Syracuse University
GEORGETOWN
Hoyas Spoil Boeheim Court Dedication Day, 75-69
2/24/2002 6:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SYRACUSE, NY - Long-time nemesis Georgetown took the luster off Jim Boeheim Court Dedication Day by defeating Syracuse, 75-69, on Sunday afternoon.
A Carrier Dome of 29,215, the largest on-campus crowd to see a college basketball game this year, watched Syracuse (20-8, 9-5) lose its second game of the season to the Hoyas (16-10, 7-7).
Sophomore James Thues led the Orange scoring with a career-high 17 points, including three key three-pointers that kept Syracuse in the game down the stretch.
Georgetown took its largest lead of the game, 45-35, after a layup by Gerald Riley with 11:41 left in the game. Thues responded with a shot from behind the arc to lead SU on a 14-4 run, which gave SU its first lead, 51-49, since the early minutes of the contest.
The Hoyas regained the advantage and held a six-point lead, 61-55, before Thues hit another three-pointer to bring SU within three, 61-58, at 3:14. After a dunk by Wesley Wilson, Thues connected on his fourth three-pointer to cut the margin to two, 63-61. Syracuse came within two again, 65-63, after senior Preston Shumpert hit two free throws before Hoyas scored five unanswered points to seal the win.
Riley led all scorers with 18 points, and Mike Sweetney recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Freshman Craig Forth recorded his first double-double with career highs in points (12) and rebounds (10). With his 14 points on the afternoon, Shumpert moved into 10th place in career scoring at SU with 1,721 points. He passed Rony Seikaly (1,716) on the list.
Syracuse returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 28 when it faces Villanova on the road at 7 p.m.
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