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Syracuse men’s basketball to play Eastern Michigan on Dec. 19

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Syracuse will host Eastern Michigan on Dec. 19. The last time the teams played was Dec. 31, 2013 (pictured) and Syracuse won, 70-48.

Syracuse added another nonconference game to its 2016-17 slate on Tuesday. Eastern Michigan will come to the Carrier Dome on Dec. 19, led by head coach Rob Murphy, formerly an SU assistant coach from 2004-11.

The Orange leads the all-time series between the teams, 3-1, most recently beating the Eagles, 70-48, on Dec. 31, 2013. Senior guard Raven Lee led EMU with 15.1 points per game last year, rounding out the team’s top three scorers that will return next season.

Eastern Michigan finished last season 18-15 while Syracuse landed in its sixth Final Four.

Syracuse now has 13 nonconference games on its 2016-17 schedule with announced or reported dates. Here’s a list of them, including a three-game, five-day stretch created because of the EMU-SU game.

Nov. 11 — vs. Colgate
Nov. 15 — vs. Holy Cross
Nov. 18 — vs. Monmouth
Nov. 22 — vs. South Carolina State
Nov. 26 — vs. South Carolina (Barclays Center)

Nov. 29 — at Wisconsin
Dec. 3 — North Florida
Dec. 5 — Connecticut (Madison Square Garden)
Dec. 10 – vs. Boston
Dec. 17 — vs. Georgetown
Dec. 19 — vs. Eastern Michigan
Dec. 21 — vs. St. John’s
Dec. 27 — vs. Cornell
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