NEW YORK, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball (2-1) is back in action Friday afternoon when the Orange (No. 15 AP/ No. 14 Coaches) face the No. 13/ No. 16 Oregon Ducks (2-1) in the consolation game of the 2K Empire Classic in New York City.
The game tips off just after 4:30 p.m. at Madison Square Garden and will be shown on ESPN 2. John Sciambi and Fran Fraschilla will be the game announcers.
Syracuse lost to Connecticut 83-76 in the semifinals of the 2K Classic on Thursday night as the Huskies outshot the Orange from the outside and also dominated inside and on the backboards.
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“We can’t make anything… Three games and we’re shooting nothing,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said in his post-game comments to the press. “We got crushed on the boards and we got crushed inside,” he added.
Oregon fell to Iowa 77-69 in Thursday night’s second game of the semifinals. The Ducks shot poorly from three-point land and lost the rebounding battle, like the Orange did in their game.
Friday’s contest will be the first-ever meeting between Syracuse and Oregon on the hardwood.
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