In these 5 Contests SU finished at 3-2 improving to 13-8

• Villanova 70 Syracuse 60
• Syracuse 93 Seton Hall 60
• Syracuse 65 UCONN 53
• Syracuse 62 Villanova 60
• Notre Dame 73 Syracuse 58

Saturday February 1st

Villanova 70 Syracuse 60

Wildcats make late run, split season with Orange

The Orangemen's winning streak ends at 3 and they continue to have their problems winning big games at the Dome this Year. Syracuse threw away passes down the stretch and were killed on the boards in their 8th Loss of the Season.

Midway through the 2nd Marius Janulis hit a 3 to give the Orange a 50-45 lead, forcing the Wildcats to call a timeout. Following the TO Villanova scored 7 straight points to take a 52-50 advantage late in the game.

Todd Burgan nailed a 3 from the top of the arc to give Syracuse their last lead at 53-52. Villanova would then go on a 18-7 run to end the Game.

Freshman Tim Thomas had a Double-Double and teamattes Chuck Kornegay and Jason Lawson controled the boards helping 'Nova to the 70-60 Victory.

Syracuse falls to 13-8 overall and 4-6 in the Big East.

Tuesday January 28th

Syracuse 93 Seton Hall 60

Orange Pummel Pirates in the Dome

Syracuse started off fast and never looked back. Early in the 1st Half Seton Hall held a 15-13 lead but it was all Orange for the remainder of the Game.

The Orangmen defense created turnovers leading to easy baskets at the other end. Jason Hart had 3 Lay ups in the 1st and Cipolla hit a couple 3's helping his team to a 47-28 Lead.

With Otis Hill in foul trouble Crowd favorite Elvir Ovcina came off the bench and showed that Syracuse had some depth. Elvir showed his game blocking shots gettin' Offensive rebounds and making' some sweet passes.

Midway through the 2nd Half with Syracuse up by 30 or so Donovan McNabb entered the Game and electrified the crowd. McNabb missed on his 1st attempt but came back with a driving Lay Up and 2 Jump Shots from the Outside padding the Orangemen Lead.

With the 33 point blowout Syracuse improved their record to 13-7 and 4-5 in the Big East.

Sunday January 26th

Syracuse 65 UCONN 53

The Cuse pull away late

Syracuse improves to 12-7 overall and 3-5 in the Big East.

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Monday January 20th

Syracuse 62 #12 Villanova 60

Orange egde 'Nova in BIG Road Victory

Jason Cipolla and Otis Hill hit 3 clutch shots down the stretch and held off a late surge by the Wildcats for their 11th victory of the season. Marius Janulis hit 5 3's in the Orangemen's 2nd Big East Victory of the Year.

Syracuse started off very slowly as Villanova took a 12-0 lead 5 minutes into the Game. After going 6 Minutes without a point in the 1st Half the Orangemen pulled to within 4 at the intermission.

With Marius Janulis hitting his 3's the Orange took a 7pt lead late in the 2nd Half. Freshman Tim Thomas would not let the game get away pulling Villanova back to within 2 points with 13.8 Seconds Left.

With the Wildcats down 62-60 Tim Thomas and Alvin Williams both missed opprotunities to tie things up and Syracuse came away with a BIG road victory in Philadelphia.

Janulis, Cipolla, and Hill had huge shots in this game to get the Orange back in it and keep them ahead. Burgan had a bad night shooting the ball coming off a 7 Game suspension.

Saturday January 18th

Notre Dame 73 Syracuse 58

Irish take 2 from Orangemen

Syarcuse falls to 10-7 (1-5 in the Big East) in a 73-58 Loss to the Irish Saturday Aftenoon.

Syracuse started fast going up 5-2 but Notre Dame reeled off 14 straight points and never relinqushed their lead. Pat Garrity and Gary Bell had strong Games for the Irish as Notre Dame swept the Season Series from Syracuse. Elvir Ovcina had a decent Game for Syracuse in the Defeat.

Syracuse Turnovers and failing to get back on Defense killed the Orangemen all afternoon long.

A young team like Syracuse, has its ups and downs and today was an example of that. Otis Hill can not be asked to carry the load every night like he did in the Alabama Game. With the experience that Jason Hart and Etan Thomas are getting will help them for the future.