Storrs, CT (Betting Express) - Hasheem Thabeet had 10 points, 17 rebounds and four blocked shots, as second-ranked Connecticut rolled past Delaware State, 79-49. Gavin Edwards scored 17 points in a reserve role, Jerome Dyson netted 15 and Jeff Adrien scored 12 points to go with six rebounds for the Huskies (7-0), who bolted to a huge first half lead. Donald Johnson scored 25 for Delaware State (1-9), which struggled by going 7-of-31 from the field in the first half and fell behind 44-18 at intermission. The Hornets finished the game at 31.3 percent from the field. Final Score: (16) Syracuse 86, Colgate 51 Syracuse, NY (Betting Express) - Paul Harris netted 22 points as the 16h-ranked Syracuse Orange dominated the Colgate Raiders in an 86-51 win at the Carrier Dome. Jonny Flynn had 12 points and a game-high seven assists for Syracuse (7-0), which over the last seven days has also won the CBE Classic by knocking off nationally-ranked foes Florida and Kansas on back-to-back days, followed by a win against Virginia last Friday. Rick Jackson had 10 points and 10 boards while Arinze Onuaku also logged 10 points for the Orange, who shot 50.8 percent from the floor. Monday's win was the second of a six-game homestand for the Orange, who will not leave home until a December 20 showdown at Memphis. Next on the schedule is Cornell, scheduled to tip-off Wednesday evening. Syracuse has now won the last 43 meetings against the Raiders. Mike Venezia was the high-man on the other end with eight points while Joe Hoban had seven for Colgate (2-3), which opened its season with consecutive wins over Central Connecticut and Dartmouth, but fell back to .500 with losses to Kennesaw State and most recently UC Riverside.
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