SU Wins NIT Opener Against UNC Greensboro


SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Andrew White III made seven of his nine 3-point attempts and scored 34 points in leading Syracuse, disappointed not to be in the NCAA Tournament, to a 90-77 victory over UNC Greensboro in a first-round NIT game on Wednesday night. White set the Syracuse single-season record with 109 3-pointers, on 269 attempts. The record had been held by current Orange assistant coach Gerry McNamara (2004-05), who made 107 on 315 tries. Tyus Battle added 20 points for Syracuse (19-14), a No. 1 seed who will host fifth-seeded Mississippi in the second round. Tyler Lydon had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his eighth double-double this season. Diante Baldwin led the Spartans (25-10), who were three-way co-champs in the Southern Conference, with 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Francis Alonso, the team's leading scorer at 15.2 ppg, was 1-of-9 shooting for three points. After getting into the NCAA Tournament last year with a 19-13 record and reaching the Final Four, Syracuse was left out despite beating three top-10 teams.


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