Michael Carter-Williams had 11 points and 11 assists, freshman Jerami Grant had a season-high 11 points and two blocks, and No. 4 Syracuse beat visiting Eastern Michigan 84-48 last night at the Carrier Dome.
Syracuse (6-0) has won 48 straight nonconference games and boosted its home winning streak to 26 games.
“We’re trying to get ready for conference play,” coach Jim Boeheim said. “We’ll have some tough games, more than enough to get you ready.”
EMU coach Rob Murphy spent seven seasons as an assistant coach under Boeheim before taking the job with the Eagles (5-2) two years ago.
Carter-Williams, who led the nation in assists at 9.2 per game, had an erratic first half and finished with six of Syracuse’s 18 turnovers. Eastern Michigan had 24 turnovers.
Freshman Dajuan Coleman had a season-high 14 points and Brandon Triche finished with 12 for the Orange. James Southerland, who had a career-high 35 points and matched a school record with nine 3-pointers in Friday night’s win at Arkansas, finished with four points.
Derek Thompson led Eastern Michigan with 18 points and Glenn Bryant had 16. Da’Shonte Riley, a 7-foot center who transferred to EMU after spending two seasons with the Orange, had a not-so-memorable homecoming, finishing with three points on 1-of-8 shooting.
Monmouth 77, Binghamton 65
In Vestal, N.Y., Ed Waite scored 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds as Monmouth (5-3) won its fourth straight. Andrew Nicholas added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Hawks. Freshman Jordan Reed led the Bearcats (2-7) with 26 points.
Women
UConn 63, Maryland 48
In Hartford, Stefanie Dolson scored 14 points and Breanna Stewart added 13 to lead No. 2 Connecticut (7-0) over No. 9 Maryland in the Jimmy V Classic.