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College Basketball: Long bomb shocks Syracuse
By The Associated Press
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 | No comments posted.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cedric Jackson treated his coach to a shot he’ll never forget.
The senior guard took an inbounds pass with 2.2 seconds left, turned and swished a two-handed, 60-foot heave at the buzzer to give Cleveland State a stunning 72-69 victory over No. 11 Syracuse on Monday night.
“I have never been a part of one of those types of shots, I had my head down,” said third-year Cleveland State coach Gary Waters. “I told my coaches we were headed for overtime. I didn’t expect that to happen. Nobody in the house expected that to happen.”
Certainly not Syracuse.
The Orange (9-1) had escaped in all five games they had trailed this season, and they tied this one in the closing seconds on a rebound dunk by Arinze Onuaku.
“We can’t keep putting ourselves in these holes and expect to come out of them,” said Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, who remained tied with Lute Olson for ninth all-time in Division I with 780 career victories. “We either start playing better early, or we’re going to have a very difficult time. We made great shots and great plays to get back in this, but you can’t put yourself in that position.”
Neither Syracuse nor Cleveland State (7-4) led by more than six points and there were 16 ties and 15 lead changes.
Jackson barely had time to set himself.
“I looked up to see if there was a chance (to dribble) but knew there wasn’t enough time,” Jackson said. “It was a prayer. It’s not an everyday shot.”
Amazingly, it looked good even at the moment he let it go.
“It tears your heart out when you see the ball up in the air and you know it’s good,” said Syracuse’s Andy Rautins, who was 0-for-3 from 3-point range. “I kind of stopped looking at it because I knew it had a pretty good chance. Then I heard the crowd and I knew the game was over.”
It was just the second regular-season win over a ranked team for Cleveland State, a program in disarray for nearly two decades until Waters arrived. The Vikings stunned No. 12 Butler last January on the way to 21 victories after going 10-21 the previous season.
Cleveland State’s last appearance in the Carrier Dome was also a memorable one. The Vikings won NCAA tournament games over Indiana and Saint Joseph’s in the building in 1986 to advance to the round of 16. The 83-79 victory over Indiana was the first by a No. 14 seed over a No. 3 seed in tournament history and was the first time former Hoosiers coach Bob Knight lost a first-round game.
Bullock led Cleveland State with 18 points, all in the second half, while Norris Cole had 16 and Jackson 13.
Eric Devendorf paced Syracuse with 17 points, while Flynn had 16 and Paul Harris and Onuaku each had 11.
No. 2 Connecticut 91, Stony Brook 57
At Hartford, Conn., Jeff Adrien had 18 points and 10 rebounds and the Huskies (9-0) returned from an 11-day break for exams to improve to 134-1 in nonconference home games in November and December. Hasheem Thabeet had 18 points and nine rebounds for UConn, while Jerome Dyson added 16 points and Craig Austrie and A.J. Price had 13 apiece.
Danny Carter led the Seawolves (5-5) with 20 points.
Southern California 91, Pepperdine 77
At Los Angeles, Taj Gibson scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Southern California held off Pepperdine’s second-half rally to win 91-77 Monday night.
Dwight Lewis added 17 points, Daniel Hackett 16, Leonard Washington 14 and DeMar DeRozan 10 for the Trojans (6-3), who improved to 5-0 at Galen Center.
Keion Bell scored 18 points for the Waves (1-9), who lost their ninth in a row and haven’t won since their season opener against Cal State Monterey Bay.
WOMEN
Oregon State 91, UNLV 54
At Corvallis, Alex Mitchell had a career-high 23 points and added seven rebounds in Oregon State’s 91-54 win over UNLV on Monday.
Brittney Davis added 22 points, six rebounds and six assists for Oregon State (6-1). Talisa Rhea had 20 points and six assists.
Brittany Halberg and Jamie Smith led UNLV (4-4) with 13 points apiece.
The teams matched baskets early before Oregon State went on a 22-2 run to take a 28-8 lead with 11:37 left in the first half.
The Beavers, who received two votes in the Associated Press poll earlier in the day, committed just six turnovers, while forcing the Rebels into 19.
The senior guard took an inbounds pass with 2.2 seconds left, turned and swished a two-handed, 60-foot heave at the buzzer to give Cleveland State a stunning 72-69 victory over No. 11 Syracuse on Monday night.
“I have never been a part of one of those types of shots, I had my head down,” said third-year Cleveland State coach Gary Waters. “I told my coaches we were headed for overtime. I didn’t expect that to happen. Nobody in the house expected that to happen.”
Certainly not Syracuse.
The Orange (9-1) had escaped in all five games they had trailed this season, and they tied this one in the closing seconds on a rebound dunk by Arinze Onuaku.
“We can’t keep putting ourselves in these holes and expect to come out of them,” said Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, who remained tied with Lute Olson for ninth all-time in Division I with 780 career victories. “We either start playing better early, or we’re going to have a very difficult time. We made great shots and great plays to get back in this, but you can’t put yourself in that position.”
Neither Syracuse nor Cleveland State (7-4) led by more than six points and there were 16 ties and 15 lead changes.
Jackson barely had time to set himself.
“I looked up to see if there was a chance (to dribble) but knew there wasn’t enough time,” Jackson said. “It was a prayer. It’s not an everyday shot.”
Amazingly, it looked good even at the moment he let it go.
“It tears your heart out when you see the ball up in the air and you know it’s good,” said Syracuse’s Andy Rautins, who was 0-for-3 from 3-point range. “I kind of stopped looking at it because I knew it had a pretty good chance. Then I heard the crowd and I knew the game was over.”
It was just the second regular-season win over a ranked team for Cleveland State, a program in disarray for nearly two decades until Waters arrived. The Vikings stunned No. 12 Butler last January on the way to 21 victories after going 10-21 the previous season.
Cleveland State’s last appearance in the Carrier Dome was also a memorable one. The Vikings won NCAA tournament games over Indiana and Saint Joseph’s in the building in 1986 to advance to the round of 16. The 83-79 victory over Indiana was the first by a No. 14 seed over a No. 3 seed in tournament history and was the first time former Hoosiers coach Bob Knight lost a first-round game.
Bullock led Cleveland State with 18 points, all in the second half, while Norris Cole had 16 and Jackson 13.
Eric Devendorf paced Syracuse with 17 points, while Flynn had 16 and Paul Harris and Onuaku each had 11.
No. 2 Connecticut 91, Stony Brook 57
At Hartford, Conn., Jeff Adrien had 18 points and 10 rebounds and the Huskies (9-0) returned from an 11-day break for exams to improve to 134-1 in nonconference home games in November and December. Hasheem Thabeet had 18 points and nine rebounds for UConn, while Jerome Dyson added 16 points and Craig Austrie and A.J. Price had 13 apiece.
Danny Carter led the Seawolves (5-5) with 20 points.
Southern California 91, Pepperdine 77
At Los Angeles, Taj Gibson scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Southern California held off Pepperdine’s second-half rally to win 91-77 Monday night.
Dwight Lewis added 17 points, Daniel Hackett 16, Leonard Washington 14 and DeMar DeRozan 10 for the Trojans (6-3), who improved to 5-0 at Galen Center.
Keion Bell scored 18 points for the Waves (1-9), who lost their ninth in a row and haven’t won since their season opener against Cal State Monterey Bay.
WOMEN
Oregon State 91, UNLV 54
At Corvallis, Alex Mitchell had a career-high 23 points and added seven rebounds in Oregon State’s 91-54 win over UNLV on Monday.
Brittney Davis added 22 points, six rebounds and six assists for Oregon State (6-1). Talisa Rhea had 20 points and six assists.
Brittany Halberg and Jamie Smith led UNLV (4-4) with 13 points apiece.
The teams matched baskets early before Oregon State went on a 22-2 run to take a 28-8 lead with 11:37 left in the first half.
The Beavers, who received two votes in the Associated Press poll earlier in the day, committed just six turnovers, while forcing the Rebels into 19.
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