The 65-year-old Boeheim got his first victory, 75-48, over Harvard Nov. 26, 1976.

Bob Knight leads the career list with 902 victories. Only Mike Krzyzewski (833), Jim Calhoun (804), and Boeheim are active among the eight who have reached 800.

Arinze Onuaku scored 14 points and Scoop Jardine and Wes Johnson each had 12 for Syracuse (1-0) in the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer.

After the final buzzer, Boeheim received a framed uniform with No. 800 stitched on it and a montage of highlights of Boeheim’s career was played on the video boards hanging above the Carrier Dome court that bears his name.

North Carolina 88, Florida International 72 - Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help the sixth-ranked Tar Heels spoil coach Isiah Thomas’s debut with the Golden Panthers in a regional of the 2K Sports Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Ohio St. 100, Alcorn St. 60 - Evan Turner recorded only the second triple-double ever for the Buckeyes with 14 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists in 16th-ranked Ohio State’s home victory over the Braves in the 2K Sports Classic.