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Who Will Win? Watch Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh Live Online

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse returns to the court when it plays host to Pittsburgh in an Atlantic Coast Conference fixture at 4:30 p.m. ET in the Carrier Dome on Wednesday.

How To Watch Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh

For live coverage, viewers can watch the game on the ACC Network and ACC Network Extra. For fans looking for live streaming options, the game will also be available on WatchESPN and the ESPN App. In addition, the Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield IMG College, will also provide live coverage.

Game Details: Wednesday, Jan. 6, Syracuse, N.Y. | 4:30 p.m.
Television: ACC Network | ACC Network Extra |WatchESPN
LINE: Syracuse -11.0
OVER/UNDER: 140

The matchup on Wednesday marks the first game for the Orange (6-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) since their overtime 107-96 win over Buffalo on Dec. 19. Syracuse enters the contest on a three-game winning streak since losing 79-69 to then-No. 21 Rutgers on Dec. 9. They have won four of the last five games overall.

Pittsburgh comes into encounter seeking to return to winning ways. The Panthers (5-2, 1-1 ACC) suffered a 64-54 defeat to Louisville in its last outing, but they have won four of their last five games overall.

Heading into this game, Syracuse holds a 73-45 advantage in the all-time head-to-head series meeting against Pittsburgh, which dates back to 1914. The Orange have also won the last seven meetings with the Panthers, including both regular-season contests in 2019-20.

Syracuse is averaging 83.7 points per game and giving away 67.9 to its opponents this season. The Orange are shooting 45.4% from the field, grabbing 41.1 rebounds, dishing out 18.3 assists, and picking off 9.6 steals per game this campaign.

Pittsburgh is scoring 72.0 points per game and allowing 64.6 on the defensive side, while shooting 43.7% from 15.1 assists per contest.

Individually, Justin Champagnie is averaging a double-double this season for Pittsburgh with 17.8 and 12.3 rebounds, while Toney Au’Diese is putting out 16.2 points and Xavier Johnson 14.4 per game.

Quincy Guerrier is averaging 18.0 points per game with 10.0 rebounds Syracuse and is ranked second in the ACC in scoring this season.

[Highlights] Guerrier Helps Syracuse Holds Off Northeastern 62-56

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Quincy Guerrier recorded a double-double, which included a career-high 16 rebounds, and Syracuse held on for a 62-56 win over a shorthanded Northeastern on Wednesday night.

Guerrier tallied 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting to go with his career-best for rebounds, while, Joseph Girard III scored 21 points and had six steals for the Orange (5-1), which improved to 4-0 at home.

Syracuse Holds Off Northeastern Highlights

Marek Dolezaj played all 40 minutes and added 14 points for Syracuse, which saw its top two scoring leaders entering the game combining for just two points.

“We went with a small lineup today and it was good” said Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim. “Kadary (Richmond) did a good job. Buddy (Boeheim) and Joe (Girard III) did a good job on defense. Joe, Quincy (Guerrier) and Kadary got going and got some steals and that was the game.”

Buddy Boeheim (1-12) and Alan Griffin (0-4) both came into this game averaging double figures in scoring, but combined for 1-of-16 shooting from the field, including 0-for-6 from 3-pointers.

Northeastern Struggled Without Tyson Walker – PHOTO GALLERY

Freshman Jahmyl Telfort paced Northeastern with a season-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting, while Greg Eboigbodin grabbed 10 rebounds for the visitors who started swiftly – using eight unanswered points to build an 8-2 lead in the first four minutes.

Shaquille Walters ended with eight rebounds, six points, and three assists for the Huskies (1-2), who were without starting point guard and leading scorer Tyson Walker for most of the second half.

He played 20 minutes and scored seven points before leaving the game.

Walker, who had to be assisted off the court after he appeared to hit his head on the floor, did not return to the game and his team struggled without him on the court. He entered the contest leading Northeastern with 24.5 points per game, with 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals.

Northeastern trailed by just two points with 2:31 remaining, but a steal and a fast-break layup by Girard, followed by a free throw to complete the old-fashion 3-point play, gave Syracuse a 60-53 lead with 1:49 remaining and they held on.

Richmond, Francis Eased Past Vanderbilt 78-67

Syracuse struggled shooting the ball on Wednesday night, though – going for just 31.7% (19-60) and had just eight assists on the 19 made baskets. Northeastern shot 38.3% (18-47) from the floor in the defeat.

The Orange return to action for the second of three-straight home games when they host Buffalo on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m.

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Watch Syracuse (3-0) vs. No. 21 Rutgers (3-0) Live Coverage Online

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A pair of early season undefeated teams will lockhorns in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Rutgers Athletic Center when No. 21 Rutgers and Syracuse battle on Tuesday night.

What: Syracuse (3-0) vs. No. 21 Rutgers (3-0)
Where: Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
When: Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST

STORYLINE: No. 21 Rutgers comes into the this game on the back of a 70-56 win over Hofstra on November, 29, Syracuse easily beat Rider by 35 on Saturday. In that game, Alan Griffin and Joseph Girard III combined for 44 points, and the Orange buried 15 3-point shots inside an empty Carrier Dome.

FEATURED PLAYERS: Ron Harper Jr. has averaged 21 points and 7.7 rebounds to lead the way for Rutgers after three games, while Jacob Young is also a big facilitator, maintaining an average of 15.3 points, 5.7 assists and 2.7 steals per game for the Scarlet Knights. Fellow guard Montez Mathis is putting out 15.3 points 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals.

FEATURED PLAYERS: For Syracuse, the team is being led by Quincy Guerrier, who is averaging a double-double with 16.3 points and 10.7 rebounds. The Orange can also look to Buddy Boeheim, who averages 21.0 points and 4.0 assists, as well as Alan Griffin, 16.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists.

Guerrier has connected on 40 percent of the five 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 2 of 5 over his last three games. He’s also converted 63.6 percent of his free throws this season.

As a team, Syracuse has connected on 10 three-pointers per game this season, which is second-most among ACC teams.

Rutgers has scored 84 points per game and allowed 64.7 over a three-game home winning streak.

The Orange are scoring 82.3 points per game and allowing 60.3. Their 46.3 rebounds per game is 12th best and the 20.7 assists per contest is currently ranked 19th in the country.

How To Watch Live
When: 9:30 p.m.
Where: Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey
TV: ESPN2 | WatchESPN.com |  Live stream: fuboTV (Try for free)

Syracuse vs Niagara: How To Watch Live

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse returns to Jim Boeheim Court on Thursday, Dec. 3 to host Niagara at 8 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. The Orange are 1-0 after their victory over Bryant last Friday, while Thursday’s contest is the season opener for the Purple Eagles.

The game will be televised on Regional Sports Network, including the YES Network. In addition, fans can watch all the action on foxsportsgo.com (in-market) and espn.com/watch (out of market). The live broadcast will also be available on the Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield IMG College, including TK99/105 locally.

ORANGE UPDATE
Junior Buddy Boeheim scored a game-high 21 points and three players recorded double-doubles to lead Syracuse to an 85-84 victory against Bryant last Friday. Senior Marek Dolezaj posted his first points-assists double-double with 20 points and a career-high 10 assists. Junior Alan Griffin recorded 17 points and 13 rebounds, while sophomore Quincy Guerrier had 15 points and 13 rebounds.

The Orange won their home opener for the 40th time in 45 tries under the direction of head coach Jim Boeheim.

IMPRESSIVE DEBUT
Junior Alan Griffin made his Syracuse debut a memorable one as he recorded a double-double against Bryant. The Ossining, N.Y. native came off the bench and posted the second double-double of his career. Two of his points came on a monstrous dunk on an assist from Joseph Girard III. Griffin joined the Orange after transferring from Illinois.

Game Details: Thursday, Dec. 3, Syracuse, N.Y. | 8 p.m.
Television: Regional Sports Network | YES Network | Affiliates
Live Coverage: Foxsportsgo.com (in market) | ESPN.com/watch (out of market) | Stats
Twitter: @cuse | @Cuse_MBB
Syracuse Links: Notes | News | Roster | Schedule
Niagara Links: Notes | News | Roster | Schedule

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Day 3: NCAA March Madness Scores and Results; Syracuse stunned

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Kendall Pollard #22 of the Dayton Flyers in action. PHOTO via ESPN

NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — Results and scores from the NCAA March Madness men’s college basketball national tournament games that took place on Saturday, March 22.

Leading the back on Saturday and marching into the round of last 16 were the No. 1 overall seed Florida Gator (34-2), which secured a 61-45 win over the ninth-seeded Pittsburgh (26-10) at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

Scottie Wilbekin paced Florida with 21 points on the day, while Michael Frazier II was the only other Gators player in double figures with 10 points.

“We just wanted to come out and not let them play harder than us or not play as hard as we can,” Wilbekin said after the win.

“I think we did a good job of having our energy up at the start of the game, and we played together on offense and played together on defense.”

In another result, defending champions and No. 4-seeded Louisville (31-5) stifled the attack of the fifth-seeded Saint Louis (27-7) on their way to a 66-51 victory.

The day though, belong to 11th-seeded Dayton (25-10), which stunned No. 3-seeded Syracuse (28-6) 55-53 and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1984.

South Region:
(1) Florida 61 (34-2), (9) Pittsburgh 45 (26-10)
(11) Dayton 55 (25-10), (3) Syracuse 53 (28-6)

East Region:  
(7) Connecticut 77 (28-8), (2) Villanova 65 (29-5)
(4) Michigan State 80 (28-8), (12) Harvard 73 (27-5)

Midwest Region:  
(2) Michigan 79 (27-8), (7) Texas 65 (24-11)
(4) Louisville 66 (31-5), (5) Saint Louis 51 (27-7)

West Region:  
(2) Wisconsin 85 (28-7), (7) Oregon 77 (24-10)
(4) San Diego State 63 (31-4), (12) North Dakota State 44 (26-7)

UPDATED2: NCAA March Madness College Basketball Results and Scores

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Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker gives out instructions

(Sporting Alert), – Scores and results from the NCAA March Madness college men’s basketball tournament on Thursday, March, 20.

Winners on the day already are the 11th-seeded Dayton, who upset sixth-seed Ohio State, 60-59 in the South Region with Vee Sanford scoring the go-ahead bucket with 3.8 seconds left in the game.

The Flyers held on for the victory.

Winning also on the day were the ninth-seeded Pittsburgh, which hammered 8th-seed Colorado, 77-48 and the second-seeded Wisconsin, which got going in the second half on their way to a comprehensive 75-35 victory over 15th-seed American University.

No. 1 overall seed Florida had to battle hard to overcome the 16th-seeded Albany, but pulled away down the stretch to secure a 67-55 victory.

Florida coach Billy Donovan was happy to get the win, but he was not impressed with the way his team played.

“It was good enough to win, but is it good enough to play against a team like Pittsburgh? Probably not,” Donovan said. “But I’m proud of our guys because they found a way to win when they didn’t play their best. And you know what?

“They’ve always been really good at being able to learn valuable lessons in a lot of ways. So hopefully they’ll be able to come back and correct that and do a little bit better.”

 

March Madness Men’s Basketball Tournament Results 

East Region: 
(2) Villanova 73 (29-4), (15) Milwaukee 53 (21-14)
(4) Michigan State 93 (27-8), (13) Delaware 78 (25-10)
(7) Connecticut 89 (27-8), (10) Saint Joseph’s 81 (24-10) OT
(12) Harvard 61 (27-4), (5) Cincinnati 57 (27-7)

Midwest Region: 
(2) Michigan 57 (26-8), (15) Wofford 40 (20-13)
(4) Louisville 71 (30-5), (13) Manhattan 64 (25-8)
(5) Saint Louis 83 (27-6), (12) NC State 80 (22-14) OT
(7) Texas 87 (24-10), (10) Arizona St. 85 (21-12)

West Region:
(2) Wisconsin 75 (27-7), (15) American 35 (20-13)
(4) San Diego St. 73 (30-4), (13) New Mexico St. (26-10)
(7) Oregon 87 (24-9), (10) BYU 68 (23-12)
(12) North Dakota St 80 (26-6), (5) Oklahoma 75 (23-10)

South Region: 
(1) Florida 67 (33-2), (16) Albany 55 (19-5)
(3) Syracuse 77 (28-5), (14) Western Michigan 53 (23-10)
(11) Dayton 60 (24-10), (6) Ohio State 59 (25-10)
(9) Pittsburgh 77 (26-9), (8) Colorado 48 (23-12)

NCAA top 25 college men’s basketball scores on Feb. 19

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Steve Donahue Boston College Eagles head coach. PHOTO: ESPN.com

NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — NCAA top 25 college men’s basketball scores from the list of games that took place on Wednesday night, Feb. 19.

The shock of the night came at the Carrier Dome, where Boston College (7-19) stunned No.1 Syracuse 62-59 in overtime, dealing the Orange (25-1) their first loss of the season.

Olivier Hanlan, who hit one of the the two clutched 3s in overtime, led the way for the Eagles with 20 points, while Ryan Anderson pulled down 14 rebounds in the victory as Boston College stopped a five game losing streak and returned the 69-59 defeat they suffered at home to Syracuse on Jan. 13.

“It was an emotional game for us,” BC coach Steve Donahue said. “It’s been incredible for these guys to persevere. We’ve played well in a lot of games.”

C.J. Fair scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to the lead the way for Syracuse, who shot a season-low 32.2 percent from the field, including going 2 of 12 from 3-point range.

“When you get in enough of these games, there’s going to be one you’re not going to make a play. That’s what happens,” said Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim.

“At the end of games, you get into enough of these games, you’re not going to win.”

Defeat for Syracuse on Wednesday night now leaves No. 3 Wichita State (28-0) as the only NCAA top 25 college men’s basketball undefeated team left this season.

Wichita State grabbed an 88-74 victory over Loyola of Chicago (9-18), while No.2 Florida (24-2) had to battle hard for their 71-66 win over Auburn (12-12) and No. 4 Arizona (24-2) was taken to overtime by Utah (17-9) by managed to secure the 67-63 win.

Top 25 Men’s College Basketball:

Boston College 62 (7-19), (1) Syracuse 59 (25-1) OT
(2) Florida 71 (24-2), Auburn 66 (12-12)
(3) Wichita State 88 (28-0), Loyola of Chicago 74 (9-18)
(4) Arizona 67 (24-2) – Utah 63 (17-9) OT
(7) Cincinnati 77 (24-3), UCF 49 (10-14)
(10) Saint Louis 89 (24-2), George Mason 85 (9-17) OT
(11) Creighton 85 (22-4), Marquette 70 (15-11)
(23) UCLA 86 (21-5) – California 66 (17-9)
(24) Ohio State 76 (21-6), Northwestern 60 (12-15)

NCAA Men’s Basketball top 25 Scores, NCAAB standings

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Syracuse beat Duke
Syracuse beat Duke in their first ACC meeting

NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — NCAA men’s basketball to top 25 scores, results, box scores and NCAAB standings from the games that took place on Saturday, Feb. 1.

The night saw No. 1 Arizona (21-1, 8-1 Pac-12) suffering their first defeat of the season, following a shocking 60-58 defeat to California (15-7, 6-3 Pac-12).

Justin Cobbs scored his team’s last 12 points, including the go ahead jumper with 0.9 seconds left, to finished with a team high 19 points in the win for California. Cobbs also ended with seven assists.

David Kravish had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Richard Solomon scored 12 points and Tyrone Wallace added 11 for the Bears.

“I think it’s just good for Cal, and I think it’s good for the university and the students to come out and have that kind of excitement,” Cal coach Mike Montgomery.

“I think one of the things you’re trying to generate is them enjoying the game, enjoying the experience, and I think there was some of that tonight.”

Kaleb Tarczewski led the Wildcats with 18 points and six rebounds and T.J. McConnell scored 13 points in the defeat. Aaron Gordon pulled down 13 rebounds and scored eight points for Arizona.

No. 2 Syracuse fender off a challenge from No. 17 Duke in an overtime 90-89 victory at Carrier Dome.

C.J. Fair top scored with 28 points and Jerami Grant finished with a career-high 24, including eight points in overtime, and 12 rebounds for the Orange (21-0, 8-0 ACC), who are expected to go No. 1 when the next Associated Press (AP) rankings come out Sunday.

Rasheed Sulaimon scored 16 points, Jabari Parker added 15 points and nine boards, while Amile Jefferson, Rodney Hood and Andre Dawkins all had 14 points for the Duke Blue Devils (17-5, 6-3).

Elsewhere, No. 6 Kansas suffered an 81-69 defeat to No. 25 Texas, while No. 7 Michigan State were handed a 64-60 defeat by Georgetown.

NOTE: If you missed the action, watch re-air and replay of Duke v Syracuse on Sunday, 10 a.m. ET on ESPNU & WatchESPN.com.

NCAA Men’s Basketball top 25 Scores and Results – 

NCAAB standings

California 60 (15-7), (1) Arizona 58 (21-1),  Box Score
(2) Syracuse 91 (21-0), (17) Duke 89 (17-5), Overtime – Box Score
(3) Florida 69 (19-2), Texas A&M 36 (12-9),  Box Score
(4) Wichita State 81 (23-0), Evansville 67 (10-13) – Box Score
(5) San Diego State 65 (19-1), Colorado State 56 (12-10) – Box Score
(25) Texas 81 (17-4), (6) Kansas 69 (16-5) – Box Score
Georgetown 64 (12-9), (7) Michigan State 60 (19-3) – Box Score
Baylor 76 (14-7), (8) Oklahoma State 70 (16-5) – Box Score
(9) Villanova 90 (19-2), Temple 74 (6-14) – Box Score
(11) Kentucky 84 (16-5), Missouri 79 (16-5) – Box Score
(12) Louisville 87 (18-4), UCF 70 (9-10) – Box Score
(24) Ohio State 59 (17-5), (14) Wisconsin 58 (17-5) – Box Score
(15) Iowa 81 (17-5), Illinois 74 (13-9) – Box Score
(16) Iowa State 81 (16-4), (23) Oklahoma 75 (17-5) – Box Score
(19) Saint Louis 87 (20-2), George Mason 81 (7-14), Overtime – Box Score
Saint Joseph’s 73 (15-6), (21) Massachusetts 68 (17-4) – Box Score
SMU 87 (17-5), (22) Memphis 72 (16-5) – Box Score

NCAA top 25 Men’s College Basketball results, scores – Jan. 29

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(Sporting Alert) — The 14th ranked Wisconsin, No. 21 Massachusetts and the sliding 24th ranked Ohio State all fell in NCAA top 25 Men’s College Basketball results on Wednesday night.

On the same night, No. 1 Arizona (21-0) and No. 2 Syracuse (20-0) stayed undefeated this season with respective wins over Stanford and Wake Forest.

Top ranked Arizona survived Stanford challenge to improved to 21-0 with a 60-57 victory, as Nick Johnson scored 16 points and T.J. McConnell added 11 and Brandon Ashley, 10 in the win for the Wildcats.

Dwight Powell and Josh Huestis each scored 13 points for Stanford (13-7) in the defeat.

Meanwhile, No. 2 Syracuse beat Wake Forest 67-57 on their way to matching the program’s best start in school history.

Tyler Ennis scored 18 points, C.J. Fair finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, and Jerami Grant added 10 points and 12 boards in the win for the Orange.

Suffering defeats on the night were No. 14 Wisconsin, which went down 65-56 to the unranked Northwestern, St. Bonaventure (13-8) surprised No. 21 Massachusetts (17-3), 78-65 and Penn State (11-10) scored a 71-70 overtime victory over No. 24) Ohio State (16-5), which dropped their fifth game in the last six outings.

NCAA top 25 Men’s College Basketball

(1) Arizona 60 (21-0), Stanford 57 (13-7)
(2) Syracuse 67 (20-0), Wake Forest 57 (14-7)
(6) Kansas 92 (16-4), (16) Iowa State 81 (15-4)
Northwestern 65 (11-11), (14) Wisconsin 56 (17-4)
(19) Saint Louis 77 (19-2) – Richmond 57 (14-7)
St. Bonaventure 78 (13-8) – (21) Massachusetts 65 (17-3)
(22) Memphis 69 (16-4) – UCF 59 (9-9)
Penn State 71 (11-10) – (24) Ohio State 70 (16-5) OT

NCAA men’s college basketball top 25 games live streaming, TV Channels

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MIAMI (Sporting Alert) — The following is the list of NCAA college basketball top 25 games taking place on Saturday, Jan. 25, while live streaming coverage will be on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3.com and WatchESPN.

Action can also be seen live on CBS, FOX Sports 1, ESPNU and NBC Sports Network.

Ranked teams are on action all day long, with the undefeated Syracuse and Wichita State among those on the list for the weekend.

No. 3 Michigan State will entertain arch rivals No. 21 Michigan in one the two all-top 25 match-ups on the day.

No. 16 Iowa State will play host to No. 22 ranked Kansas State at James H. Hilton Coliseum, the other all-top 25 clash on the fixture.

Unbeaten and No. 2 Syracuse (18-0, 5-0 ACC) takes on Miami (FL), while the No. 5 ranked Wichita State (20-0, 7-0 MVC), the first to reach 20 mark wins for the season, face Drake.

NCAA men’s college basketball top 25 games 

12:00 PM Florida State at (18) Duke ESPN, WatchESPN
12:00 PM (10) Iowa at Northwestern Big Ten Network
1:00 PM (2) Syracuse at Miami (FL) CBS
1:30 PM Texas at (24) Baylor ESPN3
1:30 PM Georgia at (14) Kentucky ESPN3
1:45 PM (22) Kansas State at (16) Iowa State ESPN3
2:00 PM (4) Villanova at Marquette FOX Sports 1
2:00 PM West Virginia at (11) Oklahoma State ESPN2, WatchESPN
4:00 PM Tennessee at (6) Florida ESPN, WatchESPN
4:00 PM (25) Oklahoma at Texas Tech ESPN3
5:00 PM (9) Wisconsin at Purdue Big Ten Network
6:00 PM (20) Pittsburgh at Maryland ESPN2, WatchESPN
7:00 PM (21) Michigan at (3) Michigan State ESPN, WatchESPN
8:05 PM (5) Wichita State at Drake
9:00 PM (8) Kansas at TCU ESPNU, WatchESPN
11:05 PM (7) San Diego State at Utah State ESPNU, WatchESPN