GameThread: Syracuse Orange (1-0) vs. Iona Gaels (0-1)

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team won its opening matchup of the 2017-18 season against Cornell, and now moves onto game No. 2. This evening, SU plays host to the Iona Gaels -- a team you’d think we’d play more often than once a decade or so. Iona’s 0-1 on the year after losing a nailbiter to Albany in the opener.

Things tip off at 7 p.m. ET from the Carrier Dome tonight. If you’re not there in-person, you can watch along with the rest of us on ACC Network Extra (WatchESPN... meh).

Before things get going, what should you be reading about the matchup? Some light reading:

• Syracuse vs. Iona: Streaming info, odds, history & more
• Ben provides five things to keep an eye on in this one
• The Orange’s five freshmen performed admirably in the opener
• Geno Thorpe has already shown himself to be a strong bench contributor

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G’ORANGE!