Pirates (49) @ Orange (75)

Hoffmann and Lyde-Cajuste are putting some serious seperation between them and the rest of the pack. With DePaul up next, will one of them finally take the lead?

The No. 1 Syracuse Orange defeated the Seton Hall Pirates 75-49 on Wednesday night. You know all about Fabricio de Melo's big night, but what else happened?

The question at hand is whether or not we want to embrace The Big Bastard as Fab's nickname.

By now you know about Fab Melo's big night. As you can see on the right, Seton Hall even tried to tackle Fab and hold him down. It didn't work.

Dion Waiters netted a game-high 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor, leading the No. 1 Syracuse Orange to a 75-49 drubbing of Seton Hall in the opener of Big East conference play for both teams.

Seton Hall Basketball: Syracuse 75, Seton Hall 49; Fabulous Start to the Season Melo'd at Syracuse

Live Game Thread - Seton Hall Pirates (11-1) @ Syracuse Orange (13-0) - 7:00PM (MSG)

The No. 1 Syracuse Orange put their streak of beating teams by the score of 80-61 on the line when they host the Seton Hall Pirates at 7pm. The game will be televised on Time Warner Cable, ESPN3.com and MSG.

Two SB Nation New York men's college hoops programs -- No. 1 Syracuse University and Seton Hall University -- battle each other in a Big East Conference showdown at the Carrier Dome Wednesday night (7 p.m. on SNY). Both schools are playing their league opener.

Tonight, the Syracuse Orange basketball team gets Big East play underway when they play the Seton Hall Pirates at 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on Time Warner Cable locally as well as The Big East Network, ESPN Full Court and on MSG Network.