Syracuse 79-73 South Alabama (14 Mar, 2007) Play-by-Play

South Alabama Jaguars

20-12, 8-7 away

	1	2	T
USA	39	34	73
SYR	38	41	79

Syracuse Orange

23-10, 17-5 home

TIME		USA	SYR
19:46	Andy Rautins missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:46	Ernest Little Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:04	Carlos Smith missed Two Point Jumper.	0	0
19:04	Terrence Roberts Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:53	Foul on Demetric Bennett	0	0
18:45	Andy Rautins made Three Point Jumper.	0	3
18:20	Eric Devendorf missed Two Point Layup.	0	3
18:20	Philip Tabet Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:06	Demetric Bennett made Three Point Jumper.	3	3
17:50	Eric Devendorf missed Three Point Jumper.	3	3
17:50	Carlos Smith Defensive Rebound.	3	3
17:43	Carlos Smith made Two Point Layup.	5	3
17:29	Eric Devendorf made Two Point Layup.	5	5
17:29	Foul on Philip Tabet	5	5
17:29	Eric Devendorf missed Free Throw.	5	5
17:29	Ernest Little Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:13	Foul on Darryl Watkins	5	5
17:13	Ernest Little missed Free Throw.	5	5
17:13		5	5
17:13	Ernest Little missed Free Throw.	5	5
17:13	Demetris Nichols Defensive Rebound.	5	5
16:53	Eric Devendorf made Three Point Jumper.	5	8
16:19	Demetris Nichols missed Two Point Jumper.	5	8
16:19	Daon Merritt Defensive Rebound.	5	8
16:07	Carlos Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	5	8
16:07	Darryl Watkins Defensive Rebound.	5	8
15:56	Eric Devendorf missed Two Point Layup.	5	8
15:56	Brandon Davis Defensive Rebound.	5	8
15:46	Leandro Buboltz made Two Point Jumper.	7	8
15:32	Demetris Nichols missed Two Point Jumper.	7	8
15:32	Terrence Roberts Offensive Rebound.	7	8
15:31	Foul on Brandon Davis	7	8
15:31	Official TV Timeout.	7	8
15:31	Terrence Roberts made Free Throw.	7	9
15:31	Terrence Roberts made Free Throw.	7	10
15:13	Foul on Eric Devendorf	7	10
15:13	Daon Merritt missed Free Throw.	7	10
15:13		7	10
15:13	Daon Merritt made Free Throw.	8	10
15:03	Paul Harris missed Two Point Layup.	8	10
15:03	Terrence Roberts Offensive Rebound.	8	10
14:59	Terrence Roberts missed Two Point Layup.	8	10
14:59	Ernest Little Defensive Rebound.	8	10
14:54	Demetric Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.	8	10
14:54	Ernest Little Offensive Rebound.	8	10
14:35	Demetric Bennett made Three Point Jumper.	11	10
14:22	Eric Devendorf missed Two Point Jumper.	11	10
14:22	Demetric Bennett Defensive Rebound.	11	10
14:17	Foul on Andy Rautins	11	10
14:17	Carlos Smith made Free Throw.	12	10
14:17	Carlos Smith made Free Throw.	13	10
14:07	Terrence Roberts missed Two Point Layup.	13	10
14:07	Ernest Little Defensive Rebound.	13	10
13:37	Terrence Roberts missed Two Point Jumper.	13	10
13:37	Carlos Smith Offensive Rebound.	13	10
13:33	Paul Harris missed Two Point Layup.	13	10
13:33	Syracuse Defensive Rebound.	13	10
13:13	Stephen Cowherd made Three Point Jumper.	16	10
13:03	Paul Harris missed Two Point Jumper.	16	10
13:03	Ernest Little Defensive Rebound.	16	10
12:28	Leandro Buboltz made Three Point Jumper.	19	10
12:26	Syracuse Full Timeout.	19	10
12:15	Josh Wright missed Three Point Jumper.	19	10
12:15	Ernest Little Defensive Rebound.	19	10
12:06	Brandon Davis missed Two Point Layup.	19	10
12:06	Matt Gorman Defensive Rebound.	19	10
12:02	Ernest Little made Two Point Layup.	21	10
12:02	Foul on Matt Gorman	21	10
11:59	Official TV Timeout.	21	10
11:59	Ernest Little made Free Throw.	22	10
11:41	Matt Gorman missed Two Point Jumper.	22	10
11:41	Darryl Watkins Offensive Rebound.	22	10
11:37	Darryl Watkins missed Two Point Dunk Shot.	22	10
11:37	Matt Gorman Offensive Rebound.	22	10
11:37	Foul on Stephen Cowherd	22	10
11:31	Matt Gorman made Two Point Jumper.	22	12
11:17	Terrence Roberts missed Two Point Jumper.	22	12
11:17	Brandon Davis Defensive Rebound.	22	12
11:03	Leandro Buboltz missed Three Point Jumper.	22	12
11:03	Daon Merritt Offensive Rebound.	22	12
10:48	Leandro Buboltz missed Two Point Layup.	22	12
10:48	Paul Harris Defensive Rebound.	22	12
10:43	Eric Devendorf made Three Point Jumper.	22	15
10:38	South Alabama Full Timeout.	22	15
10:14	Matt Gorman missed Two Point Jumper.	22	15
10:14	Leandro Buboltz Defensive Rebound.	22	15
9:29	Eric Devendorf made Two Point Layup.	22	17
9:12	Carlos Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	22	17
9:12	South Alabama Offensive Rebound.	22	17
9:02	Foul on Brandon Davis	22	17
8:50	Demetris Nichols made Three Point Jumper.	22	20
8:29	Foul on Demetris Nichols	22	20
8:18	Foul on Demetris Nichols	22	20
8:18	Ernest Little made Free Throw.	23	20
8:18	Ernest Little missed Free Throw.	23	20
8:18	Terrence Roberts Defensive Rebound.	23	20
7:54	Official TV Timeout.	23	20
7:51	Eric Devendorf missed Two Point Layup.	23	20
7:51	Eric Devendorf Offensive Rebound.	23	20
7:47	Eric Devendorf made Two Point Jumper.	23	22
7:23	Daon Merritt missed Three Point Jumper.	23	22
7:23	Andy Rautins Defensive Rebound.	23	22
7:13	Darryl Watkins made Two Point Dunk Shot.	23	24
7:00	Foul on Darryl Watkins	23	24
7:00	Ernest Little missed Free Throw.	23	24
7:00		23	24
7:00	Ernest Little made Free Throw.	24	24
6:45	Foul on Andy Rautins	24	24
6:45	Daon Merritt missed Free Throw.	24	24
6:45		24	24
6:45	Daon Merritt made Free Throw.	25	24
6:35	Terrence Roberts missed Two Point Layup.	25	24
6:35	Syracuse Offensive Rebound.	25	24
6:34	Demetris Nichols missed Three Point Jumper.	25	24
6:34	Ernest Little Defensive Rebound.	25	24
6:11	Stephen Cowherd missed Three Point Jumper.	25	24
6:11	South Alabama Offensive Rebound.	25	24
5:58	Kenny Hooks made Two Point Jumper.	27	24
5:43	Andy Rautins missed Three Point Jumper.	27	24
5:43	Demetric Bennett Defensive Rebound.	27	24
5:34	Demetric Bennett made Three Point Jumper.	30	24
5:17	Eric Devendorf made Two Point Jumper.	30	26
5:08	Ernest Little missed Two Point Layup.	30	26
5:08	Paul Harris Defensive Rebound.	30	26
4:52	Foul on Demetris Nichols	30	26
4:22	Andy Rautins missed Three Point Jumper.	30	26
4:22	Terrence Roberts Offensive Rebound.	30	26
4:08	Eric Devendorf missed Three Point Jumper.	30	26
4:08	Demetric Bennett Defensive Rebound.	30	26
3:58	Brandon Davis missed Two Point Layup.	30	26
3:58	Eric Devendorf Defensive Rebound.	30	26
3:54	Foul on Brandon Davis	30	26
3:54	Official TV Timeout.	30	26
3:36	Andy Rautins made Three Point Jumper.	30	29
3:11	Ernest Little missed Two Point Layup.	30	29
3:11	Ernest Little Offensive Rebound.	30	29
3:07	Ernest Little made Two Point Layup.	32	29
2:54	Paul Harris missed Two Point Layup.	32	29
2:54	Ernest Little Defensive Rebound.	32	29
2:45	Eric Devendorf made Two Point Layup.	32	31
2:26	Carlos Smith made Two Point Jumper.	34	31
2:09	Eric Devendorf made Two Point Jumper.	34	33
1:55	Demetric Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.	34	33
1:55	Demetric Bennett Offensive Rebound.	34	33
1:27	Andy Rautins missed Three Point Jumper.	34	33
1:27	Darryl Watkins Offensive Rebound.	34	33
1:20	Andy Rautins made Two Point Jumper.	34	35
1:03	Leandro Buboltz missed Two Point Jumper.	34	35
1:03	Daon Merritt Offensive Rebound.	34	35
0:58	Demetric Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.	34	35
0:57	South Alabama Full Timeout.	34	35
0:57	Ernest Little missed Two Point Layup.	34	35
0:57	Ernest Little Offensive Rebound.	34	35
0:56	Paul Harris Defensive Rebound.	34	35
0:51	Paul Harris made Two Point Layup.	34	37
0:51	Foul on Carlos Smith	34	37
0:49	Paul Harris made Free Throw.	34	38
0:25	Ernest Little made Two Point Dunk Shot.	36	38
0:04	Paul Harris missed Two Point Jumper.	36	38
0:04	Demetric Bennett Defensive Rebound.	36	38
0:01	Demetric Bennett made Three Point Jumper.	39	38
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	36	38

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11:00 PM, 14 March 2007

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Attendance: 16,832

Referees:
Raymie Styons
Brian Dorsey
Sean Casady

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Arkansas State	1-0	-	10-3
South Alabama	1-0	-	8-4
Texas State	1-0	-	8-4
Troy	1-0	-	8-4
Southern Miss	1-0	-	5-7
Old Dominion	1-0	-	4-8
Louisiana	1-0	-	3-10
Georgia Southern	0-1	1	7-6
Marshall	0-1	1	7-6
App State	0-1	1	6-6
Coastal Carolina	0-1	1	6-6
James Madison	0-1	1	6-6
Georgia State	0-1	1	4-8
UL Monroe	0-1	1	4-10

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Duke	2-0	-	10-2
SMU	2-0	-	10-2
Clemson	2-0	-	10-3
Pittsburgh	1-0	0.5	10-2
Stanford	1-0	0.5	9-3
NC State	1-0	0.5	8-4
North Carolina	1-0	0.5	7-5
Notre Dame	1-0	0.5	7-5
Wake Forest	1-1	1	9-4
Louisville	1-1	1	7-5
California	0-1	1.5	7-5
Virginia	0-1	1.5	7-5
Syracuse	0-1	1.5	5-6
Virginia Tech	0-1	1.5	5-7
Miami	0-1	1.5	4-8
Florida State	0-2	2	9-4
Boston College	0-2	2	7-5
Georgia Tech	0-2	2	5-7

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Lanier and Zeigler lead No. 1 Tennessee past upset-minded Middle Tennessee 82-64

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