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Drexel men’s basketball gets bashed by Syracuse’s Boeheim brothers

Okros' 16 points weren't enough to offset a surging Syracuse in the second half in a 75-60 loss Sunday.

Drexel forward Mate Okros led the team with 16 points in the Dragon's loss to Syracuse on Sunday.
Drexel forward Mate Okros led the team with 16 points in the Dragon's loss to Syracuse on Sunday.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Buddy Boeheim scored 23 points and older brother Jimmy Boeheim added 14 as Syracuse pulled away in the second half to beat Drexel, 75-60, on Sunday.

Cole Swider and Joe Girard III each scored 11 points for Syracuse (2-0). Girard made three three-pointers and had five assists and three steals and Swider added five rebounds, four assists, and five steals.

Drexel (1-1), an NCAA Tournament team out of the Colonial Athletic Association last season, led 33-32 at halftime but Buddy Boeheim assisted on three-pointers by Swider and Girard — who is 8 for 8 from behind the arc this season — and the found Jimmy Boeheim for a jumper in an 8-0 run to open the second half and Syracuse led the rest of the way.

Mate Okros made 6 of 9 from the field, including four threes, and scored 16 points for Drexel and Camren Wynter had 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting.

Syracuse shot 63% in the second half while flustering the Drexel offense, running shooters off their spots with Jesse Edwards protecting the rim. The 6-foot-11 center had a career-high four blocks to go along with eight points on 4-of-4 shooting and four rebounds.

Syracuse had 15 steals and scored 25 points off 20 Dragons turnovers and outscored Drexel 40-16 in the paint.