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Live Big East Tournament Updates: Syracuse vs. Connecticut

Thursday March 8, 2012

11:00

The Post-Standard:

Stay tuned ... The Post-Standard's Mike Waters and Donna Ditota are reporting live scores and updates from Madison Square Garden in New York as the Syracuse Orange face the Connecticut Huskies in the quarterfinal of the Big East Tournament. Tip off is at noon.

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:00 The Post-Standard

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Photos: Syracuse Orange Basketball 2011-2012:Big East Tournament SU vs UConn http://dlvr.it/1Hnfql [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:16 PSBasketball

11:34

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Mobile-friendly live Big East Tournament updates: Syracuse vs. Connecticut http://dlvr.it/1Hns4q [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:34 PSBasketball

11:34

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Syracuse basketball links: Can Orange handle more distractions in the postseason? http://dlvr.it/1Hns59 [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:34 PSBasketball

11:41

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Big East quarterfinals at the Garden. Syracuse vs. UConn. Noon start. ESPN. Both teams on court, warming up. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:41 PSBasketball

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Billy Owens is in the stands at the Garden. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:41 PSBasketball

11:45

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@lenburman So proud that I could inspire anyone to write anything. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:45 PSBasketball

11:46

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SU-UConn. Today's officials. James Breeding. Ed Corbett. And. ....Wait for it......Tim Higgins. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:46 PSBasketball

11:47

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RT @mattpark1: Attn: Ref Geeks: Over the past four seasons, @Cuse is 11-4 in games worked by Tim Higgins, who is likely in his last Big... [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:47 PSBasketball

11:50

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RT @mattpark1: Buzz that @cjfair is starting in place of Rakeem Christmas. Would be 4th of season. Averaging 27 min/gm anyway, 2nd-most... [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:50 PSBasketball

11:51

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Photos: Syracuse Orange Basketball 2011-2012:Big East Tournament SU vs UConn http://dlvr.it/1Hp2cl [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 11:51 PSBasketball

12:00

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Syracuse with a new starting lineup: Jardine, Triche, Joseph, Fair and Melo. Fair started three games this season during Melo's absence. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:00 PSBasketball

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Lots of orange in the crowd. Best outfit I saw on the walk over: A young woman wearing striped Cuse sweater and knit Otto hat. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:03 PSBasketball

12:05

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Roscoe Smith misses a 3 and Brandon Triche converts breakaway layup, but Napier comes back with a 3. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:05 PSBasketball

12:06

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Kris Joseph hits 2 FTs. SU up 4-3. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:06 PSBasketball

12:08

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UConn has 3 offensive rebs and no second-chance points. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:08 PSBasketball

12:09

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UConn is getting a lot of second chances. The best news for Syracuse is Scoop already has two defensive boards. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:09 PSBasketball

12:10

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James is ready to come in for CJ once CJ takes his two free throws. CJ was on the Brandon end of a fast break pass. 4-3 SU at 1st break. D [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:10 PSBasketball

12:12

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UConn is 1-for-10 from the field. S [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:12 PSBasketball

12:13

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Ryan Boatright checks in for UConn. He comes in for Smith as UConn goes small. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:13 PSBasketball

12:13

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James came in for Kris. CJ at the line: Make. Make. SU 6-3. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:13 PSBasketball

12:14

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Lamb hits a 3 to tie the game at 6-all. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:14 PSBasketball

12:15

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Are you at the Big East Tournament? Share you Syracuse basketball photos here. Upload your photo to Twitter and use hashtag #orangepics. [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:15 PSBasketball

12:16

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That was all ball. We're sitting a few feet from that play. Scoop did not touch him. UConn gets the ball back, though. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:16 PSBasketball

12:17

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Dion on the drive is countered by Lamb in the lane. Score's tied at 10. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:17 PSBasketball

12:19

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MCW and Rakeem set to come in after the break. SU 12-10 at 11:46. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:19 PSBasketball

12:20

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SU's current five on the floor: MCW, Dion, Joseph, XMas and Melo. SU up 12-10 with 11:46 left in first half. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:20 PSBasketball

12:21

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Just spotted Danny Schayes in the SU fan section. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:21 PSBasketball

12:22

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Check that XMas is in for Melo at center. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:22 PSBasketball

12:23

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Rakeem blocked Drummond in the lane. Dion will get free throws at the other end. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:23 PSBasketball

12:24

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Waiters fouled on drive by Drummond. Waiters hits 1 of 2. SU up 13-12. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:24 PSBasketball

12:26

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That Dion rainbow 3 from MCW gives SU a 4-point lead. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:26 PSBasketball

12:27

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Waiters gets over-excited; takes bad 3. Misses. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:27 PSBasketball

12:27

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Napier dribbled into his own man, then lost the ball to MCW. He feeds Dion on the break and it's 18-12 SU> DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:27 PSBasketball

12:28

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Sweet freshman contributions: MCW penetrates and finds Rakeem underneath. It's 20-12 and UConn needs time out. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:28 PSBasketball

12:28

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MCW to XMas for the slam. Welcome to practice at the Melo Center. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:28 PSBasketball

12:30

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Olander snaps 8-0 SU run with short jumper. SU 20-14. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:30 PSBasketball

12:30

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OK, was that a foul on Dion? We didn't have a good enough look at it. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:30 PSBasketball

12:33

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Line change for SU: Melo, Fair, Scoop and Triche back in. Joseph stays on floor to round out the five. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:33 PSBasketball

12:35

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Melo hits 1 of 2 FTs. SU up 21-14. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:35 PSBasketball

12:36

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The officials just bailed out Smith on that play. He had no where to go and it didn't look like Fab fouled him. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:36 PSBasketball

12:39

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Fab gets the ball stripped down low, then UConn gets out on the break. Ends with a Napier lob to Drummond. 6-0 UC run. SU by 2. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:39 PSBasketball

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Napier lob to Smith. Melo commits his 2nd foul. Smith will get 2 FTs after this timeout. SU leads 23-21 at the 3:16 mark. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:41 PSBasketball

12:44

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Smith misses both FTs. [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:44 PSBasketball

12:45

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Brandon knocks down a jumper to give SU 25-21 lead. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:45 PSBasketball

12:47

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Big Brandon dunk slam of a Kris miss. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:47 PSBasketball

12:48

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End of the half: SU 27-24. Dion's 10 leads Orange. Both teams shooting in the low 30s. UConn has more blocks and rebounds. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:48 PSBasketball

12:49

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Half: SU shooting 33% from field. UConn at 30 %. UConn has 26 rebounds to 19 for SU. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:49 PSBasketball

12:58

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Rakeem has five rebounds and two blocks in eight minutes. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:58 PSBasketball

12:59

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Dion Waiters scored 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting.....in just 7 minutes! MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 12:59 PSBasketball

1:06

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Second half about to start. SU puts same five on floor that started the game. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:06 PSBasketball

1:08

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Lamb floater over Fab starts the second half scoring. Kris, though, is going to the line to shoot 2 after he's fouled on a drive. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:08 PSBasketball

1:09

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Joseph misses 2 FTs. He's 0-5 from field and 2-4 at line. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:09 PSBasketball

1:09

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Napier drains a 3 from the wing and UConn leads by 2. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:09 PSBasketball

1:11

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New backcourt for SU: MCW and Dion in for Brandon and the struggling Scoop. Boatright's 3 point play puts UC ahead by 3. . DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:11 PSBasketball

1:11

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Boatright fouls MCW. That's his 3rd foul. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:11 PSBasketball

1:12

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With the fans: Raised right, Liverpool woman among dozens rooting for Orange at Armory Square pub http://dlvr.it/1HppmX [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:12 PSBasketball

1:12

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Giffey drains a 3 and UConn leads 35-31 at first break of second half. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:12 PSBasketball

1:14

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Jardine, Joseph and Fair have all been terrible and SU is down just 35-31. Weird game. UConn 11-4 this half. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:14 PSBasketball

1:15

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Photos: Syracuse Orange Basketball 2011-2012: Big East Tournament SU vs UConn http://dlvr.it/1Hpr32 [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:15 PSBasketball

1:15

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One team on a mission. The other playing like this is just an exhibition. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:15 PSBasketball

1:16

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Andre Drummond and Fab were engaged in a fairly long conversation during that break. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:16 PSBasketball

1:17

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An Olander to Drummond pass from the mid-post gives Uconn a 6 point lead. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:17 PSBasketball

1:19

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Unbelievable one-handed tip-slam by Drummond on a Napier miss. UConn leads 39-31. Huskies 15-4 run where Syracuse cannot score. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:19 PSBasketball

1:20

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.@PostStandard photo from 1st half: Big Dion Waiters dunk. Share your pics! Post them on Twitter and use #orangepics. http://t.co/aFRmpElv [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:20 PSBasketball

1:20

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Photos: Syracuse Orange Basketball 2011-2012: Big East Tournament SU vs UConn http://dlvr.it/1HptbD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:20 PSBasketball

1:26

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Photos: Syracuse Orange Basketball 2011-2012: Big East Tournament SU vs UConn http://t.co/fnveZnIE [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:26 PSBasketball

1:27

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Nice spin move by Oriakhi past Melo; Dion scores inside and UC leads by 6. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:27 PSBasketball

1:28

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Oriakhi picks up his fourth foul when he swipes at Brandon. UConn still leads 42-36 at 11:22. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:28 PSBasketball

1:29

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Syracuse fans at halftime: Strangers share the moments, bleed orange http://dlvr.it/1HpxzZ [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:29 PSBasketball

1:33

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SU is already in the bonus at 10:32. Kris is at line for one and one after Lamb fouls. Make. Make. SU trails by 3. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:33 PSBasketball

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A Dion steal and layup gets SU to within 1 at 10:10. UConn calls time. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:33 PSBasketball

1:35

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Napier with a 3 over Brandon. Huskies by 4. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:35 PSBasketball

1:38

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Napier hits 2 FTs. He's got 13 points. UConn 47-43. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:38 PSBasketball

1:39

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SU bench is up and cheering after James sank that 3 from a Melo pass. SU down 1 at 7:19. James took his time on that shot. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:39 PSBasketball

1:40

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You don't want to press Napier, Boatright and Lamb. MW @cnysteph @PSBasketball to soon for the press? [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:40 PSBasketball

1:44

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Waiters hits step-back J. SU up 48-47. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:44 PSBasketball

1:45

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James with another three, this one equally huge to get SU to a 51-47 lead. UConn calls time. 4:53 left. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:45 PSBasketball

1:46

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SU is on an 8-0. Two Southerland 3's are the central part of it. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:46 PSBasketball

1:48

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Southerland misses 3, gets own rebound and passes to Melo. For some reason, Melo takes a 15-foot jumper. Misses. UConn ball. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:48 PSBasketball

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Napier with long, long 3. It's an airball, but Drummond catches and puts it back. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:53 PSBasketball

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Joseph hits running bank shot. SU up 4. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:53 PSBasketball

1:55

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Waiters drives the lane and kicks to Southerland for baseline jumper. SU up 55-49 with 1:06 left. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:55 PSBasketball

1:55

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SU is now on 12-2 run. MW [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:55 PSBasketball

1:57

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Are you at the Big East Tournament? Share you Syracuse basketball photos here. Upload your photo to Twitter and use hashtag #orangepics. [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:57 PSBasketball

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Kris goes to the line for 1 and 1 after Olander fouls him on a defensive rebound. Miss. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:57 PSBasketball

1:57

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SU's defense down the stretch has been really, really good. UConn has gotten few clean looks at the basket. DD [via Twitter]

Thursday March 8, 2012 1:57 PSBasketball

2:00

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Kris goes to the line for 1 plus 1. 26.2 left. Make. Miss. SU 56-49. DD [via Twitter]