The second leg of a home-and-home series will pit Syracuse against long-time rival St. John’s in the Carrier Dome on Dec. 6, the team announced in a release Monday.

The Red Storm — with 88 games against the Orange — is the seventh-most familiar foe in the program’s history, with SU holding a 51-37 lead in the all-time series. Syracuse has also won the last nine matchups, most recently a 68-63 victory at Madison Square Garden last season.

While the Orange played in its sixth consecutive NCAA tournament after finishing 28-5 in 2013-14, St. John’s finished 20-13 and competed in the NIT.

Here’s what the Syracuse schedule looks like so far:

Exhibition: Carleton (Canada), Nov. 2, TBD

Exhibition: Adrian, Nov. 10, TBD

Loyola (Md.), Nov. 25, TBD

Holy Cross, Nov. 28, TBD

At Michigan (ACC-Big Ten Challenge), Dec. 2, TBD

St. John’s, Dec. 6, TBD

Published on July 28, 2014 at 11:47 am

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