LEHIGH

CUSE

Returning starters Girard, Edwards lead Syracuse past Lehigh

AP
Nov 07, 2022

Syracuse Orange, N.Y. (AP) Joe Girard scored 19 points, Jesse Edwards had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Syracuse beat Lehigh Mountain Hawks 90-72 on Monday night in a season opener.

Girard and Edwards are the only two returning starters for Syracuse after the Boeheim brothers and swingman Cole Swider moved on. Girard made four 3-pointers and Edwards only missed three of his eight attempts.

Syracuse closed the first half on a 15-3 run to take a 44-26 lead behind double-digit scoring from Edwards, Girard and Judah Mintz. Syracuse took its largest lead at 81-57 with 5:30 remaining.

Mintz finished 16 points and Symir Torrence scored 10 for Syracuse. The Orange shot 54.5% from the field and outrebounded Lehigh 39-26.

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is at 999 wins for the second time -- 101 of his wins were vacated in 2015 by the NCAA. The Orange's next game is on Nov. 15 at home against Colgate, which beat Syracuse 100-85 last season.

Evan Taylor made four 3-pointers and scored 20 points for Lehigh.

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1st Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
26
SYR
Orange
44

Time		Play	Score
19:58		Jump ball. Tyler Whitney-Sidney vs. Jesse Edwards (Jesse Edwards gains possession)
19:58		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (lost ball) (Jesse Edwards steals)
19:58		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point layup
19:56		Benny Williams defensive rebound
19:56	+2	Dominic Parolin makes two point jump shot (JT Tan assists)	2-0
19:56	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point layup	2-2
18:44		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:44		JT Tan offensive rebound
18:34		JT Tan misses two point layup
18:05		JT Tan offensive rebound
18:29	+3	Evan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	5-2
18:17		Dominic Parolin shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
17:06	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-3
17:06	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:06		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses three point jump shot
17:04		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
17:06		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
17:04		JT Tan defensive rebound
16:22		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass) (Justin Taylor steals)
15:48		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
15:46		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
15:07		Justin Taylor personal foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
14:40	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-4
14:40	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-4
14:40		Joseph Girard III turnover (lost ball) (Evan Taylor steals)
14:34	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point jump shot	9-4
14:19	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot	9-7
14:00		Dominic Parolin misses two point jump shot
13:58		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
13:27		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
13:25		Justin Taylor offensive rebound
12:58		Judah Mintz offensive foul
12:58		Judah Mintz turnover
12:58		TV timeout
12:58		Benny Williams blocks Evan Taylor's two point jump shot
12:56		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
12:48		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:46		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
12:02		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:00		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
11:50		Dominic Parolin personal foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
11:50		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:50		Benny Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:50		Jakob Alamudun defensive rebound
11:46		Evan Taylor misses two point jump shot
11:44		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
11:13	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point dunk (Judah Mintz assists)	9-9
11:11		JT Tan turnover (bad pass) (Jesse Edwards steals)
10:51		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
10:49		Keith Higgins Jr. defensive rebound
10:32	+2	Jakob Alamudun makes two point layup	11-9
10:32		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
10:30		JT Tan defensive rebound
10:28	+2	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes two point dunk (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	13-9
10:25	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point dunk (Judah Mintz assists)	13-11
10:23	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-11
10:21	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point dunk (Joseph Girard III assists)	15-13
10:17		JT Tan misses two point jump shot
10:15		Benny Williams defensive rebound
10:13		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
10:11		JT Tan defensive rebound
10:08		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
10:08	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup	15-15
10:08	+2	Jakob Alamudun makes two point jump shot	17-15
10:06	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot	17-17
10:02		Jakob Alamudun turnover (bad pass) (Jesse Edwards steals)
9:59		Keith Higgins Jr. personal foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
9:58		TV timeout
9:59		Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:58	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-18
9:50		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:48		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
9:34		Quadir Copeland turnover (bad pass) (Jalin Sinclair steals)
9:28		Jalin Sinclair misses three point jump shot
9:26		Symir Torrence defensive rebound
9:09		Henri Adiassa personal foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
9:09		Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:09	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-19
9:09	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point layup	19-19
8:38	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot	19-21
8:20		Jakob Alamudun misses two point jump shot
8:18		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
8:02	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot	19-23
7:40		Maliq Brown personal foul (Henri Adiassa draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40		Henri Adiassa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:40		Henri Adiassa misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:40		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
7:29		Henri Adiassa personal foul
7:26		JT Tan shooting foul
7:26	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-24
7:26	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-25
7:09		Luke Traina misses three point jump shot
7:07		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
6:58		Jakob Alamudun shooting foul
6:58	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-26
6:58	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-27
6:42		JT Tan misses two point layup
6:40		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
6:29		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
6:27		JT Tan defensive rebound
6:20		Jakob Alamudun misses three point jump shot
6:18		Symir Torrence defensive rebound
6:06		Luke Traina shooting foul
6:06	+1	Symir Torrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-28
6:06	+1	Symir Torrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-29
5:45	+2	Luke Traina makes two point jump shot (Jalin Sinclair assists)	21-29
5:31		Symir Torrence misses three point jump shot
5:29		JT Tan defensive rebound
5:25	+2	Bube Momah makes two point layup (Jalin Sinclair assists)	23-29
5:11		JT Tan personal foul
5:11	+1	Bube Momah makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-29
5:11	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-30
5:11	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-31
4:11		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:09		Orange defensive rebound
3:27	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-32
3:27	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-33
3:27	+3	Symir Torrence makes three point jump shot	24-36
3:27	+2	Bube Momah makes two point jump shot (Luke Traina assists)	26-36
3:15		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
3:13		Mounir Hima offensive rebound
3:10		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
3:08		Mounir Hima offensive rebound
3:08	+2	Mounir Hima makes two point layup	26-38
2:48		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:46		Symir Torrence defensive rebound
2:42		Benny Williams misses three point jump shot
2:40		Mountain Hawks defensive rebound
2:40		TV timeout
2:22		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (traveling)
2:07	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	26-41
1:39		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point jump shot
1:37		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
1:28		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
1:26		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
1:19		Mounir Hima blocks Evan Taylor's two point layup
1:17		Evan Taylor offensive rebound
1:12		Mounir Hima blocks Bube Momah's two point jump shot
1:10		Benny Williams defensive rebound
0:59		Evan Taylor blocks Benny Williams's two point jump shot
0:57		Henri Adiassa defensive rebound
0:56		Keith Higgins Jr. turnover (bad pass)
0:55		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
0:46		Symir Torrence turnover (lost ball)
0:43		Henri Adiassa misses two point jump shot
0:41		Symir Torrence defensive rebound
0:06	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Symir Torrence assists)	26-44
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LEH
Mountain Hawks
46
SYR
Orange
46

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Benny Williams personal foul (Dominic Parolin draws the foul)
19:46	+1	Dominic Parolin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-44
19:46	+1	Dominic Parolin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-44
19:33		Tyler Whitney-Sidney personal foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
19:33	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-45
19:33	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-46
19:33	+3	Keith Higgins Jr. makes three point jump shot	31-46
18:48		Benny Williams turnover (traveling)
18:20		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:18		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
18:13	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup	31-48
17:53		Dominic Parolin turnover (out of bounds)
17:53		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
17:53		TV timeout
17:42	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists)	31-51
17:13		Dominic Parolin misses two point jump shot
16:56	+2	Benny Williams makes two point layup	31-53
16:42		Dominic Parolin turnover (bad pass) (Chris Bell steals)
16:39	+2	Chris Bell makes two point layup (Joseph Girard III assists)	31-55
16:39		Mountain Hawks 30 second timeout
16:39		TV timeout
16:16		Jesse Edwards blocks Evan Taylor's two point layup
16:08	+3	Evan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	34-55
15:48		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
15:46		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point layup (Tyler Whitney-Sidney assists)	36-55
15:37		Orange 30 second timeout
15:37		TV timeout
15:20		Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
15:18		Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
15:10		Evan Taylor personal foul
15:05		Judah Mintz turnover
14:51	+3	Evan Taylor makes three point jump shot (JT Tan assists)	39-55
14:38		Tyler Whitney-Sidney personal foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
14:38	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-56
14:38	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-57
14:17	+2	Dominic Parolin makes two point layup (JT Tan assists)	41-57
14:09	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot	41-60
13:52		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:50		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
13:44	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point alley-oop dunk	41-62
13:38		Joseph Girard III personal foul (Tyler Whitney-Sidney draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-62
13:38	+1	Tyler Whitney-Sidney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-62
13:25	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point jump shot	43-64
13:25		Keith Higgins Jr. personal foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
13:25	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-65
13:12	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point jump shot	45-65
13:01		Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass) (Evan Taylor steals)
12:56		Tyler Whitney-Sidney misses two point layup
12:54		Evan Taylor offensive rebound
12:46		Evan Taylor misses two point dunk
12:44		JT Tan offensive rebound
12:37	+2	JT Tan makes two point layup	47-65
12:31		Joseph Girard III turnover (Keith Higgins Jr. steals)
12:31	+2	Keith Higgins Jr. makes two point layup	49-65
12:16		Benny Williams turnover (traveling)
12:13		Jalin Sinclair misses two point jump shot
12:11		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
11:45		Maliq Brown misses two point layup
11:43		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
11:40	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point layup	49-67
11:20		Tyler Whitney-Sidney turnover (bad pass)
11:20		TV timeout
10:59		Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Luke Traina steals)
10:49	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point jump shot	51-67
10:27	+2	Symir Torrence makes two point jump shot	51-69
10:03		Dominic Parolin turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals)
9:57	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk	51-71
9:49	+3	Evan Taylor makes three point jump shot	54-71
9:35	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot (Symir Torrence assists)	54-73
9:15		Jesse Edwards personal foul (Dominic Parolin draws the foul)
9:15		Dominic Parolin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:15	+1	Dominic Parolin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-73
8:57		Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
8:55		Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
8:55		Evan Taylor blocks Jesse Edwards's two point layup
8:43	+2	Symir Torrence makes two point layup	55-75
8:43		Luke Traina personal foul (Symir Torrence draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Symir Torrence makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-76
8:27	+2	JT Tan makes two point layup (Evan Taylor assists)	57-76
8:11		Evan Taylor blocks Justin Taylor's two point jump shot
8:09		Tyler Whitney-Sidney defensive rebound
8:03		Jesse Edwards blocks Evan Taylor's two point jump shot
8:01		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
7:45	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Jesse Edwards assists)	57-78
7:30		Jalin Sinclair misses three point jump shot
7:28		Symir Torrence defensive rebound
7:24		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
7:23		TV timeout
7:07		Keith Higgins Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:05		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
6:43		JT Tan personal foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul)
6:43		Maliq Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:43	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-79
6:23		Jakob Alamudun misses two point jump shot
6:21		Symir Torrence defensive rebound
6:03		Maliq Brown misses two point layup
6:01		Jakob Alamudun defensive rebound
5:40		Keith Higgins Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:38		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
5:30	+2	Justin Taylor makes two point jump shot (Symir Torrence assists)	57-81
5:07	+2	Jakob Alamudun makes two point layup	59-81
4:47	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point jump shot	59-83
4:23	+2	JT Tan makes two point layup (Keith Higgins Jr. assists)	61-83
4:00		Symir Torrence turnover
3:59		TV timeout
3:45		Quadir Copeland personal foul (Jakob Alamudun draws the foul)
3:45	+1	Jakob Alamudun makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-83
3:45	+1	Jakob Alamudun makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-83
3:42		Jalin Sinclair personal foul (John Bol Ajak draws the foul)
3:11	+1	John Bol Ajak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-84
3:09		Henri Adiassa personal foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-85
3:09	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-86
2:55		Luke Traina turnover (bad pass) (Justin Taylor steals)
2:50		Quadir Copeland turnover (bad pass) (Jake Betlow steals)
2:43	+3	Luke Traina makes three point jump shot (Jake Betlow assists)	66-86
2:35		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
2:35		Ben Knostman personal foul (John Bol Ajak draws the foul)
2:35		John Bol Ajak misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:35		Henri Adiassa defensive rebound
2:20	+3	Jake Betlow makes three point jump shot (Ben Knostman assists)	69-86
1:57		Quadir Copeland turnover (bad pass) (Burke Chebuhar steals)
1:38		Jake Betlow misses three point jump shot
1:36		Henri Adiassa offensive rebound
1:34		Henri Adiassa misses two point layup
1:24	+3	Jayshen Saigal makes three point jump shot (Burke Chebuhar assists)	72-86
1:02	+2	John Bol Ajak makes two point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)	72-88
0:32		Tommy Conniff turnover (bad pass) (Justin Taylor steals)
0:27	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup (John Bol Ajak assists)	72-90
0:13		Quadir Copeland personal foul
0:07		Peter Carey blocks Tommy Conniff's two point layup
0:05		Peter Carey defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Peter Carey defensive rebound