Syracuse sizzles with 15 3-pointers, tops Rider 87-52
AP
Dec 05, 2020
Syracuse Orange, N.Y. (AP) Alan Griffin and Joseph Girard III combined for 44 points, Syracuse rained 15 3-point shots and the Orange beat Rider Broncs 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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1st Half
RIDE
Broncs
29
SYR
Orange
49
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Broncs gains possession)
19:41
Tyrel Bladen turnover (Alan Griffin steals)
19:33
+3
Kadary Richmond makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)
0-3
19:09
+2
Dwight Murray Jr. makes two point jump shot
2-3
18:55
+3
Alan Griffin makes three point jump shot (Quincy Guerrier assists)
2-6
18:30
Marek Dolezaj blocks Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson's two point layup
18:28
Marek Dolezaj defensive rebound
18:22
+3
Alan Griffin makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)
2-9
18:01
Dwight Murray Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:59
Alan Griffin defensive rebound
17:42
Quincy Guerrier misses two point jump shot
17:40
Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound
17:32
+2
Marek Dolezaj makes two point jump shot
2-11
17:16
Christian Ings turnover (Kadary Richmond steals)
17:06
Christian Ings shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
17:06
+1
Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-12
17:06
Joseph Girard III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:06
Nehemiah Benson defensive rebound
16:39
+2
Christian Ings makes two point jump shot (Dwight Murray Jr. assists)
4-12
16:23
+3
Alan Griffin makes three point jump shot (Marek Dolezaj assists)
4-15
15:55
Rodney Henderson Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:53
Orange defensive rebound
15:50
TV timeout
15:36
Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
15:34
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson defensive rebound
15:16
Marek Dolezaj personal foul
15:01
+2
Rodney Henderson Jr. makes two point jump shot (Allen Powell assists)
6-15
14:41
+3
Alan Griffin makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)
6-18
14:17
Dwight Murray Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:15
Marek Dolezaj defensive rebound
14:06
Kadary Richmond turnover (Rodney Henderson Jr. steals)
13:38
Kadary Richmond personal foul
13:36
Rodney Henderson Jr. turnover
13:27
+3
Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)
6-21
13:11
Allen Powell misses three point jump shot
13:09
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson offensive rebound
13:03
Rodney Henderson Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:01
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson offensive rebound
12:50
Nehemiah Benson offensive foul
12:50
Nehemiah Benson turnover
12:44
+2
Quincy Guerrier makes two point dunk (Joseph Girard III assists)
6-23
12:14
Dwight Murray Jr. turnover (Alan Griffin steals)
11:59
Marek Dolezaj misses two point jump shot
11:57
Broncs defensive rebound
11:56
TV timeout
11:39
Jeremiah Pope misses two point jump shot
11:37
Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
11:25
+3
Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Alan Griffin assists)
6-26
11:15
+2
Christian Ings makes two point jump shot
8-26
10:58
Tyrel Bladen personal foul
10:54
+3
Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Woody Newton assists)
8-29
10:36
Tyrel Bladen misses two point jump shot
10:34
Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
10:22
Alan Griffin misses three point jump shot
10:20
Broncs defensive rebound
10:05
Nehemiah Benson misses three point jump shot
10:03
Woody Newton defensive rebound
9:53
Tyrel Bladen personal foul
9:47
Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
9:45
Tyrel Bladen defensive rebound
9:40
Woody Newton shooting foul (Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson draws the foul)
9:40
+1
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-29
9:40
+1
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-29
9:17
Joseph Girard III turnover
9:00
+3
Dwight Murray Jr. makes three point jump shot (Christian Ings assists)
13-29
8:39
John Bol Ajak turnover
8:16
Dwight Murray Jr. turnover
8:03
Woody Newton turnover
7:44
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson misses two point layup
7:42
Woody Newton defensive rebound
7:35
Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
7:33
Broncs defensive rebound
7:33
TV timeout
7:20
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson turnover
6:56
+2
Alan Griffin makes two point layup (Quincy Guerrier assists)
13-31
6:35
+2
Dwight Murray Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jeremiah Pope assists)
15-31
6:21
+3
Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)
15-34
6:10
Alan Griffin personal foul
6:07
+3
Rodney Henderson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dwight Murray Jr. assists)
18-34
5:49
+2
Alan Griffin makes two point jump shot
18-36
5:30
Rodney Henderson Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:28
Orange defensive rebound
5:28
Nehemiah Benson personal foul
5:10
Allen Powell shooting foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul)
5:10
+1
Kadary Richmond makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-37
5:10
+1
Kadary Richmond makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-38
4:59
Jesse Edwards personal foul (Dwight Murray Jr. draws the foul)
4:56
+2
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson makes two point jump shot (Dwight Murray Jr. assists)