Orange defeats Canisius 85-61
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - James Southerland broke out of a slump with 21 points and Brandon Triche had 19 to lead No. 4 Syracuse over Canisius 85-61 on Saturday night in the Gotham Classic.
Michael Carter-Williams added 12 points and 14 assists as Syracuse (9-0) extended its home winning streak to 29 games - the longest in the nation - and moved head coach Jim Boeheim within one victory of 900.
Mike Krzyzewski (936) and Bob Knight (902) are the only Division I men's coaches to reach that milestone.
The Orange's next game is at home against Detroit on Monday night.
Canisius (6-2) was off to its best start since 1973-74 and was riding a three-game winning streak on the road.
The Golden Griffins haven't beaten a ranked team since a 72-69 win over No. 13 Cincinnati in December 1994.
Billy Baron and Isaac Sosa each scored 15 points to lead Canisius.
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