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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Syracuse 74, Oakland 50
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 20, 2017
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Officials: # Les Jones, # Roger Ayers, # James Breeding
Attendance: 15534

In a matchup of two of the three longest-tenured coaches in Division I, guards Tyus Battle and Frank Howard combined for 43 points to carry coach Jim Boeheim's Syracuse Orange to a 74-50 romp over Greg Kampe's Oakland Golden Grizzlies on Monday night in a Hoophall Miami Invitational game at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.

Battle scored a game-high 25 points on 9-for-17 shooting, while point guard Howard notched a career-high 18 points on 7-for-15 shooting and added six assists with just two turnovers. Center Paschal Chukwu posted a career-high 12 points with 11 rebounds and eight blocks for the Orange (4-0).

Syracuse's 2-3 zone defense cooled off Oakland guards Kendrick Nunn (28.0) and Martez Walker (24.3), who entered the game averaging a combined 52.3 points per game. Walker and Nunn led the defending Horizon League regular-season champion Golden Grizzlies (2-2) with 14 and 12 points, respectively, but they shot a combined 27.5 percent (8-for-29).

Boeheim, now in his 42nd year at Syracuse, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (38th) and Kampe (34th) are the longest-tenured coaches in Division I at their current schools.

The Hoophall Miami Invitational is a five-team, round-robin tournament that also includes Texas Southern, Toledo and Kansas. Syracuse and Kansas will face off on Dec. 2 in Miami.

Oakland, which shot 2-for-11 from 3-point range in the first half, connected on four of its first eight 3-point tries in the second half to cut Syracuse's 14-point halftime lead to 10. However, Battle and Howard each scored seven points in a 14-4 run that increased Syracuse's lead to 65-45.

The Golden Grizzlies played without forward Jalen Hayes, who completed his controversial four-game suspension. Hayes, a senior who averaged 15.9 points and 8.0 rebounds last season, was suspended for failing to advance toward his degree. Hayes met the NCAA's academic standards, but not Oakland's.
Top Game Performances
 
Oakland   Syracuse
Martez Walker 14 Scoring Tyus Battle 25
Brailen Neely 3 Assists Frank Howard 6
James Beck 5 Rebounds Paschal Chukwu 11
Martez Walker 5 Free Throws Made Tyus Battle 5
Brailen Neely 2 Steals Oshae Brissett 3
Isaiah Brock 2 Blocks Paschal Chukwu 8
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oakland 50 30.5 6-22 8-11 12 28 3 5 19
Syracuse 74 48.4 3-8 9-18 13 42 15 12 15