Gallery: (8/14/2019) Syracuse vs. Oxygen Bassano

– Syracuse used a second-half, 3-point barrage, and a strong defensive effort to defeat Oxygen Bassano, 103-54. The Orange improved to 2-0 on its current exhibition tour of Italy.Sophomorehit five 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 22 points. He was named game MVP for his effort. Sophomoreadded 11 points and juniorfinished with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Syracuse ended the game with 16 3-point baskets.The Orange were greeted by a few local bats during the early warmup period. Fortunately, the bats were talked into departing the court area and pre-game shots continued.Trailing 5-4 in the early going, Syracuse scored 14 unanswered points to move ahead, 18-5. Freshman forwardhad a dunk, drive and two free throws in the stretch. The Orange had a 21-9 edge after the first period.Syracuse closed out the second quarter with an 18-0 run.had seven points andfive during the hot streak. The Orange entered the intermission with a 48-18 advantage.Despite the advantage, Syracuse shooters were off the mark, missing its first 10 3-point attempts in the opening half before entering the intermission 5-of-20 (.250) from the arc.Syracuse found its bearings from the 3-point line in the third quarter. A 23-0 Orange stretch included four straight 3-pointers from Boeheim., Girard III,andjumped on the 3-ball parade and Syracuse had eight in the period.Oxygen scored the last five points of the third quarter but Syracuse led, 82-33.Coachcleared his bench in the final period. Walk-ons, a sophomore, and graduate student Shawn Belbey contributed a 3-pointer and a lay-in, respectively.The Orange finished with five players with double-digit points. In addition to Boeheim, Carey and Sidibe, Guerrier (10 points) and Girard III (10 points) joined in.Syracuse played its 2-3 zone configuration for the first three quarters. After a stint of man-to-man to start the fourth period, the Orange returned to the zone.Syracuse limited Oxygen Bassano to 18-of-63 (.286) from the field, including a 6-of-30 (.250) effort on 3-point attempts.The Orange converted 38-of-82 (.463) from the field, including 16-of-43 (.372) on 3-point attempts.BoardworkIn addition to Sidibe's double-digit rebound effort, Syracuse received solid board showings from Guerrier and sophomore forward, who each contributed eight. Braswell grabbed six of his boards at the offense end. Boeheim, Carey and Goodine have five rebounds apiece.The Orange utilized the same first five as the first exhibition game – Carey and Boeheim as guards, redshirt juniorand Guerrier at forward and Sidibe at center.The two teams exchanged gifts following the national anthem. The Orange presented the Oxygen Bassano with Syracuse hats. The hosts responded with a bright Orange shirt that read College Basketball Tour.On Thursday, the Orange move on from Venice and travel to Florence. Syracuse's next game is on Saturday.