Syracuse 76, Boston College 56: Orange push past Eagles

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team handled the Boston College Eagles by a final score of 76-56 on Saturday afternoon. The Orange move to 14-12 on the season and 8-7 in ACC play.

For the second straight game, Jim Boeheim went with Frank Anselem as the starting center.

Syracuse started strong offensively as Buddy Boeheim got the scoring going right away with a pull-up baseline jumper. Cole Swider followed suit with two jumpers of his own and Joe Girard buried his first triple attempt as Syracuse took a 9-4 lead at the first media timeout.

Benny Williams checked in along with Symir Torrence and Bourama Sidibe at the 12:51 mark, which marked the start of Syracuse’s bench…