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Rautins' 3 quick 3s help lift Orange (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Andy Rautins hit three 3-pointers in a 3-minute span to help break open a one-point game midway through the second half, and No. 25 Syracuse beat Rutgers 70-40 on Tuesday night. It was the fourth victory in five games for Syracuse (22-8, 10-7 Big East), which moved into a tie for sixth in the conference with Providence and clinched a first-round bye in the Big East tournament.