76 - 62 
The Syracuse Orange took care of business with a 76-62 win over Mercyhurst in front of their home crowd at the JMA Wireless Dome. Cuse used a balanced scoring attack to get the job done with five players scoring in double figures. JJ Starling got things started on for the Orange, scoring 13 of his 15 points in the 1st half. William Kyle III was unstoppable inside, scoring 15 points on 7-8 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds, 5 blocked shots, and a steal in the win. Sadiq White Jr. scored 13 points while Naithan George and Kiyan Anthony each chipped in 12 points in the win. Jake Lemelman scored 23 points to lead Mercyhurst in the loss.
