National Basketball Association
Syracuse 84, Eastern Michigan 48
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 3, 2012
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Officials:
# Jamie Luckie, # Bill McCarthy, # Matt Potter
Attendance:
20822
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No. 4 Syracuse 84, Eastern Michigan 48: Freshman DaJuan Coleman had a career-high 14 points and the Orange overcame a sluggish start to run away from the visiting Eagles.
Coleman went 5-of-6 from the floor as Syracuse (6-0) had five players in double figures. Brandon Triche added 12 points and Michael Carter-Williams had 11 points and 11 assists.
Derek Thompson had a game-high 18 points to lead the Eagles (5-2) and hit three 3-pointers.
The Eagles led by as many as seven as Syracuse opened the game 2-for-12 from the floor before the Orange used a 27-5 run during the final 9:33 of the first half to take a 35-17 lead into halftime. James Southerland's jumper gave Syracuse its first lead at 14-12 with 8:13 left and Eastern Michigan didn't have a field goal in the final seven minutes of the first half.
Syracuse used its full-court press to push the game's tempo and force 23 turnovers.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Jerami Grant, a freshman, also finished with a career-high 11 points after making all four of his shots. ... Syracuse extends the nation's longest home winning streak to 26 and has won 48 consecutive regular-season non-conference games ... Syracuse won last year's meeting by the same score.
Top Game Performances
Eastern Michigan |
|
Syracuse |
Derek Thompson 18 |
Scoring |
DaJuan Coleman 14 |
Derek Thompson 3 |
Assists |
Michael Carter-Williams 11 |
Glenn Bryant 10 |
Rebounds |
Michael Carter-Williams 7 |
Glenn Bryant 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Carter-Williams 5 |
DaShonte Riley 3 |
Steals |
Michael Carter-Williams 3 |
DaShonte Riley 6 |
Blocks |
Rakeem Christmas 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Eastern Michigan
|
48 |
29.5 |
4-19 |
8-12 |
10 |
32 |
7 |
13 |
24 |
Syracuse
|
84 |
44.1 |
5-22 |
19-25 |
19 |
43 |
10 |
17 |
18 |