SYRACUSE, N.Y. ? Syracuse sophomore Rick Jackson scored a career-high 14 points and junior Paul Harris added 13 points and 11 rebounds as the No. 11/11 Syracuse Orange defeated Canisius College 82-60 Wednesday night in front of 16,262 fans at the Carrier Dome. The win improves Syracuse to 10-1 on the season while the Golden Griffins slipped to 3-7 with the loss.

For Canisius, junior Frank Turner posted a team-high 18 points and six assists, while sophomore Julius Coles added 17 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore Elton Frazier tallied 10 points and six rebounds in front of his hometown crowd. Sophomore Tomas Vazquez-Simmons pulled down a season-best nine rebounds.

A 19-3 run over that spanned both halves and lasted close to six minutes proved to be the turning point in the game. During that span, Syracuse turned a 31-31 contest into a 50-34 advantage two minutes into the second stanza.

Canisius jumped out to an early 8-2 lead in the game's first three minutes on the power of two 3-point field goals by Frazier and Turner. The Orange responded with an 18-7 run to seize a five-point advantage, 20-15.

The Griffs battled back and knotted the game at 31 after Coles connected on a 3-pointer. Syracuse answered with the game-changing stretch to take a commanding 16-point advantage.

Canisius would cut the Syracuse lead to as few as 11 points following another 3-point basket by Coles, 50-39. However, Syracuse would seal its 10th victory of the season with a 10-0 run.

“I think we can take a lot of positive things out of this game,” said Canisius head coach Tom Parrotta. “We got up-and-down on the floor and we did a good job not turning the basketball over. We showed we can compete and be competitive with one of the country's best teams.”

Canisius shot 31.5 percent (23-73) from the field and connected on 4-of-22 3-point field goals. The Orange made 46.7 percent (28-60) of its shots, including 60.9 percent (14-23) in the second half.

The Griffs return to action on Saturday, hosting the Navy Midshipmen. Game time at the Koessler Athletic Center is slated for 2 p.m., and can also be seen live on Time Warner SportsNet.

Game Notes:  Syracuse, which entered the game ranked No. 11 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls, is the highest ranked team Canisius has played since facing No. 9 Notre Dame at home during the 2001-02 season... The Griffs committed a season-low 10 turnovers... Turner played all 40 minutes for the third time this season and for the 17^th time in his career... Julius Coles played a career-high 40 minutes as well...  Brett Chance had a season best two steals in 10 minutes of action... Syracuse has now won 19-straight meetings with the Griffs.