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Melo, Triche lead Syracuse over St. John’s

March 10, 2011 Wes Cheng

Melo scored a career-high 12 points, including several clutch baskets in the finals minutes, as No. 11 Syracuse advanced to the semifinals of the Big East tournament by defeating No. 18 St. John’s, 79-73. The Orange has now won six straight games dating back to a Feb. 14 win over West Virginia.

Syracuse’s bench providing quality minutes

March 8, 2011 Wes Cheng

Syracuse’s bench was so good in Saturday’s 107-59 blowout against DePaul that the reserves scored 55 points, nearly as many as the entire Blue Demons team combined.

Big lineup will play more often

March 2, 2011 Wes Cheng

During Saturday’s 58-51 victory against Georgetown, the two combined for 20 minutes of action. Keita had one rebound in 13 minutes of play, while Melo had a rebound and two points on an alley-oop from Scoop Jardine in transition. It was the first time that Melo played more than five minutes since Syracuse’s 72-49 win against South Florida on Feb. 9. It may be a sign of things to come as Syracuse heads into championship season.

Syracuse’s freshmen maturing

February 11, 2011 Wes Cheng

Syracuse’s freshmen step up in loss to Georgetown.

Melo’s up-and-down season continues

February 9, 2011 Wes Cheng

Melo has struggled through his freshman season so far. He’s averaging just 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game.

Southerland will come off bench against Marquette

January 28, 2011 Wes Cheng

Southerland will come off the bench as Syracuse tries to snap its three game losing streak against Marquette.

SU needs more from its centers against Nova

January 21, 2011 Wes Cheng

The Orange will host Villanova (16-2, 4-1 Big East) on Saturday in what could be an NCAA record-breaking crowd. Last February, the Syracuse-Villanova game drew 34,616, which was an NCAA record for largest on-campus crowd to see a college basketball game.

Orange depth on display against Pitt

January 17, 2011 Wes Cheng

No. 4 Syracuse (18-0, 5-0 Big East) will be without leading scorer Kris Joseph when it takes on No. 5 Pittsburgh (17-1, 5-0) on Monday.

SU’s freshmen centers struggle

January 10, 2011 Wes Cheng

In Saturday’s game against Seton Hall, Keita and Melo played limited minutes for the second straight game as Syracuse hung on for a 61-56 win over the Pirates. Neither center played in the second half of Syracuse’s 70-58 win against Notre Dame on Jan. 1.

All My Children: A Look at This Year's Freshmen

November 27, 2010 Mike Chandler

Nothing in sports is as exciting and mysterious as a highly touted group of freshmen basketball players. Football players take too long to adjust and pro basketball rookies are all known quantities who can’t dominate in a league with that many superstars. Freshman cagers, though, they can bring it. Is there going to be a John Wall this year? A Kevin Durant? A Carmelo? Who’s bringing in the most five-stars?