SYRACUSE, NY (AP) -- Tyus Battle scored 26 points, Oshae Brissett had 19 and Syracuse held off Cornell 63-55 Saturday to remain unbeaten at home.

No other players scored in double figures for the Orange (5-2).

Matt Morgan paced Cornell (4-4) with 26 points, including 16 in the second half. He was 6-of-10 from 3 and 9-of-14 overall. Josh Warren added eight. Jimmy Boeheim, son of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, scored nine points and registered six rebounds and four assists. His brother, Buddy, hit a 3-pointer for Syracuse.

Syracuse took its biggest lead at 41-27 on a lay-in by Battle but Cornell stormed back, going on a 9-0 run over the next three minutes to close the gap to 41-36 with a little more than 13 minutes to go. Brissett's consecutive 3s, sandwiched around two foul shots by Jimmy Boeheim, gave the Orange a 47-38 lead but Cornell closed to 47-45 on two 3s by Morgan and a free throw by Steven Julian.

Cornell took its first lead at 48-47 on a 3-pointer by Morgan with 7:53 to go. A layup by Marek Dolezaj gave the Orange a 49-48 lead but two free throws by Morgan put Cornell in front, 50-49 with 6:16 to go. A 3-pointer and layup by Battle on a Cornell turnover extended Syracuse's margin to 54-50 with 3:50 remaining.

Elijah Hughes' lay-in and a desperation 3 by Frank Howard, his only points of the game, gave the Orange a 59-52 lead. Battle closed out Syracuse's scoring on a fall-back jumper.

A floater by Morgan gave Cornell a 19-14 lead but the Orange went on a 12-0 run over the next three minutes to go up 26-19 in the first half. Buddy Boeheim ignited the streak with just his third 3-pointer of the season in 21 attempts. Brissett scored nine consecutive points. Warren's lay-in stopped the run, but Brissett scored on another close-in play, giving him 11 straight points. Battle closed out the first half on a spinner along the baseline and a 3-pointer. Syracuse took a 33-24 halftime lead.