Syracuse rallies in 2nd half, beats No. 18 UConn 79-76
Michael Gbinije and Trevor Cooney each had 17 points and Syracuse beat No. 18 Connecticut 79-76 on Thursday to advance to the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Syracuse Orange
79
UConn Huskies
76
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | 34 | 45 | 79 |
| CONN | 34 | 42 | 76 |
Imperial Arena · 3,009 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | @ Indiana Hoosiers | L 80-83 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils | W 102-49 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs New Haven Chargers | W 74-58 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 79-76
Daniel Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Gibbs.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 79-73
Tyler Roberson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 78-73
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 78-73
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 78-72
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 78-71
Foul on Trevor Cooney.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 78-71
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 77-71
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 76-71
Foul on Rodney Purvis.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 76-71
Foul on Tyler Lydon.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 76-71
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 75-71
Foul on Rodney Purvis.
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PersonalFoul 2:53 75-71
Foul on Tyler Roberson.
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LayUpShot 3:32 75-71
Tyler Lydon made Layup. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:59 73-71
Rodney Purvis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Hamilton.
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PersonalFoul 4:02 73-68
Foul on Kentan Facey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:32 73-68
Omar Calhoun made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:42 73-65
Trevor Cooney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:58 70-65
Rodney Purvis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Gibbs.
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LayUpShot 5:14 70-62
Michael Gbinije made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:21 68-62
Foul on Tyler Lydon.
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LayUpShot 5:21 68-62
Daniel Hamilton made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:46 68-60
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:46 67-60
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:46 66-60
Foul on Sterling Gibbs.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:06 66-60
Rodney Purvis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Gibbs.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:55 66-57
Malachi Richardson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:55 65-57
Foul on Jalen Adams.
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DunkShot 7:21 65-57
Kentan Facey made Dunk. Assisted by Daniel Hamilton.
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DunkShot 7:47 65-55
Tyler Roberson made Dunk. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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LayUpShot 8:00 63-55
Michael Gbinije made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:18 61-55
Tyler Roberson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:18 60-55
Foul on Amida Brimah.
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LayUpShot 8:33 60-55
Rodney Purvis made Layup. Assisted by Sterling Gibbs.
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JumpShot 8:41 60-53
Malachi Richardson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:58 58-53
Daniel Hamilton made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:28 58-51
Tyler Roberson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:41 56-51
Amida Brimah made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:07 56-49
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:07 55-49
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:07 54-49
Foul on Amida Brimah.
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LayUpShot 10:23 54-49
Daniel Hamilton made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:01 54-47
Foul on Michael Gbinije.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:30 54-47
Malachi Richardson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:55 51-47
Malachi Richardson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:55 50-47
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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PersonalFoul 12:10 50-47
Foul on Kentan Facey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:43 50-47
Michael Gbinije made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevor Cooney.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:06 47-47
Malachi Richardson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Roberson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:23 44-47
Omar Calhoun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Hamilton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:53 44-44
Tyler Lydon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Gbinije.
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LayUpShot 14:30 41-44
Trevor Cooney made Layup.
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DunkShot 15:11 39-44
Amida Brimah made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Adams.
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PersonalFoul 15:39 39-42
Foul on Jalen Adams.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:51 39-42
Kentan Facey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:51 39-41
Foul on DaJuan Coleman.
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LayUpShot 15:51 39-41
Kentan Facey made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:44 39-39
Amida Brimah made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:44 39-38
Amida Brimah made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:44 39-37
Foul on Tyler Roberson.
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End Game 0:00 79-76
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:01 79-76
Tyler Roberson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 79-76
Trevor Cooney missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:35 79-76
Syracuse Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 0:35 79-76
Connecticut Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 79-76
Daniel Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Gibbs.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 79-73
Tyler Roberson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:44 78-73
Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 78-73
Tyler Roberson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 78-73
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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Defensive Rebound 0:48 78-73
Tyler Roberson Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:48 78-73
Jalen Adams missed Layup.
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Steal 0:56 78-73
Shonn Miller Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:57 78-73
Malachi Richardson Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 78-73
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 78-72
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 78-71
Foul on Trevor Cooney.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 78-71
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 77-71
Trevor Cooney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 76-71
Foul on Rodney Purvis.
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Defensive Rebound 1:13 76-71
Tyler Lydon Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:15 76-71
Tyler Lydon Block.
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JumpShot 1:15 76-71
Rodney Purvis missed Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 76-71
Foul on Tyler Lydon.
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Offensive Rebound 1:34 76-71
Daniel Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:34 76-71
Sterling Gibbs missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:42 76-71
Daniel Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:42 76-71
Malachi Richardson missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:11 76-71
Tyler Roberson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:11 76-71
Daniel Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:24 76-71
Shonn Miller Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 76-71
Tyler Lydon missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 76-71
Tyler Lydon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 75-71
Foul on Rodney Purvis.
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Defensive Rebound 2:46 75-71
Tyler Lydon Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:46 75-71
Rodney Purvis missed Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:53 75-71
Foul on Tyler Roberson.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:53 75-71
Tyler Roberson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:08 75-71
Tyler Lydon Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:10 75-71
Tyler Roberson Block.
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Team Stats
SYR
CONN
23-48
FG
26-60
48
Field Goal %
43
9-20
3PT
10-26
45
Three Point %
38
24-39
FT
14-21
62
Free Throw %
67
41
Rebounds
33
11
Offensive Rebounds
9
30
Defensive Rebounds
24
13
Assists
16
7
Steals
6
3
Blocks
5
15
Turnovers
13
1
Team Turnovers
1
15
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
8
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
25
10
Largest Lead
10
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