National Basketball Association
Michigan 68, Syracuse 65
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Terry Oglesby, # Ted Valentine, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
12707
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No. 16 Michigan 68, Syracuse 65: Zak Irvin scored 18 points and Spike Albrecht hit the tiebreaking 3-point basket as the host Wolverines edged the Orange in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Albrecht had 11 points and a career-best nine assists and nailed his big shot with 30.6 seconds left to give Michigan a 66-63 lead. Ricky Doyle and Caris LeVert each added 12 points for the Wolverines (6-1).
Trevor Cooney scored 16 points, Rakeem Christmas added 15 and Chris McCullough had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Syracuse (5-2). The Orange twice had opportunities to take the lead in the final 17 seconds but turned the ball over on both occasions and Kaleb Joseph air-balled a tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
It was a three-point margin just prior to the midway point of the second half before Albrecht and Irvin each hit a 3-pointer during a 10-3 run that gave Michigan a 58-48 edge with 7:12 to play. Syracuse recovered with a 15-5 burst to tie the score at 63 on Christmas’ dunk with 59.4 seconds left before Albrecht’s 3-pointer put the Wolverines ahead to stay.
Christmas scored 12 first-half points, including a three-point play in the final minute to give the Orange a 31-29 lead. Michigan used an 8-0 burst in the second half – including 3-pointers by Albrecht and Irvin – to possess a 45-39 advantage with 14:39 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cooney made four 3-pointers for Syracuse and Irvin knocked down four for the Wolverines. … The Orange committed 19 turnovers, including six by Christmas and costly final-minute miscues by McCullough and Joseph. … Michigan PG Derrick Walton Jr. (toe) was back from a one-game absence and had three points on 1-of-7 shooting.
Top Game Performances
| Syracuse |
|
Michigan |
|
Trevor Cooney 16 |
Scoring |
Zak Irvin 18 |
|
Michael Gbinije 3 |
Assists |
Spike Albrecht 9 |
|
Chris McCullough 12 |
Rebounds |
Kameron Chatman 9 |
|
Trevor Cooney 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Ricky Doyle 4 |
|
Michael Gbinije 2 |
Steals |
Spike Albrecht 2 |
|
Rakeem Christmas 2 |
Blocks |
Ricky Doyle 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Syracuse
|
65 |
50.0 |
6-17 |
11-14 |
13 |
34 |
5 |
5 |
19 |
| Michigan
|
68 |
38.5 |
11-33 |
7-12 |
19 |
26 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
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