Syracuse rushes past Colgate 86-51

SYRACUSE -- Paul Harris had 22 points and No. 16 Syracuse celebrated its first appearance in the national rankings in more than a year with an 86-51 victory over Colgate on Monday night.

Jonny Flynn added 12 points and a season-high seven assists for the Orange (7-0), who have won 43 straight in the series against Colgate and improved to 116-45 against their longtime upstate New York foe.

In its previous two games, Syracuse rallied from 13-point deficits to beat then-No. 22 Kansas in overtime and Virginia. No second-half rally was needed against Colgate (2-3), which trailed 43-13 at halftime.