Luke Harangody pulls down a rebound in front of Syracuse's Darryl Watkins, right, during the first half.

Jan. 30, 2007

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -Luke Harangody had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 21 Notre Dame beat Syracuse 103-91 on Tuesday night behind an impressive display of 3-point shooting.

Notre Dame (18-4, 6-3 Big East) won for the first time in four conference road games and halted a three-game losing streak against the reeling Orange (15-7, 4-4), who lost their third straight game.

The Irish missed their first three 3-pointers, but it didn't take them long to find the range. Notre Dame went 10-for-14 on 3s for the rest of the opening half, with Russell Carter and Colin Falls each hitting four, and most were wide-open looks against the defenseless Orange.

Notre Dame scored 18 points off 10 Orange turnovers in the half and left the floor with a 61-42 lead, just five points off the team record set against Ball State in 1964 and matched in 1986 against Miami.

It also was just four points off the all-time record for points allowed in a half by the Orange. Syracuse gave up 65 in the second half in a 97-85 loss to Navy in March 1986 and hadn't allowed 60 points in the first half of a game since 1988.

Carter finished with 18 points and Falls had 16 before fouling out in the closing minutes, while Zach Hillesland had 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Tory Jackson 19 points and seven assists.

Demetris Nichols had 29 points to lead Syracuse, Terrence Roberts had 20 points and six rebounds, and Darryl Watkins had 10 points and six rebounds before fouling out in the final two minutes. Eric Devendorf, who had led Syracuse in scoring in five of seven conference games, did not score, missing all 11 shots he took.