Notre Dame vs. Syracuse: Full Game Preview
By on February 3, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | J Cooley 15.0 | J Cooley 11.3 | E Atkins 6.2 |
| Syracuse | B Triche 14.9 | C Fair 7.0 | M Carter-Williams 8.6 |
No. 6 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame at Carrier Dome on Monday. It gets started at 7:00 EST and you can see it on ESPN. The Orange are 3-1 against the Fighting Irish over the last four years. They lost 67-58 the last time they played (1/21/2012).
Syracuse is in 1st place in the Big East and needs to hold off Notre Dame who sit just south in 3rd place.
The Orange fell 65-55 to Pittsburgh on February 2nd. C.J. Fair finished with 20 points in the loss. He is averaging 13.6 points per game while also contributing a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game. For the Fighting Irish, Jack Cooley put up 26 points and 16 rebounds in the 79-71 win over DePaul on February 2nd. He leads the team in points with 15.0 per game, rebounds with 11.3 per game, and blocks with 1.3 per game. From a tempo-free perspective, Notre Dame is strong in the following categories: effective field goal percentage at 55.5 and turnover percentage at 16.3.
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- Syracuse does a better job contesting shots (35.9% allowed vs 41.0% allowed) than Notre Dame this season.
- Diaper Dandies love us. Syracuse has recruited more McDonald's All-Americans out of high school than Notre Dame (17 vs 14).
- Be afraid. Syracuse has blown out more teams than Notre Dame this season (10 blowouts vs 5).
- The Syracuse assist leader (Michael Carter-Williams) has more assists than the Notre Dame assist leader (Eric Atkins).
- We win when it counts, too. Syracuse has more NCAA Tournament wins over the last 10 years than Notre Dame (16 vs 4).
- How does our back look? Syracuse is ranked higher than Notre Dame in the Big East (#1 vs #4).
- C.J. Fair is ranked 6th in the Big East in rebounds.
- We just win. Syracuse has more wins over the last 5 years than Notre Dame (158 vs 135).
- Syracuse is better at defending the three (28.5% allowed vs 32.9% allowed) than Notre Dame this season.
- AP voters think more highly of Syracuse and have put us in the AP Top 25 more often over the past 10 years than Notre Dame (148 vs 89).
- Syracuse can actually jump, with more rebounds (42.0 per game vs 35.2 per game) than Notre Dame this season.
| ND Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A- | Jack Cooley | 30 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B | Eric Atkins | 37 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B | Jerian Grant | 36 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| B | Pat Connaughton | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B- | Scott Martin | 30 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C | C. Biedscheid | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Garrick Sherman | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Tom Knight | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C- | Zach Auguste | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D | Austin Burgett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Patrick Crowley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A- | M. Carter-Williams | 34 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| B+ | C.J. Fair | 33 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B+ | Brandon Triche | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| B | J. Southerland | 26 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B- | R. Christmas | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| C+ | Jerami Grant | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Baye Keita | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C | DaJuan Coleman | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Trevor Cooney | 13 | 4 | 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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