After a tough lo s to Colgate on Tuesday, Coach Jim Boeheim clinched his 1,000th official win (he actually has 1,101 but the NCAA has vacated 101 of those), beating Northeastern 76-48. With the win, Syracuse improved to 2-1 on the season.Tuesdays lo s exposed some problems with Syracuses horrendous offense as Coach Boeheim called it, but the Orange dominated against the Huskies. Syracuse led Keljin Blevins Jersey the entire game and even while struggling to execute their zone defense, their offense kept them on their feet. Joe Girard III led the team with 21 points making five of nine shots from beyond the arc. The only other three point shot made in the game came from Justin Taylor, his first of the season. Je se Edwards also made an impact on the game with 19 points followed by Judah Mintz with 18. Edwards shot 80% in the paint and had four offensive rebounds. It Nassir Little Jersey looked like Edwards found his stride tonight and was able to use his size to his advantage on the inside. When talking about the presence of Je se Edwards, Coach Boeheim said, Hes 7-foot, that helps.Judah Mintz was the third highest scorer for the Orange shooting 62% from the paint and racking five a sists. His ability to Gary Trent Jr. Jersey attack the rim while also a sisting his teammates impre sed Coach Boeheim and showed the immense talent and potential that he has for the Orange. Hes just scratching the surface, he can get a lot better, I think he will get a lot better, said Coach Boeheim. Scroll to ContinueThe Orange also worked well running the court and were able to get 13 points off of fastbreaks. While the offense looked to be corrected in the matchup against Northeastern, the defense took some time to adjust to Northeasterns offense with the Huskies shooting about 50% from beyond the arc before Coach Boeheim called a timeout and C.J. McCollum Jersey adjusted. In the second half the Orange improved immensely, holding Northeastern to 1-13 from beyond the arc. Coach Boeheim said that the reason for running the zone was because of the complexity of a man to man defense.I think we have to simplify things, it's a lot more complex for young players to try to learn two defenses in a game, said Coach Boeheim, I think our zone will get better if we work on Harry Gilles III Jersey it more.Syracuse will play against Richmond on Monday in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York in the Empire Cla sic.SUPPORT ALL SYRACUSE