Syracuse escapes the I-90 trip with a win and also leaves with plenty of work to do before the season-opener.
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team overcome a sluggish first half and escaped late to win 81-76 against the Siena Saints in Gerry McNamara’s return to MVP Arena. After trailing for most of the first half, Syracuse led for most of the second and survived a late push from the Saints to win by five.
Gavin Doty, the former Siena player who followed McNamara to Syracuse, led the way for the Orange with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Mark Morano made his first appearance for Syracuse after missing the team’s first exhibition contest. He scored 18 points on 4-7 outside shooting. Luke Wilson finished with 10 points and 8 rebounds while Ryan Moesch added 11 points and 6 rebounds and 5 assists off the bench…