A tough shooting night left Syracuse (4-3) with its second straight loss, falling to Penn State (6-1), 84-65, Friday night at the Barclays Center. The Nittany Lions earned third place in the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament with the win.
Elijah Hughes once again paced the Orange, finishing with 19 points. Freshman Quincy Guerrier scored his first career collegiate double-double with 13 points and 10 rebonds.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- PENN STATE DOWNS ORANGE, 85-64 (Cuse.com)
- Syracuse basketball pounded by Penn State, 85-64 (Syracuse.com)
- Penn State 85 – Syracuse 64: Orange fail to rebound, continue slide in New York City (TNIAAM)
- Syracuse basketball goes winless in Barclays after losing to Penn State (Inside The Loud House)
- Syracuse basketball box score vs. Penn State (Syracuse.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
JIM BOEHEIM’S POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE:
SOCIAL:
We’re back in the Dome Tuesday night vs. Iowa. pic.twitter.com/EPZVQvjD3F
— Syracuse Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 30, 2019
Couple more things: 1. Syracuse has a 3-9 record in New York City games since 2014. 2. Buddy Boeheim and Joe Girard III combined to shoot 11-of-47 against Oklahoma State and Penn State.
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) November 30, 2019
This is Syracuse's worst 7-game start since the 96-97 season when they also started 4-3. That team finished 19-13 (NIT).
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) November 30, 2019
PREVIEW:
Longtime rivals Syracuse and Penn State will meet on Friday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. in the NIT Season Tipoff at the Barclay’s Center. It marks the first meeting between the two schools since 1982.
Syracuse (4-2, 0-1) had its four-game winning streak snapped in an 86-72 setback to Oklahoma State on Wednesday in Brooklyn. Redshirt junior Elijah Hughes scored a career-high 28 points to lead the ‘Cuse effort. He was 8-for-10 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line. Freshman Joseph Girard III also reached double figures in scoring with 12 points to go along with a season-best nine assists.
Penn State suffered a 74-72 loss to Ole Miss on Wednesday, ending its five-game winning streak to start the season.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- ORANGE, PENN ST. RENEW SERIES FRIDAY (Cuse.com)
- Syracuse men’s basketball vs. Penn State preview: Five things to watch (TNIAAM)
- Syracuse basketball vs. Penn State: What to know (Syracuse.com)
- Syracuse Basketball: Penn State Nittany Lions crystal ball predictions (Inside The Loud House)
- Syracuse men’s basketball vs. Penn State: TV/streaming, time, odds, history & more (TNIAAM)
Orange Friday in Brooklyn 🍊 pic.twitter.com/eQeDJRpyDl
— Syracuse Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 29, 2019
