Boeheim scores 23 to help Syracuse beat Drexel 75-60
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- — Buddy Boeheim scored 23 points and older brother Jimmy Boeheim added 14 as Syracuse pulled away in the second half to beat Drexel 75-60 on Sunday.
Cole Swider and Joe Girard III each scored 11 points for Syracuse (2-0). Girard made three 3-pointers and had five assists and three steals and Swider added five rebounds, four assists and five steals.
Drexel (1-1), an NCAA Tournament teams out of the Colonial Athletic Association last season, led 33-32 at halftime but Buddy Boeheim assisted on 3-pointers by Swider and Girard — who is 8 for 8 from behind the arc this season — and the found Jimmy Boeheim for a jumper in an 8-0 run to open the second half and Syracuse led the rest of the way.
Mate Okros made 6 of 9 from the field, including four 3s, and scored 16 points for Drexel and Camren Wynter had 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
Syracuse shot 63% in the second half while flustering the Drexel offense, running shooters off their spots with Jesse Edwards protecting the rim. The 6-foot-11 center had a career-high four blocks to go along with eight points on 4-of-4 shooting and four rebounds.
Syracuse had 15 steals and scored 25 points off 20 Dragons turnovers and outscored Drexel 40-16 in the paint.
------
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brian O'Connell
- Kipp Kissinger
- Matt Potter
2024-25 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Charleston | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Hofstra | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Northeastern | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
UNC Wilmington | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Campbell | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Drexel | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
North Carolina A&T | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Towson | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
William & Mary | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Delaware | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Elon | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Hampton | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Stony Brook | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Monmouth | 0-0 | - | 0-6 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Stanford | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
NC State | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
California | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Boston College | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |