National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Syracuse 78, Rutgers 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Officials: # Jeff Anderson, # Ed Corbett, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 17413


No. 7 Syracuse 78, Rutgers 53: Brandon Triche drained five 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 25 points as the host Orange gave coach Jim Boeheim his 903rd career victory to move him past Bob Knight into second place on the all-time wins list.

C.J. Fair poured in 15 points and Michael Carter-Williams added 12 points and 10 assists – the ninth double-digit effort for the nation’s assist leader this season – for Syracuse (13-1, 1-0 Big East), which defeated the Scarlet Knights for the 13th straight time.

Eli Carter also hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points while sophomore Kadeem Jack pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds for Rutgers (9-3, 0-1).

The Scarlet Knights took their last lead at 20-18 on a jumper by Carter with 8:06 left before intermission, but missed their final 12 shots of the half while Fair scored six of the Orange’s 21 consecutive points to send Syracuse into the break with a 39-20 advantage.

The Orange stretched the lead to as many as 29 points in the second half, extending the longest home winning streak in the country to 33 games.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Syracuse has not lost to Rutgers since 2003 and has only dropped one home game all-time to the Scarlet Knights in 24 meetings, with the lone setback coming back in 1975 – the year before Boeheim took over the program. … Rutgers did not shoot its first free throw until the 14:25 mark of the second half but finished 7-of-8 from the foul line. … Triche fell two points shy of his career high – a 27-point effort against Oakland during his freshman season.

Top Game Performances
 
Rutgers   Syracuse
Eli Carter 19 Scoring Brandon Triche 25
Dane Miller 5 Assists Michael Carter-Williams 10
Kadeem Jack 13 Rebounds Jerami Grant 5
Vincent Garrett 2 Free Throws Made C.J. Fair 7
Myles Mack 2 Steals James Southerland 4
Kadeem Jack 1 Blocks C.J. Fair 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Rutgers 53 36.4 6-18 7-8 14 30 3 4 20
Syracuse 78 45.9 9-22 13-18 20 29 9 11 9