Boxscore

November 27, 2001

     SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Kueth Duany scored a game-high 17 points and Preston Shumpert added 14 as the undefeated and nationally-ranked Syracuse Orangemen defeated Colgate, 70-51, Tuesday night at the Carrier Dome.
     Syracuse (6-0) has been the victor in the last 36 meetings between these Upstate New York foes with the Orangemen leading the overall series, 109-46.
     Colgate (2-2) was paced by Tim Sullivan, Martin Marek and Dave Hardy with eight points apiece and Pat Campolieta with seven points before fouling out with 6:32 left in the game.
     Sophomore Mark Linebaugh tallied five points for the Raiders, while grabbing six rebounds, dishing out three assists and making four steals.
     Colgate opened the game with a six-point run before Syracuse scored its first basket three minutes into the contest.  SU came back to take its first lead, 11-10, with 13:22 remaining on Jeremy McNeil's dunk.
     The Raiders' final lead came with 10:42 left in the first half, when they held a one-point advantage, 16-15, after Linebaugh nailed a three-pointer.
      Syracuse pushed out to a 12-point lead before Colgate cut the deficit to eight points at halftime, 32-24.
      In the second half, the Orangemen again extended the lead to 12 points, but Colgate came roaring back to within five points, 40-35, on Howard Blue's 3-pointer with 14:15 remaining.  Blue finished with five points and six rebounds.
     Syracuse then took control with a 20-4 run for a 21-point lead with 6:32 left.  The closest Colgate came was 16 points on Matt Shirley's dunk with 4:16 remaining.
     The Raiders will be back in action on Saturday night, when they travel to Ithaca, New York to meet the Big Red of Cornell.  Tip-off is 7 p.m.
     GAME NOTES: Linebaugh's four steals was a career-high ... Freshman Keith Williams scored his first varsity points ... Shirley's four points equalled his career-high ... Syracuse set a team record with 16 blocked shots.