SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Despite junior Cedric Hankerson scoring a career-high 34 points with the help of a school-record 10 3-pointers, the Boston University men's basketball team fell at Syracuse, 99-77, on Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome in front of 22,878 fans.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Syracuse 99, Boston University 77
Records: Syracuse (6-3), BU (4-6)
Venue: Carrier Dome - Syracuse, N.Y.
Watch Replay: WatchESPN
Postgame Comments: Coach Jones | Hankerson
BU Team Stats: 25-69 FG (.362), 16-41 3FG (.390), 11-16 FT (.688), 7 Pts. off 9 TOs
Syracuse Team Stats: 33-64 FG (.516), 14-32 3FG (.438), 19-28 FT (.679), 28 Pts. off 18 TOs
BU Leaders: Hankerson (34p, 10-20 3FG), Fanning (12p, 9r), Mosely (9p, 4a, 3r)
Syracuse Leaders: Gillon (23p, 6 3FGs, 5r, 4a), Thompson (22p, 7r, 2b), White III (19p, 5 3FGs, 4s), Howard (6p, 11a)
 
THE TURNING POINT

• Leading 48-44 early in the second half, Syracuse went on a 16-0 run and never saw its lead cut below 17 the rest of the way.
• The Orange shot 55.2 percent in the second half and added 15 free throws to prevent the Terriers from mounting a rally.

THE SET UP

• Senior Justin Alston opened the game with a slam dunk and added another one-handed slam on a fastbreak pass from sophomore Kyle Foreman to grab a 12-10 lead at 15:31.
• With the score tied at 12, junior Cedric Hankerson followed senior Dylan Haines' short jumper with back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Terriers their largest lead of the game at 12:53 (20-12).
• Syracuse used three 3-pointers in an 11-3 spurt to tie the game and had another 3-pointer from John Gillon at 4:13 to grab the lead for good, 32-29.
• Facing a 10-point deficit, Hankerson hit his fifth 3-pointer of the half and was followed by a buzzer-beating trey from junior Cheddi Mosely that was set up by freshman Tyler Scanlon's offensive rebound.
• The Orange opened the second half with their eighth 3-pointer, but Scanlon's trey and Alston's layup cut the deficit to four (48-44) at 18:58.

GAME NOTES

• Already owner of the school record for steals in a game with nine, Hankerson hit 10 3-pointers to break the previous program record held by Carlos Strong ('10), who drained eight vs. Binghamton on Feb. 8, 2007.
• The 10 3-pointers are one shy of the Patriot League record set in 2003 by former Bucknell player and current Endicott head coach Kevin Bettencourt and tie the Carrier Dome record.
• Hankerson joins Chris Hill (Michigan St., 2003) and Brendan Plavich (Charlotte, 2003) in being the only players to hit 10 3-pointers against Syracuse.
• Finishing 10-of-20 from three and 4-of-6 at the line, Hankerson's 34 points top his previous high of 26 set at New Hampshire on Nov. 25, 2014.
• BU went 16-of-41 (.390) from three and set a team record for 3-point attempts in a game while going 9-of-28 inside the line against Syracuse's famed zone defense.
• Senior Eric Fanning was one rebound shy of a double-double with 12 points.
• Syracuse entered the game averaging nine 3-pointers and 40.0 3FG% ... The Orange went 14-of-32 (.438) with Andrew White III and Gillon going a combined 11-of-16.
• The Orange improved to 7-1 all-time against the Terriers in BU's first visit to the Carrier Dome since the 1993-94 season.
• Syracuse improved to 6-0 at home and 3-0 vs. the Patriot League this season with earlier blowout wins over Colgate (83-55) and Holy Cross (90-46).
• The Terriers have now lost five straight with four coming on the road and three coming against major conference opponents.
• BU was outscored in the paint for the first time this season, 24-16.

NEXT UP

• Terriers will take a week off to focus on finals and then host New Hampshire on Sunday (Dec. 18) at 1 p.m.
• BU triumphed over the Wildcats, 78-74, last year at home and own a 97-39 lead in the all-time series.