big east game #1 ... #5 syracuse 80, seton hall 73 ... thanks to comcast's subscriber freebies ... i was able to watch this game right on my puter via espn360 ... no espn or espn2 tonight ... welcome to the big east wes johnson and rookie brandon triche ... syracuse was down by as many as 12 in the 1st half ... and by 6 in the 2nd half ... they recovered from both deficits with 14-2 and 15-0 runs respectively ... johnson was once again a 2nd half superstar (13 points/12 rebounds) ... kris joseph (25 min/16 points) and scoop jardine (26 min/10 points/3 assists) were again solid off the bench ... turnovers were an ugly issue (20) ... a 38 point performance by an opposing player speaks to defensive breakdown

overall, not bad for an opening night challenge in the big east ... away from the dome (although anywhere in ny/nj the cuse plays there is a huge following) ... against a creditable opponent (now with 3 losses, all to ranked teams) ... next up is pittsburgh (9-2/1-0) at 12:00 noon on saturday from the dome