North Florida Ospreys @ Syracuse Orange
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 48 | 71 | |
SYR | 34 | 43 | 77 |
Andrew White leads No. 22 Syracuse over North Florida
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Andrew White scored a season-high 26 points and Frank Howard had 10 points, a career-high 13 assists and just two turnovers to lead No. 22 Syracuse to a 77-71 victory over pesky North Florida on Saturday.
Freshman Tyus Battle, inserted into the starting lineup for the first time this season by coach Jim Boeheim, had a career-high 19 points, 16 in the second half. Dajuan Coleman had a career-high 15 points, including five down the stretch, and six rebounds for the Orange (5-2) who broke a two-game losing streak. Tyler Lydon had nine rebounds.
White, a fifth-year transfer from Nebraska, has scored in double figures in all seven games. He hit 7 of 13 from beyond the 3-point line. Battle was 4 of 5 from beyond the arc.
Dallas Moore led the Ospreys (3-7) with 30 points, 22 in the second half, while Nick Malonga had 12 and Wajid Aminu 10.
