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FLORIDA (5-1) AT SYRACUSE (7-0) • 6:30 p.m. • CARRIER DO m E • E S p N ORANGE SCOUTING REPORT @PSBasketball Syracuse University basketball news Dennis Nett / The post-Standard and updates WHO’SHOT Click the links below for more Syracuse from The After two sub-par games in New York City, James basketball coverage on southerland came out firing against Eastern Post-Standard’s Michigan. The junior forward equaled his career-high with 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting. He went 3-for-6 Mike Waters from 3-point range to raise his season totals outside » Videos the arc to 11-for-18 (61.7 percent). » Photo galleries and » live game updates » the orange Basketball blog with Donna Ditota. THREEPOINTS The Post-Standard’s Observations from an assistant coach familiar with the Mike Waters and Florida Gators: Donna Ditota » Bud Poliquin, The “Forty-three percent of Florida’s shots are threes. Post-Standard’s sports Syracuse is really going to have to extend its columnist zone.” 1 » mike’s mailbox has “I can see Florida trying to press Syracuse. answers to your SU Florida’s not as deep as it was last year, especially basketball questions The Post-Standard 2 with (Erik) Murphy out, but they have the speed » Follow @PsBasketball to wear you down. Syracuse can’t turn the ball over.” on twitter POWERING » subscribe to the “Florida’s going to play three guards at a time, orange scouting maybe even four. Syracuse must crush them on report follow follow follow follow follow 3 the glass. Make them go back to a normal lineup.” SYRACUSESTATS FLORIDA GP-GS Min. FG% 3FG% FT% Reb PF A TO Blk ST Pts STARTERS 32-Joseph 7-7 27.1 48.7 41.4 73.9 5.7 2.0 1.3 1.3 0.1 1.4 14.7 11-Erving 3-Waiters 7-0 22.4 50.0 31.8 58.8 1.6 1.9 3.4 1.3 0.4 2.3 11.9 Walker 20-triche 7-7 21.9 45.9 40.0 81.8 2.4 1.1 3.6 2.1 0.3 1.0 11.0 Sr., 5-8, 177 13.7 ppg, 5.3 apg 43-Southerland 7-0 16.4 61.7 52.4 83.3 3.6 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.7 1.6 10.6 A scoring 5-Fair 7-0 24.1 48.8 57.1 68.8 6.0 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.4 1.4 8.1 guard in a 11-Jardine 7-7 18.4 47.5 33.3 42.9 1.1 0.4 4.1 1.7 0.0 1.7 7.0 point guard’s 51-melo 7-7 21.4 47.2 0.0 50.0 5.1 2.7 0.6 1.4 2.6 0.6 5.9 body, Walker 25-Christmas 7-7 14.9 60.0 0.0 75.0 3.9 2.3 0.1 1.0 0.6 0.4 4.3 is becoming more of a 12-Keita 7-0 11.7 91.7 0.0 66.7 3.0 2.3 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.3 4.0 pass-first point 1-C-Williams 7-0 13.3 29.2 16.7 33.3 2.0 1.0 2.6 1.1 0.4 1.3 2.3 this year. 21-Jones 5-0 5.2 18.8 21.4 33.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 2.0 SU totals 48.9 37.7 63.2 39.4 16.1 18.0 12.1 6.7 12.9 83.1 Opponents 37.0 32.1 68.7 32.7 18.4 12.0 20.9 1.9 6.1 57.0 1-Kenny Boynton Jr., 6-2, 189 18.5 ppg, 4.0 apg KEY home away neut KEYGATOR Boynton’s Kenny Boynton is a 6-foot-2 junior guard who knocking averages 18.5 points and 4.0 assists a game. down 3-pointers at FLORIDA’SLAST5 Assistant’s take: “I think Kenny Boynton’s the key guy a 48.9 percent at Ohio State 74-81 for Florida. He’s an upperclassman and their leading clip, but scorer. He does a lot for them. If he gets hot, look out.” his defense North Florida 91-55 could be key Wright State 78-65 to tonight’s game. Jacksonville 107-62 FLORIDABENCH Stetson 96-70 Rutgers transfer Mike Rosario is making 48 percent of his 3-point attempts. Casey Prather is an athletic, 6-6 wing forward. Scottie Wilbekin is sixth on the team in 23-Bradley minutes, but first in steals. Beal Fr., 6-3, 207 SYRACUSE’SLAST5 17.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg Albany 98-74 Beal is a 2011 STRAYFACT McDonald’s Colgate 92-47 Florida’s Billy Donovan became the youngest active All-American Virginia Tech 69-58 coach to reach 400 career wins when the Gators beat out of St. Stetson on Monday. Donovan, 46, is in his 18th season Louis. He Stanford 69-63 as a head coach. Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim won his 400th gives Florida Eastern Michigan 84-48 game in his 17th season at the age of 48. a 3-guard lineup. 15-Will 5 BURNING QUESTIONS FOR THE ORANGE Yeguete SU HOOPS PREVIEW: n e w Y o r k So., 6-7, 222 C e n t r a l Built for 6.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg M a g a z i n e Yeguete has Sports started the Central New York last two games FOR in place of THE injured starter TWO Erik Murphy. MIKE HOPKINS WAITS HIS TURN Sports Fans. TO LEAD SU SHOW SIX ‘GAMERS’ cNy RISING STARS WHO HEAT UP BREANNA STEWART & WINTER SPORTS DAjUAN cOLEMAN SHARE THE LOcAL ONLY SPOTLIGHT A digital subscription 4-Patric Young to CNY Sports So., 6-9, 247 VOLLEYBALL $ 99 POWERHOUSE IN 10.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg MARCELLUS PER YEAR Magazine makes the OCC’S GAME PLAN: Florida NEW FACILITIES, MORE TEAMS 9 perfect gift. graduated PR_AP_ORANGE_INSIDER_5_5 FOUR ISSUES Alex Tyus and Vernon Macklin, but Young has stepped into a To order, go to www.syracuse.com/magazines starting spot and more..