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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A tale of two halves saw No. 1 Syracuse (17-0, 4-0) hold off No. 20 Marquette (12-4, 1-2) for a 73-66 victory on Saturday evening at the Carrier Dome.  
 
SU built an 18 point halftime lead (37-19) thanks in part to a 19-0 run in the middle of the first half. Syracuse’s largest lead of the game would reach 23 at 35-12 with 2:12 remaining in the first half when James Southerland buried a baseline jumper.
 
The Orange held Marquette scoreless for 9:39, and held the Golden Eagles without a field goal for 11:10 during its 19-0 spurt.
 
However, the Golden Eagles stormed out of the locker room and opened the second half with a 15-5 run, cutting SU’s lead to eight at 42-34 with 14:33 remaining.
 
Marquette continued to apply pressure, and closed to within two when Darius Johnson-Odom connected from downtown and brought the score to 59-57 in favor of Syracuse at the 5:15 mark.
 
After Baye Keita connected on two free throws, Dion Waiters blocked Johnson-Odom’s three point attempt and converted on the other end to extend the Orange lead back to six at 63-57.
 
From there, SU iced the game with a Kris Joseph three pointer and converting its free throws down the stretch.
 
Kris Joseph had a team-high 17 points while Brandon Triche tallied 16 points for the second-consecutive game. C.J. Fair and Waiters had 13 and 12 points, respectively.  
 
Johnson-Odom led the Golden Eagles with 19 points while Jae Crowder chipped in with 15.
 
Check back with SUAthletics.com shortly for a full game recap with complete statistics. 
  

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