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Orange clinches double-bye, downs DePaul

March 5, 2011 Wes Cheng

After DePaul (7-23, 1-17 Big East) scored the first points of the game, the No. 12 Orange (25-6, 12-6) went on an 11-0 run and never looked back as Syracuse notched a 107-59 victory in the final game of the regular season.

Jackson to play final game at Carrier Dome

March 3, 2011 Wes Cheng

Jackson will play the final regular season game of his Orange career when Syracuse hosts DePaul on Saturday. When he finishes, it will have gone down one of the most productive careers in Syracuse history.

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.

Jackson’s clutch free throw shooting saves Syracuse

February 23, 2011 Wes Cheng

Jackson has been SU’s most valuable player this season, but not for free throw shooting. Coming into the game, he was shooting just 57 percent.

A little luck goes a long way

February 22, 2011 Robbie Gillies

What was the difference between Syracuse’s win over Villanova on Monday and the loss to the Wildcats earlier in the season? There are a lot of little things that you could point out to attempt to explain the difference but the biggest difference was luck. Simple as that. How else can you explain the Big East leader in free throw percentage hitting just 63 percent while the worst free throw shooting team shoots 77 percent? Villanova had an off-night shooting and Syracuse was the beneficiary.

Philadelphia trio helps Syracuse down Villanova

February 21, 2011 Wes Cheng

Scoop Jardine scored 20 points and had six assists, Rick Jackson chipped in 18 points and Dion Waiters added two key free throws as No. 20 Syracuse defeated No. 14 Villanova 69-64.

Inconsistent again, but a big win in the Big East

February 20, 2011 Robbie Gillies

If we’ve learned anything about Syracuse this season it’s that they are inconsistent. Saturday’s game against Rutgers was no exception. In the first half its offense was efficient and its defense was porous. In the second half, it was its offense that was the issue while the defense was much better. In the end, it was a much-needed overtime win for the Orange.

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