Freshman Triche has season-high 21 in Syracuse's victory

Freshman guard Brandon Triche scored a season-high 21 points, Andy Rautins added 18, and Syracuse (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) beat upstate foe Cornell 88-73 on Tuesday night.

Syracuse Holds Off Cornell, 88-73

Freshman Brandon Triche scores 21 to lead Syracuse past Cornell

...Jardine #11, and Wes Johnson #4 of the Syracuse Orange celebrate during the championship game of the 2K...

Nov 19, 2009; New York, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange forward Wesley Johnson (4) grabs rebound during the...

Syracuse opens second half with 22-1 run to topple North Carolina

Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over North Carolina (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic.

...YORK - NOVEMBER 20: Wes Johnson #4 of the Syracuse Orange celebrates after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels...

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 20: The Syracuse Orange celebrate after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels...

...is fouled by Rick Jackson #00 of the Syracuse Orange during the championship game of the 2K Sports...

Johnson shines in Big Apple spotlight

For a year, we heard how good he was. Transfer Wesley Johnson wasn't able to play, but he was putting on a show at Syracuse practice. Playing against UNC in the Big Apple is not exactly practice. Yet he's still putting on a show.

Let's remember: It's still just November

Some teams look unbeatable. Some look awful. Some conferences look great. Some not so much. But are we really ready to make definitive statements after just one full week of games? Let's hold off on that.

Syracuse tops Cal to reach 2K Sports Classic final

Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Syracuse raced past California 95-73 in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic.

Nov 19, 2009; New York, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange forward Brandon Triche (25) brings the ball up...

Nov 19, 2009; New York, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange guard Scoop Jardine (11) brings the ball up...

...Jerome Randle (3) works the ball in against Syracuse Orange guard Andy Rautins (1) at the 2K Sports...

Cuse's two-headed PG effective vs. Cal

One player can't replace Jonny Flynn. But can two? At MSG, Syracuse's two-headed point guard (Scoop Jardine and Brandon Triche) was the winning ticket.