates back over 100 years.