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Blacksburg proved to be a small challenge for the no. 2 team in the land. Syracuse defeated Virginia Tech 72-52¬†on Tuesday¬†night behind C.J. Fair’s 17 points. Four players scored double-digit point totals for the Orange.
The Orange took control early at a quiet Cassell Coliseum. Jerami Grant had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. He also had two steals and an assist on the night. Trevor Cooney started out the game with a few buckets from behind the arc but only finished 3-of-8 from the three-point line. It has been a rough go since the Villanova game for Cooney, who has shot 7-of-25 since then from three-point land.
DaJuan Coleman came into the game for limited minutes at the end of the game while he recovers from knee soreness.
Floor general Tyler Ennis had a decent game, racking up 13 points and seven assists. Ennis also hit three big three-pointers as he works on his perimeter scoring. Although it did not pop out in the box score, Baye Moussa Keita also had a solid game with nine rebounds and two blocks. We saw how valuable a bench player like Keita was last March, so good play out of the senior is crucial as the Orange prepares to take on tougher ACC opponents.
The Orange prepares to take on North Carolina on Saturday. UNC is unranked after their road loss to Wake Forest. The Tar Heels are one of the biggest question marks in college basketball, beating Louisville, Michigan State and Kentucky, yet losing to Belmont, UAB, Texas and, most recently, Wake Forest. It will be interesting to see which Tar Heels team come out to play on Saturday.
Posted by: Zephan Mayell 
5 responses to “Fizz Recap: Syracuse Basketball Cruises to 15-0 with Win over Virginia Tech”
It was nice to see the ball go in the hoop last night. A change from the Miami game. SU seems to struggle when a team employs the stall ball game plan. Would have been nice to see RAK build on his nice game he had vs Miami but found himself in the dog house for being out of position a few times last night defensively. Was interesting to see tech make Ennis an grant jump shooters last night in hopes of keeping them outta the lane. Ennis hit a lot of his shots Grant was more of a mixed bag. Be nice if Grant could improve that jumper just a bit more bc he would unstoppable.
‘Cuse was at least 30 points better then Tech. Again some stupid deep 3’s and few tough shots underneath the basket that were forced, dropped in for VT.
@Carlton – Agree, def nice to see the jump shots fall. Was so glad to see Ennis take some 3’s as well, when open.
Have you come down off your high yet Carlton? I hope the FSU fans didn’t destroy anyone personal property while celebrating winning the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ov Auburn.
Ron,
Was really exciting to see us come back and win it. Story’s out today that Auburn was stealing play calls in the 1st half. Might be the reason y we struggled. unfortunately was not in Tally for the game. I’ve been stuck in Ny for about a week now due to the weather and airline mistakes. Long story short don’t fly US Airways. Never had this problem before with any other airline unreal. Anyways I hope you had a nice holiday and are ready for the new year!
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