wow, i thought it was alot, but 40?????
WOW.
:shrug: :shrug:
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Gerry McNamara scored five of his nine points in overtime, as Syracuse ended Pittsburgh's 40-game home winning streak with an ugly 49-46 victory over the third-ranked Panthers.
Hakim Warrick scored 17 points to lead Syracuse and Josh Pace added 13. The defending national champion Orangemen (19-6, 9-5 Big East) have won three in a row and five of their last six to solidify their position in this year's NCAA Tournament.
Carl Krauser scored nine points before fouling out late in regulation for Pittsburgh (25-3, 11-3), which had a three-game winning streak stopped. The Panthers fell to 34-1 at the Petersen Events Center and lost a home game for the first time since January 12, 2002 at Fitzgerald Field House.
Ironically, Pittsburgh's home winning streak began with a 72-57 win over Syracuse on January 22, 2002.
McNamara's only field goal of the game, a three-pointer, gave Syracuse a 47-44 lead with 3:53 remaining in overtime. The Panthers then managed only two free throws by Chris Taft over the next 2 1/2 minutes.
Pittsburgh, without Krauser in the overtime, couldn't make a field goal.
Syracuse also struggled in the extra period, but McNamara was fouled with 27 seconds left and drained two from the stripe for a three-point edge.
Jaron Brown missed a three-point try from the right corner, but Pittsburgh maintained possession when the rebound was knocked out of bounds with 4.7 seconds left. The Panthers inbounded the ball to Mark McCarroll, who misfired from beyond the arc just before time expired.
Two free throws by McNamara gave Syracuse a 42-38 lead with 1:03 left in regulation, but Julius Page countered with a three-pointer to pull Pittsburgh within one.
The Orangemen then tried to take time off the clock and Warrick was called for traveling with 14.3 seconds to play.
The Panthers tried to go inside to Chevon Troutman, who was fouled with 3.2 seconds left. He made the front end of the one-and-one, then missed the second, sending the game into overtime.
Pittsburgh finished the game just 9-of-16 from the line.
Syracuse trailed 32-27 with 12 minutes to play, then scored nine straight points with the aid of a technical foul call against Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon.
After a Craig Forth putback tied the game at 32-32, Dixon was upset at a non- call at the other end and was hit with a technical foul.
McNamara hit both free throws for his first points of the game and a jumper in the lane by Warrick on the ensuing possession gave the Orangemen a 36-32 lead with 9 1/2 minutes remaining.
A dunk by Warrick with just over five minutes left gave Syracuse its biggest lead at 39-34.
Syracuse held a 5-2 lead early, but Pittsburgh ran off the next 11 points. A three-pointer by Krauser capped the burst and gave the Panthers a 13-5 edge with just over 11 minutes remaining in the opening half.
The Orangemen battled back and pulled within 16-15, but Page scored inside and Krauser drained another shot from beyond the arc to give Pittsburgh a 21-15 advantage.
The Panthers carried a 22-19 lead to the break.
Syracuse opened the second half with four straight points to take the lead, but Pittsburgh answered with an 8-2 run to grab a 30-25 edge.
glad i didn't have the ML in this one....
WOW.
:shrug: :shrug: Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Gerry McNamara scored five of his nine points in overtime, as Syracuse ended Pittsburgh's 40-game home winning streak with an ugly 49-46 victory over the third-ranked Panthers.
Hakim Warrick scored 17 points to lead Syracuse and Josh Pace added 13. The defending national champion Orangemen (19-6, 9-5 Big East) have won three in a row and five of their last six to solidify their position in this year's NCAA Tournament.
Carl Krauser scored nine points before fouling out late in regulation for Pittsburgh (25-3, 11-3), which had a three-game winning streak stopped. The Panthers fell to 34-1 at the Petersen Events Center and lost a home game for the first time since January 12, 2002 at Fitzgerald Field House.
Ironically, Pittsburgh's home winning streak began with a 72-57 win over Syracuse on January 22, 2002.
McNamara's only field goal of the game, a three-pointer, gave Syracuse a 47-44 lead with 3:53 remaining in overtime. The Panthers then managed only two free throws by Chris Taft over the next 2 1/2 minutes.
Pittsburgh, without Krauser in the overtime, couldn't make a field goal.
Syracuse also struggled in the extra period, but McNamara was fouled with 27 seconds left and drained two from the stripe for a three-point edge.
Jaron Brown missed a three-point try from the right corner, but Pittsburgh maintained possession when the rebound was knocked out of bounds with 4.7 seconds left. The Panthers inbounded the ball to Mark McCarroll, who misfired from beyond the arc just before time expired.
Two free throws by McNamara gave Syracuse a 42-38 lead with 1:03 left in regulation, but Julius Page countered with a three-pointer to pull Pittsburgh within one.
The Orangemen then tried to take time off the clock and Warrick was called for traveling with 14.3 seconds to play.
The Panthers tried to go inside to Chevon Troutman, who was fouled with 3.2 seconds left. He made the front end of the one-and-one, then missed the second, sending the game into overtime.
Pittsburgh finished the game just 9-of-16 from the line.
Syracuse trailed 32-27 with 12 minutes to play, then scored nine straight points with the aid of a technical foul call against Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon.
After a Craig Forth putback tied the game at 32-32, Dixon was upset at a non- call at the other end and was hit with a technical foul.
McNamara hit both free throws for his first points of the game and a jumper in the lane by Warrick on the ensuing possession gave the Orangemen a 36-32 lead with 9 1/2 minutes remaining.
A dunk by Warrick with just over five minutes left gave Syracuse its biggest lead at 39-34.
Syracuse held a 5-2 lead early, but Pittsburgh ran off the next 11 points. A three-pointer by Krauser capped the burst and gave the Panthers a 13-5 edge with just over 11 minutes remaining in the opening half.
The Orangemen battled back and pulled within 16-15, but Page scored inside and Krauser drained another shot from beyond the arc to give Pittsburgh a 21-15 advantage.
The Panthers carried a 22-19 lead to the break.
Syracuse opened the second half with four straight points to take the lead, but Pittsburgh answered with an 8-2 run to grab a 30-25 edge.
glad i didn't have the ML in this one....
