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11/05 20:35 CST Syracuse routs Central Connecticut State 102-49
Syracuse routs Central Connecticut State 102-49
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) --- Gavin Doty scored a season-best 18 points, Mark Morano
added 16 and Syracuse rolled to a 102-49 victory over Central Connecticut State
on Thursday night.
Doty and Morano combined for seven of Syracuse's nine 3-pointers.
Luke Wilson and Kiyan Anthony added 14 points apiece for Syracuse (2-0). Sadiq
White Jr. matched a career-best with 10 rebounds to go with eight points. Four
others scored eight points each for the Orange, which finished 38-of-59
shooting (64%) from the floor.
Raphel Laurent scored 17 points for Central Connecticut (0-2).
A 12-0 surge about midway through the first half gave Syracuse a double-digit
lead on its way to a 47-23 lead at the break. The Orange shot 59% (17 of 29)
from the floor and made 10 of 13 from the free-throw line in the half.
After Laurent scored the first basket of the second half, Syracuse scored 11
straight points, capped by a Morano 3-pointer, and cruised from there.
The teams have met once before, with Syracuse winning 96-62 during the 2012-13
season.
Up next
Central Connecticut: At Dartmouth on Sunday.
Syracuse: Faces Indiana on Monday in the Bad Boy Mowers Series.
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