Colgate is making a lot of 3s again, and the Raiders have a 44-30 lead at halftime

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse basketball team takes on the Colgate Raiders at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the JMA Wireless Dome.

The game will air on YES Network, which is available to stream via DirecTV Stream.

See in-game team and individual stats here.

Note: Refresh this page throughout Syracuse’s game vs. Colgate to see the latest updates

Halftime: Colgate 44, Syracuse 30

It’s been a repeat of last year’s stunner through 20 minutes in the JMA Wireless Dome.

The Orange opened in man-to-man defense, then switched to its zone. Neither has been good enough to keep Colgate’s shooters from getting their fill from the perimeter.

The Raiders have 11 made 3s in the first half, led by Tucker Richardson’s 19-point effort on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc.

Joe Girard and Benny Williams led the Orange with nine points apiece. SU’s point point combo of Judah Mintz and Symir Torrence are a combined 2-for-11 with four assists and three turnovers.

Colgate has outrebounded Syracuse 21-19.

1:05 remaining: Colgate 44, Syracuse 27

Edwards steps out of bounds with the ball on the baseline. The Orange is 9-for-25 from the field in the first half

Benny Williams hits a 3, and he’s up to nine points. Richardson answers at the other end.

Then Richardson drains two more from deep. Colgate has built a 17-point lead, its largest of the game.

Tucker Richardson has 19 points on 5-of-7 shooting from 3.

3:58 remaining: Colgate 35, Syracuse 24

Benny Williams takes the space Colgate’s defense provided and sinks the 15-footer. He and Girard lead SU with six points apiece. Girard is the only SU player to connect from 3 until Mintz hits one to keep the deficit at 12.

Earlier, Richardson sinks Colgate’s eighth 3-pointer of the first half. The Raiders are 8-for-17 from distance.

It’s been a quiet half for Jesse Edwards, but he gets the ball in the paint and fights his way to the basket on a late double-team to draw the foul and earn a trip to the line.

Torrence tries to lob one up to Williams but is off the mark.

7:02 remaining: Colgate 30, Syracuse 18

We’ve had a few cheeky displays referencing Jim Boeheim’s win total in the crowd. The bottom graphic on the YES Network is going by the book, saying Boeheim is one win shy of 1,000.

Girard lines up and 3, and Benny Williams gets a putback off a miss by Symir Torrence.

Lynch-Daniels hits his second 3 of the half, then Chandler Bakers connects from deep to push the lead back up to eight. Quadir Copeland couldn’t close out in time.

Colgate is up to five made 3s on the night. Torrence is 0-for-4 and has a chat with Boeheim on the sideline as Mintz checks into the game.

Copeland is too strong off the glass, but Mounir Hima is there to collect the miss and slam it home.

At the other end, another 3 by the Raiders: Baker again.

Then it’s Richardson off the offensive rebound sinking Colgate’s seventh 3 of the half.

12:09 remaing: Colgate 18, Syracuse 9

Ryan Moffatt with a nice move in the paint. He’s got range too, lining up a transition 3 that does not drop. Colgate then stretches its lead to six on the putback by Keegan Records.

Colgate has gotten some friendly rolls on the rim here in the first half.

Beautiful back-door cut and layup by the Raiders leads to a timeout by Jim Boeheim.

Colgate is on a 16-4 run.

15:08 remaining: Colgate 8, Syracuse 5

Syracuse opens up in man-to-man defense. After a quick bucket by Judah Mintz off the opening tip, the Orange missed its next four shots.

Colgate knots the score at the line before a big Jesse Edwards block at the rim leads to a transition 3 by Joe Girard III.

Tucker Richardson gets a soft bounce on a 3, then Oliver Lynch-Daniels buries a 3.

Syracuse and Colgate are both 2-for-8 in the early stages of this one.

Colgate, again, is taking a ton of 3s. Seven of its eight shots have come from beyond the arc.

Pregame

Good evening, I’ll be chaperoning you through Syracuse’s game against Colgate tonight.

Here’s tonight’s starting lineup:

• G Judah Mintz
• G Joe Girard III
• F Chris Bell
• F Benny Williams
• C Jesse Edwards

The Orange enjoyed a week off since its opening win vs. Lehigh, and it now faces its second Patriot League opponent in as many games.

Colgate, of course, scored 100 points in last year’s stunning victory in the Carrier Dome, a much-discussed storyline heading into tonight’s game.

What’s Colgate got this season?

We dropped in on Matt Langel’s club last week. The Raiders are 2-1 on the season, beating Brown and Wells after a 88-87 loss to Buffalo.

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