National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Syracuse 88, Wagner 57
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 18, 2012
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Officials: # James Breeding, # Robert Riley, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 17273

No. 8 Syracuse 88, Wagner 57
: Brandon Triche scored a game-high 21 points as the host Orange won their eighth straight home opener in their first matchup against the Seahawks in 20 years.

Baye Keita tallied a career-high 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting and James Southerland added 15 more for Syracuse (2-0), which shot 50 percent from the field and converted 4 of 9 second-half 3-pointers to pull away.

Jonathon Williams led Wagner (0-2) with 14 points and nine rebounds while Kenneth Ortiz chipped in with 11 points.

After a Marcus Burton free throw gave Wagner a 19-18 lead midway through the first half, Syracuse went on an 18-4 run behind six points from Triche to enter halftime with a 36-23 advantage.

Michael Carter-Williams; three-point play pushed the lead to 46-26 just 2:40 into the second half as the Orange lead ballooned as high as 34 when Jerami Grant’s free throw capped a 13-0 stretch with 2:29 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK
: Carter-Williams recorded a career-high 11 assists. … The Seahawks committed 23 turnovers and shot just 25 percent from the field in the first half. … Syracuse outrebounded Wagner 45-31.
Top Game Performances
 
Wagner   Syracuse
Jonathon Williams 14 Scoring Brandon Triche 21
Kenneth Ortiz 3 Assists Michael Carter-Williams 11
Jonathon Williams 9 Rebounds Rakeem Christmas 7
Mario Moody 3 Free Throws Made C.J. Fair 4
Dwaun Anderson 2 Steals Trevor Cooney 6
Dwaun Anderson 1 Blocks James Southerland 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wagner 57 32.8 5-17 12-22 11 31 3 11 23
Syracuse 88 50.0 5-19 19-27 20 45 10 14 18