Syracuse, N.Y. ? While Cornell was hitting from long range, Syracuse simply stole the game.

Hakim Warrick had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Syracuse’s pressing defense had 11 steals in forcing 17 second-half turnovers to lead the seventh-ranked Orange past the Big Red 82-69 on Monday night.

It was the 28th consecutive victory for Syracuse (10-1) over Cornell, but it was far from easy. The Big Red (3-6) managed to stay in the game for nearly 30 minutes with its long-range shooting. Cornell shot 62.5 percent on three-pointers, finishing 15-for-24 and setting a school and Carrier Dome record.

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim wasn’t exactly pleased with the effort of his Orange, who had allowed that many threes only once before — to Southern Illinois in the 1995 NCAA Tournament.

“When a team shoots 15-for-24 on three-pointers, it’s a combination of their good shooters and not playing good defense,” Boeheim said. “The only threat they had was from the three-point line, and we still didn’t do a good job of guarding the three.

“Our fullcourt pressure was the best we’ve played all year. We really did a good job and forced a lot of turnovers for some easy baskets, and that was the difference.”

Syracuse hasn’t lost to Cornell since Dec. 4, 1968 — or eight years before Boeheim became head coach at his alma mater. But the Big Red were within 36-35 at halftime.

“We were excited at the end of the first half,” said senior guard Cody Toppert, who was 7-for-10 from three-point range. “We knew we were in the game. We wanted to come out and slow it up in the second half and maintain our poise.”

That didn’t happen.

Toppert, who finished with 23 points and seven assists, had all four of his turnovers in the second half, and forward Lenny Collins committed six of his eight turnovers after the break.

Syracuse guard Gerry McNamara (3) passes while being guarded by Cornell's Khlaiq Grant, right, and Lenny Collins. The Orange won Monday at Syracuse, N.Y.

Cornell was within 53-44 after a layup by Ryan Rourke with 11:37 left, but Terrence Roberts then had eight points and a block, Warrick hit a hook off the glass, Gerry McNamara scored on a driving layup, and Josh Pace hit a runner in the lane after a turnover to boost the lead to 66-49 with 6:23 left.

Pace had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

No. 21 Mississippi St. 104, Florida A&M 80

Starkville, Miss. — Lawrence Roberts scored 25 points, and Winsome Frazier added 24 to lead the Bulldogs to their fourth straight win.

Shane Power added 18 points and Ontario Harper had 10 for Mississippi State (10-2), which never trailed and led by as many as 31 points.

Tony Tate led the Rattlers (2-6) with 17 points, while Darius Glover had 15, Jonathan Kelly 14 and Orenthal Sumter 12.

Florida A&M played its eighth of nine straight road games to start the season, and its third against a ranked team. The Rattlers lost to No. 23 Michigan State and No. 1 Illinois by an average of 31.5 points.

No. 22 Cincinnati 95, Jackson State 43

Cincinnati — Freshman reserve Roy Bright had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Bearcats, who improved to 8-0 for the fifth time in the last 10 seasons.

Coach Bob Huggins got his 550th career win, improving his record at Cincinnati to 382-119 in 16 seasons.