Overview
- Syracuse moved to 7-4 with a 76-62 win as JJ Starling scored 15 and five players hit double figures.
- William Kyle III added 15 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, yet the Orange were outscored 39-37 after halftime.
- Donnie Freeman suited up and warmed up as he progresses from a right-foot injury, but he did not play and no return date was set.
- Syracuse committed 16 turnovers that led to 23 Mercyhurst points, though the Orange improved at the stripe by going 12-for-16.
- The ACC Network Extra–only game drew a season-low 12,258 tickets sold, and Syracuse next hosts Northeastern on Saturday before Stonehill on Monday.