big east game #4 ... #5 syracuse 81, rutgers 65 ... when second division teams show up on the schedule ... you just gotta take care of business ... and that the orangemen did against big east cellar dweller rutgers ... andy rautins was the star of the night (23 points/4 3's/8 rebounds/9 assists/5 steals) ... and his backcourt mates contributed mightily (triche 12 points <> jardine 12 points <> jones 11 points) ... that's 58 of 81 points scored from the backcourt ... if he can play basketball and keep his mouth shut about playing time, young mookie jones is a dangerous weapon off the syracuse bench ... jones is 25/54/.463 in 3 point shooting so far this season

next up is #9 west virginia (13-2/3-1) at 12:00 noon on saturday from morgantown ... after that, notre dame (14-3/3-1), marquette (10-6/1-3) and georgetown (12-2/4-1)