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Syracuse basketball turns on 2nd-half defensive jets for third straight blowout win

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Syracuse basketball, through three games, has proven quite impressive on the defensive end, and that's a highly encouraging sign as the program eyes a return to the NCAA Tournament following a four-year absence.

On Saturday afternoon at a neutral site in Philadelphia, with a lot of Orange fans - and former players - in attendance in the City of Brotherly Love, the 'Cuse relied on a full-court press to force non-conference foe Drexel into a lot of miscues, and a tight encounter turned into a third consecutive blowout victory for Syracuse basketball.

— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 15, 2025

The Orange only led the Dragons by five points at halftime.