Jim Boeheim recorded his 664th career victory on this date in 2004, tying him with John Wooden on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list.
This Day in Dome History: January 10
1/10/2006 1:45:13 PM | Men's Basketball, Dome 25
The Carrier Dome has had plenty of activity on January 10 throughout the past 25 years. The Syracuse men’s basketball team has played in the Dome eight times on this date, while the women’s hoops squad played its only game in the building on this date in 1983.
Most recently, the Orange faced conference foe Boston College in 2004. Gerry McNamara was 8-for-15 from the floor, including 6-for-9 from three-point range and finished with 26 points, leading the Orange to a 96-73 victory. McNamara helped extinguish an Eagles’ comeback, scoring 11 of SU’s 13 points in a stretch that increased SU’s lead from 12 to 21. The win was head coach Jim Boeheim’s 664th career victory, tying him with legendary UCLA coach John Wooden on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list.
In 1998, head coach Denny Crum led his University of Louisville Cardinals into the Dome. It was U of L’s second trip to the Dome in a10-month period. Louisville advanced to the 1997 NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional played in the Carrier Dome. The Orange led by as many nine in the second half and had a seven-point advantage, 64-57, with 2:00 remaining. Two straight Louisville three-pointers cut the lead to one, 64-63, with a minute to play. Marius Janulis answered with a three of his own to give SU a four-point lead. Etan Thomas hit two free throws with 24 seconds remaining and Syracuse went on to a 69-65 victory. Todd Burgan led all scorers with 24 points.
Syracuse took on another BIG EAST foe on this date in 1996. The Orange used solid defense and outstanding free throw shooting to defeat Providence, 77-75. Syracuse led by nine at halftime, but the Friars opened the second half on a 13-2 run to the score with 16:00 remaining. The remainder of the game featured several lead changes as neither could pull away, but Burgan’s two free throws with 1:17 left gave SU the lead for good. The Orange hit its final six free throws to seal the victory. Overall, the Orange was 30-of-33 from the free throw line, including a perfect 19-of-19 in the second half. John Wallace led SU with 22 points.
Derrick Coleman played in the Dome on this date twice, recording double-doubles in both contests. In 1990, Coleman scored 24 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead SU to an 81-72 victory against St. John’s. A year earlier, Coleman had 20 points and 15 rebounds in Syracuse’s 90-66 win against Seton Hall.
In 1987, Sherman Douglas scored 23 points to lead Orange to a 92-84 win against Seton Hall.
Syracuse’s has lost twice on this date in the Dome, both times against BIG EAST opponents. In 1983, Georgetown defeated the Orange, 97-92. Villanova beat Syracuse on this date in 1981, 69-65.
The Syracuse’s women’s squad won its only games played in the Dome on this date. In 1983, the Orange defeated Massachusetts, 88-75.
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.
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