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Otto the Orange and more than 20,000 fans filed into the Carrier Dome Thursday night.

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Frank Howard, a senior point guard, drilled three 3-pointers en route to nine points in Syracuse’s 73-53 victory over Miami.

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Sophomore forward Oshae Brissett scored seven points and had three boards in 26 minutes, a relatively subdued output.

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Brissett looked to shoot, but he struggled from the floor on eight attempts.

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Sophomore forward Bourama Sidibe had three steals in 10 minutes on the floor

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Howard chipped in a steal, two rebounds and an assist.

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Elijah Hughes led all scorers with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including six 3s. He played 37 minutes and added three assists, three steals and three blocks to fill his stat line.

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Sidibe battled inside.

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Brissett committed a turnover and had a block Thursday night, when the Orange improved to 5-1 in conference play.

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Syracuse picked up its third-straight victory after losing to Georgia Tech.

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Hughes drills a 3.

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Howard is still slowly working his way back from an early-season injury.

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Junior guard Tyus Battle had 10 points and nine assists over 36 minutes.

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Howard looks to pass.

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Brissett attempted a pair of 3-pointers but missed both. After one miss, assistant coach Adrian Autry turned and made a line-drive motion with his hands, depicting the trajectory of Brissett’s shot.

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Senior center Paschal Chukwu had six points and five blocks in 21 minutes.

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Battle attacked the rim with aggression, though he was slightly limited due to Miami’s 2-3 zone.

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Battle tosses a dime to Marek Dolezaj, who dunked as the crowd roared.

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Miami head coach Jim Larranaga was called with a technical foul in the second half, when SU outscored the Hurricanes 41-24.

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Battle shoots a pair of foul shots on the technical.

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Battle drives to the basket. He was 1 for 5 from deep in the ballgame, 3 for 8 overall. He didn’t score a ton, but he didn’t force any shots or turn the ball over a single time.

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Buddy Boeheim, a freshman guard, has caught fire from deep in ACC play. He drilled three 3s and finished with 12 points to go along with two assists.

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Hughes drives toward the basket. His quick first step and strength allows him to get the rim and finish strong with bigs crashing.

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Hughes can also step back and knock down a long jumper or 3-pointers from the corners and wings, where he usually spots up.

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Boeheim drilled four 3s on Saturday against Pittsburgh, giving him seven made 3-pointers in his past two games off the bench.

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Battle and the Orange travel to Blacksburg, Virginia this weekend to play No. 10 Virginia Tech at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

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Brissett drives to the rim.

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Freshman forward Robert Braswell got two minutes off the bench, attempting one shot. He missed.

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The Carrier Dome rocked Thursday night as the Orange surged to a double-digit lead in the second half, then pulled away to win by 20 in their best all-around performance of the season. Entering Thursday, Miami had led in the second half of every game but one. Not against SU.