Gettin' Fizzy With It
Some closing thoughts on the Orange's time in Miami
Sunday, Mar 22, 2009, 12:10 PM EDT
NCAA Tournament - South Region - Second Round - American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
| Final - 3.22.2009 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona St. Sun Devils | 32 | 35 | 67 |
| Syracuse Orange | 41 | 37 | 78 |
Some closing thoughts on the Orange's time in Miami
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One of the knocks on Herb when he arrived in Tempe was his inability to lead a team into the later rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Today's performance continues that trend. Uninspiring defense, poor management of Jeff Pendergraph's foul situation, and a lack of motivation for James Harden.
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Conference breakdown and our selections for tomorrow's white knight team, dark horse team and best game. Hint: Siena.
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Q&A about Syracuse in the build up for Syracuse Orange vs. Arizona State Sun Devils on Sunday in Miami in the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
House of Sparky gives Syracuse fans some insight on the Sun Devils.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona St. | 32 | 35 | 67 |
| Syracuse | 41 | 37 | 78 |
| Arizona St. | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Abbott | 31 | 7-11 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-0 | 20 |
| Jeff Pendergraph | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-0 | 9 |
| Derek Glasser | 37 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| James Harden | 40 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 6-8 | 6-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Rihards Kuksiks | 37 | 6-13 | 6-13 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 20 |
| Eric Boateng | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 2 |
| Jamelle McMillan | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Jerren Shipp | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Stephen Rogers | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Nico Fricchione | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Kraidon Woods | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Trent Anderson | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Brenton Thomas | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Taylor Rohde | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Johnny Coy | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Virgil Sanders | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 20-49 | 13-35 | 14-22 | 24-7 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 17-0 | 67 | |
| .408 | .371 | .636 | Team Reb: 1 | Total TO: 1 (0 pts) | |||||||
| Syracuse | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Jackson | 23 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 8-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 13 |
| Jonny Flynn | 40 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 11 |
| Paul Harris | 28 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Arinze Onuaku | 25 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 12 |
| Eric Devendorf | 40 | 6-15 | 5-11 | 4-4 | 2-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 21 |
| Andy Rautins | 34 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 4-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 17 |
| Kristof Ongenaet | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 0 |
| Kris Joseph | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Kevin Drew | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Justin Thomas | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Jake Presutti | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Brandon Reese | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Mookie Jones | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Wesley Johnson | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Scoop Jardine | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Sean Williams | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 26-47 | 9-20 | 17-21 | 33-4 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 15-0 | 78 | |
| .553 | .450 | .810 | Team Reb: 3 | Total TO: 0 (0 pts) | |||||||