SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball survived a scare on Sunday night, defeating the Drexel Dragons inside the Carrier Dome 75-60. Syracuse struggled to defend outside shots in the first half, but tightened up in the second half to move to 2-0.
Jim Boeheim made no changes to his starting lineup, electing to go with Joe Girard, Buddy Boeheim, Jimmy Boeheim, Cole Swider and Jesse Edwards.
Buddy Boeheim got going for Syracuse early with two quick triples and Edwards made his defensive presence felt with a block and a forced turnover as the Orange jumped out to an early 12-8 lead by the first media timeout.