SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse used a big second-half run and a game-long Big Red cold streak from beyond the arc to collect a 78-63 win over Cornell on Saturday afternoon at the JMA Wireless Dome. The Orange improved to 8-4, while the Big Red slipped to 7-3 with all three defeats on the road at ACC opponents.

Nazir Williams scored a team-high 12 points with four assists, three rebounds and three steals, while Sean Hansen scored 11 with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. Both Keller Boothby and Isaiah Gray had eight points apiece in the loss, while Greg Dolan had a career-high 10 assists and just one turnover. Dolan became the first Big Red player to post double figure assists in a game since Robert Hatter was credited with 11 against Binghamton on Nov. 11, 2015. As a team, the Big Red assisted on 21 of its 25 buckets and posted 22 offensive rebounds, posting a 45-39 edge on the glass.

For the second straight year at the Dome, Cornell set a new team record with its 48 3-point attempts, but despite getting open shot after open shot, could connect on just 13 (27 percent). The 18-9 foul count in Syracuse's advantage also allowed the home team to post a 13-0 edge in made free throws.

All five Syracuse scorers reached double figures, with Joe Girardi posting a game-high 19 points. Jesse Edwards added 11 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots as an obstacle in the middle. The Orange shot 50 percent from the floor,including 57 percent after halftime when the home team outscored the Big Red 41-26.

Cornell led by as many as 11 points in the first half before going on a scoring drought, and the Orange took advantage as the Big Red missed 21 of 22 shots at one point. Syracuse led by as many as 20 with eight minutes to play and the visitors never recovered.
 

First Half

• Cornell exploded out of the gates, hitting a pair of early 3-pointers to go up 6-2 early.
• It was 11-4 on a Dolan three less than four minutes in .
• The Big Red extended its advantage to 25-14 after a Boothby 3-pointer and a pull-up jumper by Manon with 8:47 left in the half, forcing a SU timeout.
• At that point, Cornell had assisted on all 10 baskets, had hit five 3-pointers and had turned the ball over just once with five steals.
• From there, it was largely Syracuse's game.
• A 7-0 Orange run featured five points by Girard and pit the momentum back in the hands of the home squad.
• Cornell had just one bucket in the final 2:30, a putback by Keller Boothby, and the teams went into the break tied 37-37.
• The Big Red shot 44 percent from the floor and made just 7-of-22 from beyond the arc (32 percent),
 

Second Half

• Syracuse scored the first four points of the second half to take its first lead and never looked back.
• It was 45-43 three minutes into the second half after a Nazir Williams 3-pointer, his fourth of the night, when it began to fall apart.
• Cornell missed 12 consecutive shots and the Orange took advantage for a 12-0 run.
• After Sean Hansen's layup on a great find by Dolan with 11:38 remaining, Cornell would miss another 11 consecutive shots as the home team built its lead to 20, capping off a 20-2 run.
• The Big Red would cut that deficit in half to 10 with 4:23 left, but could get no closer.

Next Up

• Cornell will play its final home game before holiday break when Lehigh visits Newman Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 5 p.m.
• The Big Red leads the all-time series 13-9, thought the teams haven't met since an 81-79 overtime win for Cornell on Dec. 3, 2011 at Newman Arena.
• Cornell is 5-2 over the last seven matchups between the schools.