Griffin Della Penna Syracuse LSU Standup

Syracuse beats LSU 80-57

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00:00 The Syracuse Orange men's basketball team picked up their fifth win of the season against LSE in the ACC SEC Challenge 80-57.

00:10 The story of the game was, yes, he had 33 points, but it was the second half explosion for this Orange offense,

00:18 and then it also translated to the defensive end of the floor.

00:21 Chris Bell, he got things rolling, and he also had 20 points.

00:25 Second time this season that the sophomore has scored over 20 points here inside the dome.

00:30 Postgame, when I talked to Coach Audrey, he told me that this is what he expects from this group.

00:35 That is their potential on the defensive end of the floor, stopping a team like LSU,

00:40 who was dominant in the paint but did not have their three-point shot going.

00:44 And for Syracuse, a guy like Judah Mintz, he told me that he's excited for what this team has in store

00:51 and that they're starting to really show their potential, especially coming off a very tough Maui Invitational

00:56 where they lost to Tennessee and Gonzaga, and now playing another Power 5 team and having an explosive win like this.

01:03 When I also asked Judah, "Hey, that big dunk that you had, do you think you'll see that on SportsCenter later?"

01:09 He said, "Most definitely." So make sure to see if Judah cracks the top ten.

01:14 So the Orange, they'll be back in action next week against Cornell here at the JMA Wireless Dome,

01:19 but until then, I'm Griffin Della Brenna reporting for Syracuse on FM.

01:24 fun.