By the end of the game, SU held Northeastern to just 25% from the perimeter. After the first half, the Huskies were 7-for-19 from deep.
Against the Huskies, Syracuse’s staple 2-3 zone was far from perfect, but it was enough to contain a trigger-happy Northeastern squad. Allowing 100 points last year and 19 threes this year, SU looked depleted on defense and struggled to find any sort of offensive flow. On Tuesday, the Orange fell at home to Colgate, 80-68, its second straight double-digit loss to the Raiders in back-to-back seasons. Aggressive drives to the basket and a dominant inside presence were the difference makers for Syracuse as Jesse Edwards finished with 19 points and SU scored 44 points in the paint. Boeheim joins former Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski as the only men’s college basketball coaches to pass the mark.Īfter jumping out to a 9-0 lead with less than three minutes gone in the game, Syracuse (2-1, 0-0 Atlantic Coast) coasted to a victory over Northeastern (0-4, 0-0 Colonial Athletic). Officially, following the NCAA’s decision to vacate 101 wins from Boeheim’s coaching record on March 6, 2015, it was his 1000th. To everyone in Syracuse, Saturday’s 76-48 win over Northeastern was Jim Boeheim’s 1101st.
Another right next to him had a poster with the number “1000” crossed out in red ink, replaced by “1101.” In his hands was a sign reading “1101 wins” in black, bold font.
With a minute-and-a-half a minute remaining, he was still yelling out instructions to the five players on the floor, waiting to shake hands with Northeastern head coach Bill Coen at the end of the blowout win.Īs Boeheim made his way back into the locker room, a Syracuse fan roared with approval. Jim Boeheim stood with his arms crossed and paced back and forth along his bench. Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox.
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