Syracuse basketball vs. Delaware State: Live score, updates

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse basketball team takes on the Delaware State Hornets at 1 p.m., Saturday in the JMA Wireless Dome.

The game is available to stream on ACC Network Extra.

See in-game team and individual stats here.

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Anthony rises for a 3 from the wing and converts, plus the foul (he missed the free throw).

Then, he carries the ball upcourt with Naithan George out of the game, spins in the lane and converts for another basket.

Sadiq White briefly exits with ankle issue

Freshman forward Sadiq White hobbled into the locker room with 11:08 remaining in the half with an apparent ankle injury.

He returned to the floor after about 4 minutes of game time expired, flashing a thumbs up upon returning to the bench after the under-8 media timeout.

White jumped for a rebound and appeared to land on a foot. He went to the floor and had training staff tend to his right ankle.

White had two points and two rebounds at the time he exited the game. He hit an off-balanced shot to work through a little bit of a rough sequence handling the ball. He forced a couple passes and has the ball knocked out of his hands on the low block.

Syracuse continues to get by with its transition offense. Lack of half-court execution and so-so 3-point shooting (Syracuse is 3-for-9) bears watching.

Syracuse 26, Delaware State 9, with 7:30 remaining first half

No let up from opener vs. Binghamton

Donnie Freeman opens the game by showing off the range of his game, hitting an uncontested 3, drawing a foul in the paint and running the floor and gathering in a pass underneath the basket before finishing at the rim. He’s got six early points.

The Orange is picking up where it left off against Binghamton, using its defense to create easy points.

Nate Kingz stripped Zion Bethea on the wing and took it coast to coast for a lay-up in traffic.

Later, William Kyle, whose done a nice job on the glass early on, gets a block that leads to a transition lay-up for Kiyan Anthony.

Syracuse 10, Delaware State 2 with 15:44 remaining first half

Pregame

A fresh helping of non-conference junk food is on the menu Saturday afternoon to serve up another NET-manipulating victory for Syracuse.

The Orange is a 27.5-point favorite against a Hornets outfit rated No. 354 (out of 365 Division I teams) on KenPom entering Saturday’s game.

If you thought Binghamton was bad, wait until you watch Delaware State, picked in the preseason to finish fifth in the eight-team MEAC.

The Hornets’ top scorer in an 83-65 loss to Temple in the opener was Zion Bethea, a New Jersey native who is on his fifth school in five years (Hofstra → St. Francis Brooklyn → Delaware → Pepperdine → Delaware State).

Syracuse figures to start freshman Kiyan Anthony at guard with senior JJ Starling recovering from a lower-body injury to his right leg. Starling, simply put, just isn’t needed in this one. The school says he is considered day-to-day.

In Monday night’s 85-47 victory against Binghamton, Syracuse forced the Bearcats into 22 turnovers and 11 steals, riding its relentless defense and a bunch of easy basketball (10 dunks!) to a breezy win.

Expect more of the same on this day.

The Orange gets a week off before next Saturday’s game against Drexel in Philadelphia; perhaps that will be more competitive.

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