Cincinnati vs. Syracuse: Full Game Preview
By on January 20, 2013
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Cincinnati
(16-3, 5-0 away)
(6) Syracuse
(17-1, 12-0 home)
Venue: Carrier Dome
3:30PM ET / 12:30PM PT, January 21, 2013
Team Leaders
| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | S Kilpatrick 18.3 | T Rubles 6.1 | C Wright 3.7 |
| Syracuse | B Triche 14.6 | C Fair 7.1 | M Carter-Williams 9.3 |
On Monday, No. 6 Syracuse welcomes Cincinnati at Carrier Dome. Tip-off is at 3:30 EST and you can catch it on ESPN. The Orange are 4-1 against the Bearcats over the last four years. They lost 71-68 the last time they played (3/9/2012).
Syracuse is 1st in the conference and Cincinnati is 4th. Both teams continue to jockey for position. Syracuse has won its last seven games.
The Orange got past Louisville 70-68 on January 19th with the help of 23 points and 6 rebounds from Brandon Triche. His 14.6 points per game is the highest mark on the team. For the Bearcats, Sean Kilpatrick put up 36 points in the 71-69 win over Marquette on January 19th. His 18.3 points per game is the highest mark on the team.
Cincinnati StatSmack
- Michael Carter-Williams is ranked 1st nationally in assists and 6th nationally in steals.
- Kids want to come here. Since 1998 Syracuse has recruited more Top 50 high school players than Cincinnati (22 vs 8).
- Obviously, AP Voters agree that Syracuse is superior to Cincinnati (Latest AP Poll: #7 vs #14).
- At least you keep showing up. Syracuse has an average margin of victory of 12 over Cincinnati in 7 wins since 2005.
- Keep filling up on cupcakes. Syracuse has a stronger schedule than Cincinnati this season (SOS Rank: #118 vs #159).
- Syracuse has more Final Four appearances over the last 10 years than Cincinnati (1 vs 0).
- We win when it counts, too. Syracuse has more NCAA Tournament wins over the last 10 years than Cincinnati (16 vs 5).
- Syracuse is bigger. The average weight of the top 8 players on Syracuse is 220 lbs compared to 213 lbs for Cincinnati.
- Rakeem Christmas is ranked 32nd nationally in blocks.
- The only thing that matters. Syracuse has more NCAA Championships over the last 10 years than Cincinnati (1 vs 0).
- Syracuse is better at defending the three (26.4% allowed vs 29.6% allowed) than Cincinnati this season.
| Cinci Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B+ | Sean Kilpatrick | 32 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B | Cashmere Wright | 28 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B | JaQuon Parker | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C+ | Titus Rubles | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C+ | Cheikh Mbodj | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| C | Justin Jackson | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | David Nyarsuk | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C | J. Sanders | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | S. Thomas | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Ge`Lawn Guyn | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | J. Davis III | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Kelvin Gaines | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D | A. Eppensteiner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A- | M. Carter-Williams | 34 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| B+ | C.J. Fair | 31 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B+ | Brandon Triche | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| B | J. Southerland | 26 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B- | R. Christmas | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| C | DaJuan Coleman | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Jerami Grant | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Baye Keita | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Trevor Cooney | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Noel Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | M. Lyde-Cajuste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Nolan Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | G. Hoffmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Russ DeRemer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Albert Nassar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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