Terrence Roberts grabbed 20 rebounds in SU's last outing.
Orange and South Alabama Meet for the First Time Wednesday
3/13/2007 8:07:44 AM | Men's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange (22-10) and South Alabama (20-11) meet for the first Wednesday, March 14 at the Carrier Dome when the two teams take the floor at 7:00 p.m. in the first round of the NIT. Wednesday's game will be televised live nationally on ESPN. Live audio of the contest can be heard on SUathletics.com via Orange All Access and fans can also tune in to the Syracuse ISP Sports Network broadcast on WAQX (95.7 FM) and WNSS (1260 AM).
Tickets are available at the Carrier Dome Box Office and via the Internet (click here). Fans who purchase tickets via the Internet are encouraged to use the “Print at Home” feature to avoid long lines at the Box Office on Wednesday night. “Print at Home” tickets are valid at Gate A (across from ESF).
On Tuesday, the hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, the Box Office opens at 8:30 a.m. and remains open until halftime.
Parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in the stadium west lots and Manley Field House. Regular season parking passes will be honored in any of the University parking lots utilized for the game. Parking for those who do not have a regular-season parking pass is $10.
Syracuse is the second seed in the South Region and South Alabama is the seventh seed. Syracuse last appeared in the NIT in 2002, winning three games to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. The Orange is 10-11 all-time in the NIT.
In the 2002 NIT, Syracuse beat St. Bonaventure and Butler at home and Richmond on the road to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. The Orange lost to South Carolina, 66-59.
In the 2002 NIT, Syracuse beat St. Bonaventure and Butler at home and Richmond on the road to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. The Orange lost to South Carolina, 66-59.
Senior Terrence Roberts is coming off the best rebounding game of his career. Roberts hauled in 20 boards versus Notre Dame in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals. It was the most rebounds by an SU player since Billy Owens had 22 against Villanova in the BIG EAST Tournament and was three short of the Orange’s tournament record held by Derrick Coleman.
Rookie Paul Harris also cleaned the glass against the Irish, corralling a personal-high 15 rebounds. He also led the Orange in scoring with a career-best 24 points. It was Harris’ team-leading seventh double-double of the year and the first time in his career he topped the 20-point mark.
South Alabama won the regular season title in the Sun Belt, finishing 13-5, giving them an automatic bid into the NIT. The NIT guarantees slots for teams that win their conference's regular-season title, but lose in the conference tournament. South Alabama was upset by Middle Tennessee State in overtime, 63-60, in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament.
The Jaguars are coached by former Kentucky standout John Pelphfrey and they enter Wednesday’s game on a four-game losing streak. Demetric Bennett is the team’s top scorer at more than 15 points per game. Earnest Little leads the team in rebounding (9.0 rpg) and he has pulled down double-digit boards four times in the last eight contests.
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