Syracuse 86-82 Le Moyne (November 4, 2024) Game Recap

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Reserve Jyare Davis scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Donnie Freeman added a double-double and Syracuse defeated Le Moyne 86-82 on Monday night in both teams' season openers

Chris Bell scored 20 points for Syracuse, JJ Starling 14 and Freeman 10 and 11 rebounds. Eddie Lampkin Jr. also scored 10 points for Syracuse.

Freds Pauls Bagatskis led Le Moyne – a member of the Northeast Conference – with 18 points, reserves Will Amica 12 and Nate Fouts 11, and Dwayne Koroma and Zek Tekin 10 each.

Koroma's layup with 1:47 left and after three misses on Syracuse's ensuing possession, Trent Mosquera made a 3-pointer with 1:02 left and the Dolphins were within 81-79.

After a Syracuse timeout, Starling made a layup for a four-point lead before Pauls Bagatskis made another three-pointer for Le Moyne with 22 seconds left.

After another Orange timeout, Mosquera fouled Jaquan Carlos, who made one of two free throws for an 84-82 lead. Le Moyne was working on a shot, but with six seconds left, Bell made a steal against Fouts, who fouled Bell and sent him to the foul line, where both made the final margin of the game.

Le Moyne led 41-36 at halftime. No team managed a double-digit lead.

Syracuse has won all seven meetings between the schools since their first meeting in the 1977-78 season. Before Monday, the teams last met in 2008-09 and the Orange won 85-51.

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