MISSION STATEMENT
The Scarlet Knights (9-9, 1-5 Big East) snapped a six-game losing streak and became the final Big East team to win a conference game.
Syracuse (13-3, 4-2) lost in its first game as a ranked team this season, and for the fourth time in its last five at Rutgers.
Syracuse did not call timeout after Lamizana's basket, and Carmelo Anthony's jumper inside the 3-point line missed badly. The ball was rebounded by Rutgers as time ran out.
After shooting 2-for-9 in the first half, Coleman finished 12-for-23 and became the first Rutgers player with consecutive 30-point games since Eric Riggins in 1987. Coleman scored 30 at West Virginia on Sunday.
Coleman had 13 points in an 18-4 run that gave Rutgers a 49-37 advantage. Syracuse rallied for a 56-53 lead, and led 60-58 with 4:24 remaining.
Coleman's layup tied it and started Rutgers on a 7-0 run, but Syracuse responded with seven straight points _ capped by Hakim Warrick's baby hook shot to tie it with 48.2 seconds left. Rutgers then held the ball before Mike Sherrod kicked a pass out to Lamizana, who hit from the left of the key.
Ricky Shields had 14 points and six assists for Rutgers, while Lamizana had 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Anthony, held to two first-half points, finished with 17, while Gerry McNamara added 12 and Jeremy McNeil had 10 points and seven blocks. Warrick had 11 rebounds for the Orangemen, who committed 17 turnovers.
Rutgers won despite shooting 34.7 percent and being outrebounded 47-43.
Neither team could take control in a sloppy first half, and Rutgers' 27-21 advantage was wiped out by Syracuse's 6-0 run to end the half. Rutgers shot 26.3 percent in the half, while the Orangemen committed 12 turnovers.
POST GAME NOTES
WITH THE WIN
The 68-65 win vs. Syracuse evens the Scarlet Knight record at 9-9 and is the
first BIG EAST win of the year (1-5). The victory is the second win in a row
and the fourth out of the last five at home vs. Syracuse.
RUTGERS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
With the 68-65 victory over #24 Syracuse, Rutgers has defeated it’s first
ranked team of the season and 5th of the Gary Waters’ era, including two
vs. Syracuse. Rutgers has defeated 22 ranked opponents all-time.
SYRACUSE 4TH SELLOUT OF SEASON
With an attendance of 8,007 vs. Syracuse, The Scarlet Knights record the 4th
sellout of the season and the 7th of the Gary Waters era. The sellout is also
the 41st in the history of the RAC.
COLEMAN 41st IN SCORING
With 31 points vs. Syracuse, Jerome Coleman moves into 41st place on the all-time
Rutgers’ scoring list with 857 points, surpassing 10 former Scarlet Knights.
Coleman has scored 335 points this season, after tallying 522 points last season.
Next on the list in 40th place is Chris Remley (1981-85) with 908.
COLEMAN 30 OR MORE IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Scoring 31 points vs. Syracuse and 30 points vs. West Virginia (1/26/03), Jerome
Coleman scored the most combined points in back-to-back games in his career
with 61 points. It is the first time a Scarlet Knight player scored 30 or more
points in back-to-back games since Eric Riggins (1983-84, 85-87) when he tallied
32 points vs. St. Bonaventure (1/31/87) and 38 vs. Xavier (2/2/87). Coleman’s
previous high was 56, scoring 28 vs. Temple (11/24/02) and 28 vs. Marshall (12/02/02).
For his career, Jerome Coleman has eclipsed 30 or more points four times.
COLEMAN VS. SYRACUSE
Scoring 31 points vs. Syracuse, Jerome Coleman has scored 25 or more points
vs. Syracuse in all three games of his career, averaging 27.6 points a game
vs. the Orangemen. Last season, Coleman tallied 25 (1/2/02) and 27 (2/2/02)
in two contests last season.
COLEMAN SCORES CAREER-HIGH IN A HALF
Tallying 26 points in the second half vs. Syracuse, Jerome Coleman set a career-high
for points in a half, eclipsing his previous high of 22, accomplished three
times.
26, vs. Syracuse 2nd half 01/29/03
22, vs. Fordham 1st half 12/11/02
22, vs. Marshall 1st Half 12/02/02
22, vs. Syracuse 2nd Half 02/02/02
LAMIZANA CAREER-HIGH IN REBOUNDS
With 14 rebounds vs. Syracuse, Herve Lamizana set a career-high, eclipsing his
previous high of 11 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/30/02). The 14 rebounds are
the most for a Scarlet Knight since Rashod Kent’s 14 vs. Georgetown (3/2/02).
LAMIZANA 5TH ALL-TIME IN BLOCKS
Blocking three shots vs. Syracuse, Herve Lamizana has moved into 5th place on
Rutgers’ all-time blocks list with 117 for his career, surpassing Steve
Perry’s (1984-85) 115 rejections. Next on the list for Lamizana in 4th
place is Eric Clark (1994-98) with 183.
OTHER CAREER-HIGHS
Player Career-High Previous Career High vs. Date
Ricky Shields 6 assists 6 LaSalle 12/5/01
Jerome Coleman 12 FG Made 12 Fordham 12/11/02
Official Basketball Box Score
Syracuse vs Rutgers
01/29/03 7:30 pm at Louis Brown Athletic Center
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VISITORS: Syracuse 13-3, 4-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 WARRICK, Hakim...... f 2-7 0-0 2-4 4 7 11 0 6 1 3 2 0 28
15 ANTHONY, Carmelo.... f 7-17 0-2 3-7 1 6 7 3 17 1 5 0 2 35
51 FORTH, Craig........ c 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 1 8 0 1 0 0 15
03 McNAMARA, Gerry..... g 4-9 0-4 4-4 0 0 0 4 12 1 1 0 4 38
13 DUANY, Kueth........ g 1-10 1-3 0-2 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 23
05 PACE, Josh.......... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
14 EDELIN, Billy....... 4-7 0-0 0-2 4 5 9 1 8 4 5 0 0 33
34 McNEIL, Jeremy...... 5-5 0-0 0-1 1 6 7 3 10 0 1 7 1 24
TEAM................ 2 3 5
Totals.............. 27-60 1-9 10-22 16 31 47 16 65 8 17 9 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd Half: 16-36 44.4% Game: 45.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 11.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 45.5% 5
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HOME TEAM: Rutgers 9-9, 1-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 LAMIZANA, Herve..... f 5-16 1-1 0-0 4 10 14 2 11 2 3 3 1 37
02 SHIELDS, Ricky...... f 3-12 2-8 6-8 1 2 3 1 14 6 2 0 0 32
32 AXANI, Sean......... c 0-4 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 2 0 2 0 0 2 32
03 SHERROD, Mike....... g 1-3 0-1 1-2 1 5 6 2 3 4 3 0 0 30
11 COLEMAN, Jerome..... g 12-23 5-13 2-3 4 1 5 4 31 3 1 0 5 35
04 HILL, Adrian........ 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 6
13 WIGGAN, Juel........ 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 9
21 McCOY, Jason........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
44 WOOTEN, Calvin...... 1-6 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 14
55 WRIGHT, Kareem...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
TEAM................ 3 3 1
Totals.............. 25-72 9-27 9-15 19 24 43 18 68 17 12 5 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-38 26.3% 2nd Half: 15-34 44.1% Game: 34.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 7-16 43.8% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 60.0% 3
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Officials: John Cahill, Robert Donato, Curtis Shaw
Technical fouls: Syracuse-ANTHONY, Carmelo. Rutgers-WIGGAN, Juel.
Attendance: 8007
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Syracuse...................... 27 38 - 65
Rutgers....................... 27 41 - 68
4th sellout of the season
Points in the paint-SYRACUSE 40,RUTGERS 28. Points off turnovers-SYRACUSE 13,RUTGERS 21.
2nd chance points-SYRACUSE 16,RUTGERS 18. Fast break points-SYRACUSE 10,RUTGERS 12.
Bench points-SYRACUSE 19,RUTGERS 9. Score tied-9 times. Lead changes-6 times.
