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Rick Jackson scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday night, helping No.

The #7/6 Syracuse Orange travel to Tampa, Fla. to take on the #10/11 Florida Gators on Thursday, Dec.

Guard Scoop Jardine, left, is averaging 8.9 points and six assists off the bench for the Orange this season.

The play developed more like a flea-flicker than a basketball fast break. Syracuse already led Maine 19-6 less than five minutes into Saturday's game at the Carrier Dome when the Orange transition game went from aerial to theatrical.

Freshman guard Brandon Triche had 16 points, Arinze Onuaku added 14 and No. 8 Syracuse beat Maine 101-55 on Saturday night.

SU guard Andy Rautins steals the ball from Colgate's Brett Marfurt in a recent game at the Carrier Dome.

Otto the Syracuse Orange mascot, Wes Johnson and Scoop Jardine, stand in a line during the singing of the National Anthem before their game against Colgate.

Otto is getting his Wes time in while he can. It happened basically like I said it would.

Records through Sunday; previous ranking in parentheses. 1. Kansas : Jayhawks are the playground bully nobody has stood up to yet.

A Syracuse Orange team that had become known for delivering second-half knockouts played like a young Mike Tyson on Monday night.

Rick Jackson and Wesley Johnson guard a player from Columbia University during the second half of Friday's game at the Carrier Dome.

If Wes Johnson ever breaks a sweat, watch out. Again making the game look as effortless as one could imagine, Johnson scored a career-high 26 points in only 28 minutes on the floor to lead No.

After Brandon Triche's near-flawless 31 minutes in Tuesday's win over Cornell, Jim Boeheim was asked about the freshman point guard's ability to make big plays just five games into his career.

When the Orange lost to Division II Le Moyne College, many Syracuse fans saw that as a preview for the upcoming season.

Syracuse head men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim has announced that C.J. Fair, Baye Moussa Keita, Fabricio de Melo, and Dion Waiters have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Orange next season.

Another strong start to the second half led 10th-ranked Syracuse University to an 88-73 win over Cornell tonight before a crowd of 18,238 at the Carrier Dome.

Published Monday 23 November 2009 08:53pm EST. Men's and women's basketball has a busy Thanksgiving break ahead, with a doubleheader Tuesday followed by a trip to Syracuse for the men and a flight to Nevada for two games for the women.

As many recall from last year, there was an abundance of talented teams in the Big East.

You're not going to get a statement here that Syracuse is better off without point guard Jonny Flynn.

With this year's Syracuse University basketball team, you can't expect much but the fluctuating unexpected.