Returning starters Girard, Edwards lead Syracuse past Lehigh

AP
Nov 07, 2022

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Joe Girard scored 19 points, Jesse Edwards had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Syracuse beat Lehigh 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

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Returning starters Girard, Edwards lead Syracuse past Lehigh

1st Half
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Mountain Hawks
26
SYR
Orange
44

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Returning starters Girard, Edwards lead Syracuse past Lehigh

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Orange
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