National Basketball Association
Syracuse 67, Cincinnati 52
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 15, 2011
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Tim Higgins, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
24338
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Rick Jackson scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting and added 11 rebounds as No. 4 Syracuse sprinted past Cincinnati 67-52 on Saturday.
Scoop Jardine added 11 points and seven assists and Brandon Triche finished with 11 points for the Orange (18-0, 5-0), who remained one of four undefeated teams in Division I.
Syracuse dominated at the start, building up an 18-3 lead in the first 7:31 as Jardine knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and Jackson scored six points. The Bearcats (16-2, 3-2) seemed to figure out the Orange zone defense after that and battled back steadily, getting four 3-pointers from Dion Dixon to cut it to 35-31 at the break.
The second half was much the same, with Syracuse coming out of the locker room and ripping off a 16-0 burst over the first six minutes to stretch the lead to 51-31. Cincinnati tried to get back into it again, drawing as close as 57-46 with 6:26 to play, but the Orange settled down and cruised to the finish.
Syracuse’s biggest test comes on Monday, as the Orange travel to No. 5 Pittsburgh for a showdown at the top of the Big East. It doesn’t get any easier after that, with Syracuse returning home to face No. 7 Villanova next weekend.
Top Game Performances
| Cincinnati |
|
Syracuse |
|
Dion Dixon 18 |
Scoring |
Rick Jackson 15 |
|
Cashmere Wright 4 |
Assists |
Scoop Jardine 7 |
|
Ibrahima Thomas 8 |
Rebounds |
Rick Jackson 11 |
|
Anthony McClain 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Scoop Jardine 3 |
|
Dion Dixon 3 |
Steals |
Dion Waiters 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Fab Melo 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Cincinnati
|
52 |
30.5 |
11-28 |
5-11 |
13 |
25 |
0 |
5 |
|
| Syracuse
|
67 |
56.2 |
6-14 |
7-13 |
16 |
35 |
10 |
5 |
|
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