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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Colgate saw Syracuse jump out to an early lead and the Raiders weren't quite able to recover, falling 78-43 to the Orange.
 
It was a one-point Syracuse advantage a little less than four minutes into the game after Damon Sherman-Newsome converted from downtown. However, the Orange answered with a 16-0 run over the course of five minutes and 29 seconds to create a 17-point deficit between the teams.
 
That run, along with a 19-4 Syracuse edge to close out the half, ultimately sealed the victory for the Orange as they took a 43-13 lead into the break.
 
During that opening half, Syracuse notched its second-best first half shooting mark of the season, making 17 of its 34 attempts from the floor, while Colgate went for its worst-shooting half of the year going 5-for-24.
 
The Raiders then tried to cut into the Orange advantage during the second period, sparking an 11-1 run late in the game, but the deficit proved to be too much as the Raiders fell to their nearby rival.
 
Leading Colgate in scoring was Sherman-Newsome with 13 points. Austin Tillotson added 11 points to close out the Raider scorers in double-figures. Tillotson also chipped in a team-high four helpers in the game.
 
Senior Ethan Jacobs pulled down a team-best six boards to go along with his eight points, while fellow classmate Luke Roh finished with six points, five rebounds and three assists.
 
Colgate is back in action Sunday when the heads to Columbia for a contest with the Lions at 2 p.m. That game marks the Raiders last non-conference matchup of the year.
 
Bottom Line
• Syracuse 78, Colgate 43
 
Won-Lost Records
• Syracuse shifts its record to 7-4
• Colgate dips to 3-9 on the year
 
Facts & Figures
• Both Sherman-Newsome and Tillotson tallied double-digits in the game with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
• Sherman-Newsome and Tillotson have now reached double-figures in 11 of Colgate's 12 games so far this year.
• Sherman-Newsome went 5-for-12 from the floor, 1-for-7 from long and 2-for-2 from the free throw line. Tillotson finished going 5-for-9 from the floor and 1-for-5 from downtown, recording all his points in the second half.
• Jacobs notched a team-best six boards, while Luke Roh added five of his own to the Raiders' final total.   
• Overall Colgate had its second-worst shooting night of the year making only 19 of its 55 attempts (34.5%) and it worst shooting game from long hitting just three of its 23 chances (13%).
• The Orange knocked down a season-best 10 treys to Colgate's season-low three and slightly outrebounded the Raiders, 40-34.
• Syracuse also posted the small advantage on assists at 19-10, while recording 10 steals to the Raiders' four.
• Colgate converted 22 points from inside the paint but the Orange scored 16 points off of Raider turnovers and 19 from second chance opportunities.
• The Raiders matched their season-high 19 turnovers in the game with 10 of those coming in the first half alone.
• The Orange saw redshirt junior Trevor Cooney post a game-high 20 points after going 8-for-15 from the floor and 4-for-9 from long. Three other Syracuse player's reached double-digits in Rakeem Christmas (16 points), Ron Patterson (13 points) and Michael Gbinije (11 points).
 
Game Recap
• The two team exchanged buckets in the opening four minutes of play with the Orange holding the one-point advantage after Sherman-Newsome hit his only 3-pointer of the game.  
• Syracuse would keep the Raiders scoreless over the next five minutes and 29 seconds to create a 17-point deficit between the teams.
• The Raiders and Orange then exchanged baskets again before the host went on another 12-0 run to increase their advantage to 36-9 with five minutes left to play in the half.  
• Syracuse went into the break with a comfortable 43-13 edge. 
• The Orange then reached their largest lead of the game following a trey from Patterson with eight minutes and 30 second left to play.
• Colgate tried to rally over the next four minutes going on an 11-1 run but wasn't able to fully close the deficit, ultimately falling to the Orange.

Up Next
• Colgate is off for the holiday but then heads into New York City when it travels to Columbia for its last non-conference game of the year.  
• That game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. tip on Dec. 28.  
• The Lions also played Monday night falling to Connecticut 80-65.  
• It will be Colgate and Columbia's 26th all-time meeting with the Lions holding the series edge at 16-9.
• These two teams played each other just a year ago with the Lions stealing a 76-70 double overtime win.
• The last time Colgate recorded a victory over Columbia was during the 1998-99 season when it earned a 75-64 win during the Pepsi-Marist Classic in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.