SWC75
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We played National Champion Louisville three times this year. We beat them at their place, lost to them at our place and then lost the rubber match in New York. It prompted me to see how well Syracuse has done over the years against teams that went on to win the national title.
2/23/50 We beat CCNY at Madison Square Garden, 83-74. It should be noted that the Beavers were late found to have shaved points but presumably that didn’t mean they weren’t trying to win. It’s possible though, that this one just got away from them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCNY_point_shaving_scandal
12/30/50 We lost to Kentucky at the Sugar Bowl tournament in New Orleans 59-69.
3/16/57 A Jim Brown-less orange team lost in the finals of the NCAA Eastern Regional, (in Philadelphia) to undefeated North Carolina 58-67.
1/30/84 More than a generation later the Georgetown Hoyas visit the Dome and come away with a 67-80 victory.
3/3/84 Five weeks later the Hoyas blew us out of their own place, 71-88.
3/10/84 At MSG in the BET Michael Graham’s flagrant foul on Andrew Hawkins was reduced to a One and one and we lost in overtime 71-82. Deep down, JB is still fuming over that one.
1/2/85 Villanova handled us in Philly, 70-82.
2/1/85 We blew the Wildcats out of the Dome, 92-79, (it wasn’t that close.) When that team beat Georgetown for the title, I couldn’t believe it.
1/18/86 After a 13-0 start and a loss to Georgetown we had to go to Louisville where the Cardinals were ready for us, 73-83.
3/30/87 No comment.
4/1/96 We lose our second national title game to Rick Pitino and his 9 Kentucky NBA players,, 67-76.
2/1/99 We beat a depleted Connecticut team in Storrs, 59-42.
2/28/99. We play them full-strength in the Dome and lose 58-70.
3/5/99 We play them full strength in new York and lose 50-71. I don’t like the trend.
3/23/00 We are up 40-26 on Michigan State in their own backyard in the Sweet 16 and lost 58-75.
2002-2003 Every day at practice.
2/2/04 We got blown out at Connecticut 56-84.
3/7/04 We got revenge in the Dome. 67-56 in a game that seemed to mean a bit more to us than them. The rubber match in the NCAAs never came off, thanks to Alabama.
11/18/05 We thought Florida might be intimidated after we blew out Bobby Knight’s Texas Tech team by 32. They weren’t 70-75 and went on to win the next two national championships while we bombed out in the first round of the NCAAs and then went to two straight NITs.
2/2/11 We beat the Kemba Walker team in Connecticut, 66-58.
3/11/11 We lost in BET to the same team in overtime, 71-76.
1/19/13 We somehow beat the Cardinals in Louisville without James Southerland, 68-70, the first of three straight losses for them.
3/2/53 The pull ahead in the late going in the Dome, 53-58.
3/16/53 We are leading in the BET title 45-29 and then….
All told we are 6-17 against 14 NCAA championship teams, including wins against all three UCONN tile teams, (but they beat our champs twice). The average score of the 23 games is 66-72.
I’d have to say that’s a pretty good record.
2/23/50 We beat CCNY at Madison Square Garden, 83-74. It should be noted that the Beavers were late found to have shaved points but presumably that didn’t mean they weren’t trying to win. It’s possible though, that this one just got away from them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCNY_point_shaving_scandal
12/30/50 We lost to Kentucky at the Sugar Bowl tournament in New Orleans 59-69.
3/16/57 A Jim Brown-less orange team lost in the finals of the NCAA Eastern Regional, (in Philadelphia) to undefeated North Carolina 58-67.
1/30/84 More than a generation later the Georgetown Hoyas visit the Dome and come away with a 67-80 victory.
3/3/84 Five weeks later the Hoyas blew us out of their own place, 71-88.
3/10/84 At MSG in the BET Michael Graham’s flagrant foul on Andrew Hawkins was reduced to a One and one and we lost in overtime 71-82. Deep down, JB is still fuming over that one.
1/2/85 Villanova handled us in Philly, 70-82.
2/1/85 We blew the Wildcats out of the Dome, 92-79, (it wasn’t that close.) When that team beat Georgetown for the title, I couldn’t believe it.
1/18/86 After a 13-0 start and a loss to Georgetown we had to go to Louisville where the Cardinals were ready for us, 73-83.
3/30/87 No comment.
4/1/96 We lose our second national title game to Rick Pitino and his 9 Kentucky NBA players,, 67-76.
2/1/99 We beat a depleted Connecticut team in Storrs, 59-42.
2/28/99. We play them full-strength in the Dome and lose 58-70.
3/5/99 We play them full strength in new York and lose 50-71. I don’t like the trend.
3/23/00 We are up 40-26 on Michigan State in their own backyard in the Sweet 16 and lost 58-75.
2002-2003 Every day at practice.
2/2/04 We got blown out at Connecticut 56-84.
3/7/04 We got revenge in the Dome. 67-56 in a game that seemed to mean a bit more to us than them. The rubber match in the NCAAs never came off, thanks to Alabama.
11/18/05 We thought Florida might be intimidated after we blew out Bobby Knight’s Texas Tech team by 32. They weren’t 70-75 and went on to win the next two national championships while we bombed out in the first round of the NCAAs and then went to two straight NITs.
2/2/11 We beat the Kemba Walker team in Connecticut, 66-58.
3/11/11 We lost in BET to the same team in overtime, 71-76.
1/19/13 We somehow beat the Cardinals in Louisville without James Southerland, 68-70, the first of three straight losses for them.
3/2/53 The pull ahead in the late going in the Dome, 53-58.
3/16/53 We are leading in the BET title 45-29 and then….
All told we are 6-17 against 14 NCAA championship teams, including wins against all three UCONN tile teams, (but they beat our champs twice). The average score of the 23 games is 66-72.
I’d have to say that’s a pretty good record.
