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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Syracuse 56, South Florida 48
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Officials: # Bob Donato, # Brent Hampton, # Ed Hightower
Attendance: 25316
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SYRACUSE 56, SOUTH FLORIDA 48: Scoop Jardine led the way with 15 points and the No. 2 Orange scored 26 straight points before holding off a valiant effort from the visiting Bulls.

The Orange (28-1, 15-1 Big East) began the second half with a 9-0 run and led by as much as 14, but South Florida crept within 47-46 before Jardine’s three-point play with 4:41 left. The Bulls never got closer than four after that.

C.J. Fair added 13 points and Kris Joseph 12 for Syracuse, which won its eighth straight game and clinched at least a share of the Big East regular season title.

Freshman point guard Anthony Collins had 12 points and matched his career high with 10 assists for South Florida (17-11, 10-5), which had its four-game winning streak snapped. Toarlyn Fitzpatrick added 11 points for the Bulls.

South Florida jumped out to a 20-7 lead, but Syracuse scored the next 17 points for a 24-20 halftime lead. Syracuse made only two of its first 13 shots, but held the Bulls without a point the final 8:52 of the first half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: South Florida had 12 of its 17 turnovers in the first half. … Syracuse has won nine of 10 meetings with South Florida. … The Orange is 18-0 at the Carrier Dome.
Top Game Performances
 
South Florida   Syracuse
Anthony Collins 12 Scoring Scoop Jardine 15
Anthony Collins 10 Assists Scoop Jardine 4
Augustus Gilchrist 8 Rebounds Kris Joseph 9
Jawanza Poland 4 Free Throws Made C.J. Fair 5
Anthony Collins 2 Steals C.J. Fair 5
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 2 Blocks Fab Melo 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Florida 48 38.5 4-17 4-4 11 39 3 5 17
Syracuse 56 34.5 3-9 15-23 11 30 9 11 9