It wasn’t easy, but the Syracuse Orange got enough scoring to go along with their stifling defense to beat the Clemson Tigers by a final score of 61-53 in its ACC home-opener.
After a couple of turnovers from both sides to start the game, the Orange entered the first media timeout up 12-7 with the help of a few perimeter shots. Tyus Battle got the scoring started with a midrange pull up, but it was the long-range shots from Marek Dolezaj and Elijah Hughes that helped Syracuse jump out to the early lead.