This Day in Dome History: December 7

The Syracuse men's basketball has played six times in the Carrier Dome on December 7 throughout the past 25 years. The Orange has a perfect 6-0 record in those games.

Syracuse claimed two Carrier Classic titles on this date. In 1991, Adrian Autry scored with three seconds remaining to give Syracuse a 72-70 victory against St. Joseph's for its 13th Carrier Classic title. SU also won the 1985 title on this date as Wendell Alexis scored 23 points in the Orange's 89-67 win against Navy.

Two of the six games SU has played on this date were in the first round of the Carrier Classic. In 1990, Syracuse defeated Alaska-Anchorage, 103-85, and in 1984, SU defeated Maine, 84-65.

The Orange has faced two Central New York foes on December 7 in the Carrier Dome. Stephen Thompson led SU to a 95-59 win against Cornell in 1987. Thompson scored a game-high 21 points against the Big Red. In 1999, SU defeated Albany, 86-46.

In 1995, the Carrier Classic dinner was held in the Dome to welcome the participating teams in that year's tournament.

More than 23.5 million people have passed through the revolving doors of the Carrier Dome since the building’s first public event on September 20, 1980. Throughout the 2005-06 SU athletics seasons the University will celebrate the first 25 years of the Loud House.

In the first 25 years of the Dome, more than 1,740 events were staged, including collegiate, professional and high school athletics events, University commencement, concerts, a circus, and community events. These activities are chronicled in the more than 100 photographs that are currently in the concourse of the Dome. Fans who attend events in the Dome can re-live the memories with these photos.

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