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In his second game at the Carrier Dome, Jimmy Boeheim scored nine points and had six rebounds.

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Frank Howard, senior point guard, was 1 for 7 in the field, only scoring three points.

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Jimmy didn’t start the game, but he played 27 minutes total against Syracuse, his dad’s team. Less than five minutes of that playing time was facing his brother, Buddy, who scored three points.

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Forward Elijah Hughes scored only four points.

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Jalen Carey, a freshman guard, played seven minutes and scored two points.

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Howard is playing his third game of the season, all of which SU has won.

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Marek Dolezaj holds the ball for SU.

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Jimmy said after the game: “It was really fun. Fun to be back in my hometown on the court I've watched basketball on my whole life.”

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Buddy and Jimmy, with their dad on the sideline, may have played in the first game in college basketball history where a coach has coached one son against his dad.

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Oshae Brissett, sophomore forward, dropped 19 and had eight boards.

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Junior guard Tyus Battle scored 26 points in 36 minutes on the court.

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Howard shot all seven of his shots from deep.

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Senior center Paschal Chukwu attempted only one field goal all game.

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Jim Boeheim spoke with Howard a few times, mostly about positioning atop the 2-3 zone.

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Cornell senior point guard Matt Morgan drilled six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, putting on a show for the Big Red.

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Howard hit his lone 3 in front of Cornell's Jake Kuhn.

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Battle attacked the basket with relative ease Saturday in the Carrier Dome, both with his left and right hands.

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Marek Dolezaj played 24 minutes and scored two points with one assist.

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Battle made 10 of his 17 shot attempts and four of his six shots from deep.

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Both Boeheims were only on the court for a short period of time.

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Jimmy and his father Jim embraced each other after the game.

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Jimmy and Buddy embraced after that, taking a moment to honor their father-son duo.

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Juli and Jamie Boeheim walked onto the court after the game to congratulate the boys.

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Juli told her family that she wanted a photo after the game to use as a family Christmas card.

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Buddy says bye to the Syracuse faithful. The Orange play next on Tuesday night against Northeastern.