SU basketball moves to 2-0 with 89-77 win over Canisius (final score, recap) (2024)

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse men’s basketball team takes on the Canisius Golden Griffins at 7 p.m., Wednesday in the JMA Wireless Dome.

The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

See in-game team and individual stats here.

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FINAL: SYRACUSE 89, CANISIUS 77

It was the Judah Mintz show in the second-half of this win for the Orange.

The sophom*ore guard showed in just the second game of the season how he’s the engine that drives the Syracuse offense with a career-high 26 points. Mintz scored 19 of those points in the second half with his ability to draw fouls being key in that.

Mintz had a four-point play and two separate 3-point plays. He also displayed an improving outside shot from beyond the arc, hitting two 3-pointers. Mintz was 8-of-9 at the free throw line.

J.J. Starling had a solid stat line of 15 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Naheem McLeod led Syracuse with 9 rebounds.

Syracuse was once again without Benny Williams who sat out a third straight game due to a violation of team rules.

Canisius was led by Trey Dinkins who had 17 points.

Syracuse is now 2-0. Canisius fell to 0-1 on the season.

The Orange return to the court on Tuesday against Colgate at the JMA Wireless Dome.

SECOND HALF

3:20 remaining: Syracuse 81, Canisius 70

Canisius has kept this game somewhat interesting by shooting 7-of-11 from 3-point range this half. The Griffins are 9-of-20 from distance overall.

The Orange have held off the Griffins by reclaiming some of its lost ground in the paint. Maliq Brown has been a big part of that with solid inside play, including two dunks. SU now leads points in the paint 46-38.

Judah Mintz has 22 points. JJ Starling has 15 for the Orange.

5:35 remaining: Syracuse 77, Canisius 65

Judah Mintz is approaching a career-high of 24 points. He has 15 points in the second half, including a 6-of-7 mark at the free throw line.

7:41 remaining: Syracuse 71, Canisius 56

Syracuse went on a 15-3 run to get some breathing room against the Griffins. That’s a good thing because the Griffins are warming up at the 3-point line. Canisius is 6-of-17 overall from distance.

Syracuse is 6-of-16 and has just one from beyond the arc in the second half after hitting five in the first half.

Avert your eyes from the free throw stats. Syracuse and Canisius have combined to shoot 11-of-27 at the charity stripe.

10:01 remaining: Syracuse 66, Canisius 48.

Judah Mintz really got in a groove here, scoring 12 straight points. The stretch included a 4-point play and two 3-point plays. Judah’s ability to draw fouls and cash in at the free throw line is a key piece to the Orange offensive puzzle.

He has 19 points overall against the Golden Griffins.

11:45 remaining: Syracuse 60, Canisius 48

Judah Mintz talked through the offseason about improving his outside shot. He’s made a couple in this game, including one that resulted in a 4-point play.

He also showed off the skill we all know he has with an impressive drive to the hoop that drew a foul right before the timeout. Mintz scored 8 straight points for the Orange before the whistle. He leads the Orange with 16 points.

JJ Starling has 13 points. Justin Taylor has 11. Taylor showed off a little paint prowess with a drive to the hoop that drew a foul and resulted in a 3-point play.

Naheem McLeod has 9 rebounds for the Orange.

SU has to watch Canisius’ Tahj Staveskie. He’s warming up from the 3-point line.

15:49 remaining: Syracuse 47, Canisius 40

Be still my #FreeThrowsMatter heart, the Orange and Golden Griffins are a combined 6-of-21 from the free throw line. Syracuse guard JJ Starling is 1-of-5 at the line.

Canisius has stayed in this game by getting many, many easy looks inside. They lead the Orange 30-26 in points in the paint.

HALFTIME: Syracuse 41, Canisius 32

Justin Taylor led the Orange with eight points in the first half. He had a nice catch-and-shoot 3-pointer and a dunk.

Judah Mintz and Chris Bell have 7 points apiece for Syracuse. Tre Dinkins leads Canisius with 8 points.

SU has been better from the 3-point line this game than its season-opener against New Hampshire, going 5-of-11 in the first half. SU hit a total of five 3′s against UNH on Monday night.

SU is shooting 53% while Canisius is at 46% overall. The Golden Griffins hurt themselves at the free throw line, shooting 4-of-14 there.

SU’s interior defense needs a lot of work. The Golden Griffins have had an easy time getting inside. SU has a slight edge in points in the paint at 24-22. That noted, Naheem McLeod has three blocks.

3:28 remaining: Syracuse 35, Canisius 26

There were some flashes of quick play and a faster pace from the Orange in this sequence.

Judah Mintz, Justin Taylor and Kyle Cuffe Jr. hit 3-pointers for the Orange. Mintz accepted a beautiful feed from Maliq Brown to throw down a dunk.

Syracuse is 5-of-11 from 3-point range. The Orange hit a total of five 3-pointers against New Hampshire on Monday night.

The Orange defense in the paint continues to be spotty.

7:13 remaining: Syracuse 24, Canisius 19

Something that has stood out so far is Canisius’ ability to get inside pretty easily. SU’s defense needs to pick up screens better and pick up the pace.

The shooting is pretty even at this point. SU is at 50% while Canisius is at 47%.

A weeknight crowd has been pretty quiet so far at the Dome put aside a few dunks by the Orange and even then there was short bursts of noise.

In your #FreeThrowsMatter moment of the game so far, Canisius is 3-of-10 at the charity stripe.

11:14 remaining: Syracuse 18, Canisius 12

Justin Taylor is up to five points, throwing down a nice dunk just before the timeout.

Naheem McLeod has picked up two fouls for SU already. He has 4 points and 3 rebounds.

SU’s man-to-man defense has been lagging a little so far. The Golden Griffins have earned some easy looks underneath.

The Orange have a slight rebounding edge so far at 9-8.

14:08 remaining: Syracuse 14, Canisius 7

Chris Bell has 5 points so far for the Orange, including a nice 3-pointer.

Justin Taylor splashed a quick catch-and-shoot 3-pointer from the wing.

Naheem McLeod has made his 7-foot-4 presence felt in this game early with 4 points, 2 rebounds and a blocked shot.

Pregame

Here is the starting lineup for the Orange tonight:

G - Judah Mintz G - JJ Starling F - Justin Taylor F - Chris Bell C - Naheem McLeod

Hello again, SU fans! Welcome to the second game of the Adrian Autry era as the Orange (1-0) host Canisius at the JMA Wireless Dome tonight.

Junior forward Benny Williams remains suspended and is not expected to play tonight. This is the third game Williams will sit out due to a violation of team rules. Williams did not play in SU’s season-opening win over New Hampshire or the final exhibition against Daemen at the Dome.

While this is SU’s second game of the season, it is the first for Canisius. The Golden Griffins have three starters back from a team that went 10-20 overall (8-12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) last season.

In future Orange news, Donnie Freeman a 6-9, 190 forward from Washington (D.C.) and national powerhouse IMG Academy (Fla.), has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to enroll and play basketball for the Orange next season, according to the University. a four-star recruit, is ranked 38th overall and sixth among power forwards in the Class of 2024 by ESPN.com.