Syracuse men’s basketball: Orange cruise to 53-point win over CCSU

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team continued to handle business against the opponents it’s expected to beat early in the 2026-27 campaign. Syracuse (2-0) defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (0-2) 102-49 at home on Monday night.

Of note, this is the Orange’s second straight game against an opponent from the Northeast Conference ranked outside the top 300 in KenPom. But unlike its season-opener against New Haven, Syracuse didn’t let up in the second half.

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After a close first few minutes, Syracuse rolled on both ends of the court. The defense forced the Blue Devils into tough looks for most of the way, while the offense kept its foot on the gas pedal. That allowed the Orange to go up by more than 20 points at halftime and only grow the margin of victory the rest of the way.

Four Syracuse players scored in double figures, and nine got to six points or more. Gavin Doty reached a team-high 18 points, followed by Mark Morano (16 points, 4/9 from three), Luke Wilson (14 points), and Kiyan Anthony (14 points). Sadiq White Jr., Garvey Dual, Tasman Goodrick, and Amarri Monroe had eight each.

Raphel Laurent led Central Connecticut with 17 points, the only player for the Blue Devils to reach at least 10 points.

Morano got the Syracuse offense going out of the gate, scoring on a driving layup, then dishing off to Wilson for a slam dunk inside. That gave the Orange a quick 4-0 lead before Laurent got Central Connecticut on the board with a three. Morano later drilled a three off a pass from Dual to put ‘Cuse, which made four of its first five shots, up 10-5 going into the first media timeout.

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Syracuse attacked the rim early, scoring 12 of its first 20 in the paint, including an and-one from Anthony to give the team its first double-digit lead of the night. A tough score from Monroe and a triple by Doty put the game at 26-11 and forced a Central Connecticut timeout.

Syracuse eventually went on a 15-2 run during the middle of the first half, capped…

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Publish date : 2026-11-06 02:05:00

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