SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Rick Jackson had 17 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, Brandon Triche added 16 points as No. 10/13 Syracuse beat Canisius 86-67 Sunday afternoon in the Carrier Dome. The Orange improved to 2-0 on the season while the Golden Griffins slipped to 1-1.
Senior Greg Logins led Canisius with 17 points, while Syracuse native Elton Frazier had 16 points and 12 rebounds for his fourth career double-double.
It was the 831st career victory for Orange coach Jim Boeheim, moving him past Jim Phelan of Mount St. Mary's into fifth place all-time in Division I victories.
Scoop Jardine had 13 points and eight assists for the Orange, C.J. Fair had 11 points, and Kris Joseph added 10 to the winning effort.
Syracuse broke open a close game with a 7-0 spurt to start the second half as Jackson fed Fab Melo for a layup. Triche followed with a layup off the glass and a 3-pointer from the left wing to give the Orange a 39-29 lead.
Canisius rallied behind consecutive 3-pointers by Alshwan Hymes and Logins, but the Orange took command with a 12-4 spurt midway through the half.
After a 3-point field goal by Robert Goldsberry and a free throw by Logins moved the Griffs within 54-45, Jackson hit a 10-foot jumper to start the Syracuse surge. Triche then knocked down a 3-pointer from the left corner and Jardine assisted on consecutive fast-break baskets by Triche and Fair to give the Orange a 66-49 lead with 8:34 to go.
"We came in here to win today and we gave them a battle for 26 minutes," Canisius head coach Tom Parrotta said. "We got close there in the second half but then they started making shots and when they did miss, they were really climbing the glass. We didn't come here to play just 26 minutes, so we'll learn from that and I think we'll be a better basketball team because of it. Give them credit, they are long and athletic and when the get going, they're tough to stop."
Jardine, who missed all seven shots he took and did not score in the opener against Northern Iowa, had 10 points and four assists to help keep the Orange close.
Syracuse trailed 25-21 after Goldsberry rattled in a 3-pointer at 8:14, but a follow by Joseph tied it at 25-all and his three-point play helped Syracuse to a 32-29 halftime lead.
The Orange shot just 30.8 percent in the first half. They rebounded by hitting 52.5 percent in the second while holding Canisius to 34.3 percent shooting for the game. The Griffs were 9 of 35 from beyond the arc.
Keita had 11 rebounds in the second half as Syracuse finished with a 58-43 edge on the boards after outrebounding the Griffs by just one in the opening half.
Canisius will return to action Sat. Nov. 20, at home when the team plays host to Eastern Michigan. Tipoff in the Koessler Athletic Center is set for 2 p.m.
Game Notes: This was the 69th all-time meeting between Canisius and Syracuse, with the Orange leading the seires 45-24... Tomas Vazquez-Simmons had a game-high five blocks in the loss for the Griffs, the 10th time in his career he's been credited with five or more blocks in a game... Already the school's career leader in blocked shots, Vazquez-Simmons moved into a tie with former Iona player Nakiea Miller for fourth on the MAAC's all-time blocks list... Frazier had two dunks in the game, with the put-back slam in the second half counting as his 50th career slam dunk in a game... Newcomers Ashton Khan, Eric Kindler and Marial Dhal all made their first appearances in a Griff uniform, with Kindler and Dhal eaching scoring their first points as Canisius players... Junior forward Roaks Gricius came off the bench to score six points for the Blue and Gold.
