Syracuse University
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Defeats SU, 84-72
2/16/2004 9:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Junior #Hakim Warrick# tallied 28 points, the most for any Orangeman ever against Notre Dame, but it wasn't enough as the Irish (13-9, 7-5) stopped #arv/25 Syracuse (16-6, 6-5), 84-72, on Feb. 16.
Warrick was 9-of-20 from the floor and made 10-of-12 free throws in the contest. Four SU players had previously tallied 26 points versus the Irish. The most recent was #Billy Edelin#'s 26-point showing on March 4, 2003. Warrick also tied Etan Thomas for the most rebounds against Notre Dame, with a season-best 16 and blocked a season-high four shots. Etan Thomas pulled down 16 caroms against the Irish twice in his career, most recently at Notre Dame in 1999-2000.
SU trailed 38-29 at halftime and went on an 8-3 run to make the score 41-40 with 16:47 left. Warrick scored six consecutive points during the stretch. With the game tied 50-50 with 11:36 to play, the Irish went on a 21-9 run to open up a 12-point edge, 71-59, with 3:18 on the clock. Chris Quinn tallied the 10 straight points to cap the scoring burst, including two three-pointers. Syracuse cut the lead to seven at the 1:42 on layup by sophomore #Gerry McNamara#. The Irish hit 13-of-14 free throws in the final 2:34 to preserve the win.
McNamara contributed 20 points, including three three-point field goals. He launched 15 treys during the course of the game, one shy of the team record of 16 held by Marius Janulis. He now has 72 three's for the season, two fewer than Matt Roe, who holds the SU record for a sophomore with 74 in 1987-88. Freshman #Louie McCroskey# recorded a personal-best nine points of the bench for the Orange, topping his previous career-high of eight.
Notre Dame's Chris Thomas topped the 20-point plateau for the fourth straight game. He paced the Irish with 25. Chris Quinn contributed 22 points and Torrian Jones recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
McNamara scored the first five points of the contest, but the Irish rebounded with seven of their own to take a two-point edge with 16:53 left in the first half. Down by one at the 11:42 mark, Thomas hit a three to give the Irish a, 13-12 advantage. A Thomas three-pointer gave Notre Dame a 22-15 lead at 9:41 and another Thomas trey had Notre Dame in front by 10, 31-21. The Irish took a nine-point margin into the locker room.
Notre Dame shot 47.8 percent from beyond the three-point arc (11-for-23), while SU made just 5-of-22 three-point attempts. The Orangemen held a 44-35 edge in the rebound column.
The loss broke SU's five-game winning streak against Notre Dame. The Irish's last win versus the Orange had come on Jan. 23, 2001, 74-60.
Syracuse will play at archrival Georgetown on Saturday, Feb. 21. Tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m.
