MISSION STATEMENT
Syracuse freshman Carmelo Anthony matched a season high with 30 points. Anthony is considered a top-five pick in the NBA draft, which he is likely to enter. If that turns out to be the case, his final game at the Carrier Dome was a memorable one. He matched a career high with six assists, grabbed 14 rebounds and made all 10 foul shots.
Syracuse (23-4, 13-3 Big East West) finished tied with Pittsburgh, but earned the top seed in the conference tournament based on a better division record.
The Orangemen completed an undefeated season at home (16-0), something they had never done at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse also posted the 1,600th victory in school history, eighth on the NCAA's all-time list.
But the Orangemen got a tougher than expected fight from the Scarlet Knights (12-16, 4-12), who had nothing to play for as they already were eliminated from the Big East tournament.
Rutgers led, 54-42, with 13 minutes remaining, but Syracuse's firepower was too much down the stretch. Kueth Duany and freshman Gerry McNamara hit consecutive 3-pointers to make it 79-69 with 1:44 remaining.
Wright scored 20 points, including 12 of 13 free throws for the Scarlet Knights, who were trying for a season sweep of the Orangemen. Rutgers beat Syracuse, 68-65, at home on January 29.
POST-GAME NOTES
WRIGHT MATCHES CAREER HIGH
Senior center Kareem Wright matched his career high with 20 points. The 6-9,
270-pound Wright was 4-for-9 from the field and 12-of-13 from the foul line.
It marked the second time in his career that Wright scored 20 vs. Syracuse.
On Jan. 7, 2001, Wright scored also scored 20 vs. the Orangemen.
SHIELDS FIRST CAREER ‘DOUBLE’-DOUBLE’
Sophomore swingman Ricky Shields registered the first ‘double-double’
of his career vs. Syracuse, scoring 18 points and grabbing a career-high 10
rebounds.
RUTGERS PLAYS IN FRONT OF LARGEST ON-CAMPUS CROWD IN NCAA HISTORY
The 33,071 fans that attended the Syracuse-Rutgers game at the Carrier Dome
was the largest on-campus crowd in NCAA basketball history.
AXANI SCORED 12
Junior forward Sean Axani registered a BIG EAST career-high with 12 points vs.
Syracuse on 6-for-11 shooting and added five rebounds and two blocks. The six
field goals made tied his career high.
COLEMAN’S NUMBERS
With 10 points vs. Syracuse, senior guard Jerome Coleman ended his productive
two-year career with 971 points, good for 35th on the Rutgers all-time scoring
list.
He also finished his career:
3rdin career three-pointers attempted with 531
4th in career three-pointers made with 171
Tied for 15th in career steals with 111
Official Basketball Box Score
Rutgers vs Syracuse
3/9/03 2:00 p.m. at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.
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VISITORS: Rutgers 12-16 (4-12)
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 3-7 1-2 5-6 2 3 5 4 12 2 4 1 3 31
32 AXANI, Sean......... f 6-11 0-0 0-1 2 3 5 5 12 0 2 2 1 31
55 WRIGHT, Kareem...... c 4-9 0-0 12-13 7 1 8 2 20 2 1 2 0 28
02 SHIELDS, Ricky...... g 4-12 2-7 8-8 0 10 10 0 18 5 3 0 0 37
11 COLEMAN, Jerome..... g 4-16 2-6 0-1 3 3 6 1 10 3 3 0 2 35
03 SHERROD, Mike....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
04 HILL, Adrian........ 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 0 13
13 WIGGAN, Juel........ 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 13
44 WOOTEN, Calvin...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 8
TEAM................ 4 2 6
Totals.............. 22-63 5-16 25-29 21 28 49 19 74 13 22 7 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-32 37.5% 2nd Half: 10-31 32.3% Game: 34.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 31.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6% 2nd Half: 14-16 87.5% Game: 86.2% 0
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HOME TEAM: Syracuse 23-4 (13-3)
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 4-8 0-0 3-5 2 2 4 5 11 0 0 0 0 21
15 ANTHONY, Carmelo.... f 10-23 0-5 10-10 3 11 14 2 30 6 0 1 3 38
51 FORTH, Craig........ c 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 10
03 McNAMARA, Gerry..... g 3-9 2-7 3-3 0 1 1 1 11 7 4 0 5 36
13 DUANY, Kueth........ g 6-15 2-6 1-2 3 1 4 2 15 2 0 0 1 33
05 PACE, Josh.......... 5-10 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 3 10 2 2 0 1 21
14 EDELIN, Billy....... 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 1 17
34 McNEIL, Jeremy...... 2-3 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 4 4 1 2 5 0 24
TEAM................
Totals.............. 31-72 4-18 17-21 14 24 38 20 83 19 11 6 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-37 35.1% 2nd Half: 18-35 51.4% Game: 43.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 22.2% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd Half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 81.0% 3
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Officials: Ed Corbett, Jim Burr, William Bush
Technical fouls: Rutgers-None. Syracuse-ANTHONY, Carmelo.
Attendance: 33071
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Rutgers....................... 38 36 - 74
Syracuse...................... 36 47 - 83
NCAA On-Campus Attendance Record.
Points in the paint-RUTGERS 30,SYRACUSE 50. Points off turnovers-RUTGERS 13,SYRACUSE 23.
2nd chance points-RUTGERS 18,SYRACUSE 12. Fast break points-RUTGERS 4,SYRACUSE 6.
Bench points-RUTGERS 2,SYRACUSE 14. Score tied-3 times. Lead changes-2 times.
