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(AP) -- Syracuse easily took care of its two
exhibition foes, beating Division II schools Le Moyne and Kutztown
by a combined score of 187-108. The season-opener doesn't figure to
be so easy.

 The No. 10 Orange play host to Northern Iowa on Friday night in
the Carrier Dome in a matchup featuring teams that reached the
round of 16 in the NCAA tournament in March.

 Northern Iowa used the NCAA tournament as its own playground
last spring, stunning Kansas, the overall No. 1 seed, on Ali
Farokhmanesh's gutsy 3-pointer. The Panthers fell to Michigan State
in the next round.

 The team that enters the Carrier Dome will have a much different
look. Farokhmanesh and two other starters - Missouri Valley player
of the year Adam Koch and 7-foot center Jordan Eglseder - have
departed, and eight true or redshirt freshmen are on the roster.
 

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