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You Grade the Orange: Rate the Syracuse basketball team's performance vs. California (PS)

 

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Syracuse Basketball ‏@syrbasketball 2m
Kaleb Joseph, Michael Gbinije finish with 13 points, Chris McCullough with 12 points and 4 blocks. Full box: http://ow.ly/EDQ5b

 

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Syracuse basketball suffers first loss as Cal blitzes Orange in 2K Classic semifinals (PS: Waters)

 

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No. 23 Syracuse falls hard to Cal, 73-59 in semifinals of 2K Sports Classic (DO: Klinger)

 

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Matt Park ‏@MattPark1 52s
Tomorrow's game vs. Iowa will be the Orange's 1st meeting with the Hawkeyes since the last game of the Louie & Bouie Show, 3/14/80 NCAA.

 

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Box score from Syracuse basketball vs. California (PS)

 

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Ugly game. Quick thoughts. http://.com/the-bad-news-bears/

 

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California into 2K Classic final after beating No. 23 Syracuse (ESPN)

 

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Gbinije Provides Offense, Can't Swing Momentum in Key Moments in Loss to California (DO; D'Abbraccio)

Playing in essentially a home game for Syracuse on Thursday night, Michael Gbinije was often in position to be the one to enliven the Madison Square Garden crowd.

He capitalized on a few of them, but not enough in the No. 23 Orange’s (2-1) 73-59 defeat at the hands of California (3-0) in the semifinals of the 2K Classic. The junior forward tied to lead SU with 13 points and did so on 5-of-10 shooting, but missed out on a few golden opportunities to forcefully swing momentum in Syracuse’s favor.

“I think Mike has got to keep being aggressive,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “He’s got to be more of a scorer for us. I thought he made some plays tonight, but he’s going to have to make some more plays.”

Eight minutes into the game, Gbinije came up with a steal on the defensive end, but his bounce pass ahead was well behind guard Ron Patterson and picked off by California’s Sam Singer. Less than two minutes later, Gbinije threw down a transition dunk that gave the Orange a 12-11 lead — the last advantage SU would have all night.
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McCullough Flashes Potential, Deficiencies in Loss to California (DO; D'Abbraccio)

With a flick of the wrist, Chris McCullough gave a quick tease to just how versatile he can be.

Four minutes into Syracuse’s matchup with California, the freshman saw space in front of him, pulled the trigger on his first career 3-pointer and nailed it.

But his weaknesses were also on display, losing the ball twice around the rim as he attacked the basket — the second of which led to California guard Jabari Bird dunking easily on the break and SU head coach Jim Boeheim folding his arms and calling timeout as the Golden Bears pulled away in the second half.

While McCullough’s offensive game was efficient and he defended the rim well with five blocks on the night, the freshman didn’t match up well physically during the No. 23 Orange’s (2-1) 73-59 loss to the Golden Bears (3-0) in Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.

“Chris has some really good basketball skills, but his stamina and physicality — that only comes over time,” Boeheim said. “He’s a smart player, he knows what he’s doing, he understands the game, but he’s not physical enough for the college game right now. And his stamina is not as good as it needs to be.”
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SU Basketball vs Iowa: TV Channel Info, Live Stream and Tipoff Time (PS; Ditota)

The Syracuse University men's basketball team will face Iowa at 5 p.m. Friday at Madison Square Garden in the consolation game of the 2K Classic.

The game will be televised by ESPN2.

Below is the list of channel numbers for ESPN2 in the Syracuse area:

• Time Warner: Channel 301 (SD & HD) and channel 25 for non-digital customers
• Verizon Fios: Channel 74 (SD) and 574 (HD)
• DirectTV: Channel 209 (SD & HD)
• Dish Network: Channel 144 (SD &HD)
• New Visions: Channel 74 (SD) and 760 (HD)

The game can also be streamed online through Watch ESPN or by using the Watch ESPN app for tablets and mobile devices.

Radio
You can listen to the game on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network. In Syracuse you can listen on 99.5 FM. The game is also available on 88.3 FM through WAER.

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Jackass Stuntman Steve-O Ready for Anything at Syracuse Crunch Frozen Dome Classic (PS; Herbert)

"Jackass" star Steve-O wants to do more than just crazy stunts in his career, but for now he's happy to continue playing the fool.

The famed stuntman will be a featured guest at theSyracuse Crunch's Frozen Dome Classic on Saturday. More than 30,000 fans are expected to see the AHL hockey team host the Utica Comets in the Carrier Dome at 7 p.m.

Steve-O will perform a stunt on the ice during an intermission. In a phone interview with syracuse.com, he said he wasn't sure exactly what he'd be doing but would be ready to have some fun.

K-Rock host Josh Grosvent revealed on Twitter that he and his morning show co-host Hunter Scott plan to launch Steve-O across the ice with a giant slingshot.
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California spoils Chris McCullough's Madison Square Garden basketball homecoming (PS: Ditota)

 

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Syracuse basketball: Assessing the four factors in the Orange's loss to California (PS: Stevens)

 

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Syracuse basketball's offensive woes exposed in loss to California in 2K Classic semifinals (PS: Waters)

 

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Syracuse basketball loses to California 73-59 (Brent Axe recap)

 

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Cal 73, Syracuse 59: Orange Look Young In First Loss (Nunes)

 

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‘Cuse Falls To Cal, 73-59 (Cuse.com)

 

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That PS box score is a mess. The ESPN one looks closer to the truth to me. Box

Of course it has BJ as 0 for 8 with 8 rebounds. Did he really have 8 rebounds in 13 minutes of playing time?

 

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Syracuse point guard Kaleb Joseph struggles in his first game at Madison Square Garden (PS: Ditota)

 

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Kaleb Joseph, Syracuse Struggle in loss to Cal at 2K Classic (ZagsBlog)

 

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Andy Katz ‏@ESPNAndyKatz 22m
From Texas: Isaiah Taylor will not play in tonight’s game vs. Cal (at MSG) due to a left wrist injury suffered against Iowa Thur night.

 

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Observations (CBSSports: Rothstein)

Syracuse has its work cut out before ACC play.

I wrote during the summer that scoring would be an issue for the Orange this season and after watching Jim Boeheim's practice a few weeks ago in Upstate New York I felt the same way. Then Thursday night against Cal happened. Syracuse played in a virtual home game at Madison Square Garden against a quality opponent and were only able to muster 59 points in the entire game. Is it time for Orange fans to go Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men and order a Code Red on the season? Not yet, but this team better be careful over the next month. Syracuse will face a potent offensive team Friday in Iowa in the consolation game of the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden and then will also host both St. John's and Louisiana Tech at the Carrier Dome in the next month to go along with road games at Michigan and Villanova. That's five difficult games before the Orange play a second in what many believe will be the best conference in college basketball.

 

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The 5 things to watch in Syracuse's game against Iowa (PS: Waters)

 

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California exposes Syracuse zone in 2K Sports Classic win (DO: Klinger)

 

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Orange, Hawkeyes Meet in MSG (Cuse.com)