{mosimage) SYRACUSE, N.Y. (EMUEagles.com) – Despite holding No. 4/3 Syracuse to just 32 first-half points in Eagles head coach Rob Murphy's first return to SU since taking the head job at EMU, it was a 52-point burst from the Orange in the second half that proved to be too much for Eastern Michigan as it fell, 84-48, Tuesday at the Carrier Dome..
Syracuse kept its record perfect (7-0) with the win, while Eastern Michigan dropped to 4-3.
Leading the charge for the EMU offense was Darrell Lampley. He dropped in 19 points while going 6-of-9 from the floor, including 3-for-5 from beyond the arc. As a team, the Eagles shot .347 percent from the floor. Matt Balkema showed his offensive presence as he scored nine points on a 4-for-6 performance.
Eastern was out-rebounded 37-30, with a pair of Eagles grabbing four boards and a trio with three each.
The Orange was led by James Southerland with 19 points and five rebounds, while Kris Joseph and Brandon Triche notched 11 and 12 points respectively. Triche was 4-of-7 from the floor, with all of his shots coming from behind the three-point line.
As a team, SU shot 50 percent from the floor, going 32-of-64. Syracuse shot 13-of-30 from beyond the arc in the game, good for .43 percent.
The Green and White jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, but a pair of buckets gave the Orange a 5-2 lead. Eastern went shot-for-shot with Syracuse until the 7:44 mark, when things were knotted up at 21 points apiece. The Orange then went on an 11-3 run to close out the half, giving them an eight-point, 32-24, lead at the break.
Lampley scored 12 points in the opening half to lead all scorers, while the other 12 points were scattered amongst five other Eagles. Eastern shot 45.5 percent from the floor in the first half, going 10-of-22. Southerland led the Orange in the opening half with nine points.
Syracuse was lights out in the second half, shooting 21-of-40 from the floor, good for .52.5 percent. The Orange outscored EMU 52-24 in the second half with a 10-point performance from Southerland. Eastern shot just .25.9 percent in the second half as the Eagles fell by the final mark of 84-48.
Eastern continues its nine-game road swing Thursday, Dec. 1, when it travels to Hamilton, N.Y. to take on the Colgate Raiders (2-3). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Earlier this month, the Raiders fell to then #5/5 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome 92-47.
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