Syracuse sizzles with 15 3-pointers, tops Rider 87-52
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- — Alan Griffin and Joseph Girard III combined for 44 points, Syracuse rained 15 3-point shots and the Orange beat Rider 87-52 Saturday night in an empty Carrier Dome.
Griffin scored 23, one off his career high from last season, making four of six from distance, while Girard added 21 points with a career-best six 3-pointers. The Orange (3-0) tied a single-game record with 15 treys and had 12 by halftime.
Griffin scored 3-pointers on his first three shots as Syracuse opened on a 15-4 run. The Orange sizzled in the first three-plus minutes, hitting 5-for-6 from the floor and knocking down all four attempts from deep.
Rider, making its season debut in the empty 34,000-seat Carrier Dome, was led by 20 points from Dwight Murray Jr. The Broncos shot 29% from the floor (17-for-58) and were 7 of 27 from distance.
Syracuse made 24 assists on 28 field goals, led by Kadary Richmond's six. Girard and Griffin added five assists each.
The Orange travel to 3-0 and No. 24 Rutgers on Tuesday for the Big 10-ACC Challenge.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Brian O'Connell
- Earl Walton
- Wallace Rutecki Jr.
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Mount St. Mary's | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Niagara | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Siena | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Merrimack | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Canisius | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Fairfield | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Iona | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Manhattan | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Marist | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Quinnipiac | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Rider | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Sacred Heart | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Saint Peter's | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Boston College | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
California | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
NC State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Stanford | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |