Reports of the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team’s ability to shoot the ball were not greatly exaggerated.
Syracuse shot the lights out of the Carrier Dome to start Jim Boeheim’s 46th season as the Orange looked comfortable opening the season against Lafayette. Syracuse cruised to a 95-61 victory as SU shot 54.4% from the floor and 50% from three.
The player that kickstarted the offense was the elder Boeheim son: Jimmy. He scored the first eight points of the game and set the tempo early on the inside. His interior scoring presence is something Syracuse sorely needs to balance out the outside shooters.