The Syracuse Orange dispatched Canisius in front of their home crowd, 96-72. Laila Phelia led the way on offense for the Orange with 22 points on 8-16 shooting to go along with 3 assists and 3 steals in the win. Dominique Darius added 21 points on 7-11 shooting with 4 steals and 3 assists as well, while Uche Izoje scored 17 points on an extremely efficient 7-8 shooting from the floor with 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and a block in the win.