Orange Knocks Off Razorbacks,91-82

Friday, November 30

Fayetteville, Ark.

8:30 p.m.

Syracuse University

5-0

Arkansas

3-3

Syracuse

Arkansas

Southerland hit a career-high with 35 points in the Orange victory against Arkansas

11/30/2012 9:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Syracuse 91, Arkansas 82

Fayeteville, Ark. – The #6/5 Orange (5-0) knocked off Arkansas (3-3), for its 47^th consecutive regular season non-conference victory. The Orange put an end to the Razorback's 25-game non-conference winning streak at home with a 91-82 triumph in the SEC/BIG EAST Challenge in Fayetteville, Ark. on Friday evening.

Senior James Southerland led the Orange offense with a career-high 35 points, shooting 12-of-17 from the field and 9-of-13 in three point shooting. His nine threes ties Gerry McNamara and Andy Rautins for the most threes in a game in SU history. He is the first Orange player to score more than 30 points in a game, as Wes Johnson had 31 points against Gonzaga in 2010.

Senior Brandon Triche totaled 17 points and four steals while sophomore Michael Carter-Williams had a double-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Sophomore C.J. Fair recorded 12 points and four rebounds.

Trailing the Razorbacks 10-7, the Orange responded with a 10-0 unanswered run in the first half, led by Southerland, who had two threes for six points during the streak, to regain a seven point advantage with 14:22 remaining in the opening frame.

Southerland hit his fifth three-pointer of the opening frame to give SU a 15-point lead, its largest of the half at 30-15, just 10 minutes into the game.

Syracuse held Arkansas to .387 field goal shooting (24-of-62) and .208 three point shooting (5-of-24), holding a 43-35 rebounding advantage over the Razorbacks.

Losing momentum, Arkansas got within nine points of the Orange at 33-24, following a bucket by BJ Young with 9:13 left in the half. Inching closer, Arkansas made it a five-point game at 33-28, but a free throw from DaJuan Coleman and Southerland's sixth three pointer of the half put the Orange back up 37-28.

The Razorbacks cut it back to five points after a dunk from Young set the score at 41-36, but the Orange stunted the scoring streak as he was called for a technical foul. Southerland responded with two free throws, matching his career-high mark of 22 points to give the Orange a 43-36 lead, before rounding out the opening frame with a 43-38 advantage.

Arkansas jumped within three points of the Orange lead, coming out the locker room with a pair of free throws, making it 43-40. SU responded with a 12-0 run to bring the score back to 57-42, led by Southerland, who hit his seventh and eighth three-balls of the game for six points.

Unable to settle into a rhythm, Arkansas got within five two more times in the second half at 59-54, before senior Brandon Triche helped the Orange storm back, hitting back-to-back three's to give the Orange a 67-56 lead with 10:34 remaining in the final frame.

Pulling away, Southerland hit his ninth three of the game, to give the Orange an 82-70 advantage, before finishing off the Razorbacks, 91-82.
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