Orange Hosts DePaul on Senior Night - Syracuse University Athletics

Syracuse vs. DePaul
Game Details	Wednesday, Mar. 6 \| Syracuse, N.Y. \| 6 p.m.
Game Coverage	TV: BIG EAST Network/Time Warner Cable Sports/SNY Radio: Syracuse IMG Radio Network \| TK 99.5 FM Orange All Access: Audio Twitter: @cuse \| Live Stats
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- No. 17/16 Syracuse plays its final regular-season home game on Wednesday, March 6 when it hosts DePaul. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. The Orange enters the contest with a 22-7 overall mark and a 10-6 record in BIG EAST play, while the Blue Demons are 11-18 overall, 2-14 in conference action.

The game will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Network, Time Warner Cable Sports and SNY. Fans not in attendance can listen to the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). Live audio will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

THANK YOU SENIORS
Eight senior members of the Syracuse program will be honored in a pregame ceremony. Brandon Triche, James Southerland, Griffin Hoffmann and Matt Lyde-Cajuste will be recognized prior to playing their final home game. In addition, head managers Kevin Belbey and Zach Vaught and managers Ben Cohen and George Alexander will be acknowledged for their contributions to the program.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse lost to Louisville, 58-53, on Saturday, Mar. 2, which was its third consecutive loss to a ranked opponent. Junior C.J. Fair led the Orange with 19 points.

Trailing by two, 25-23, in the second half, Rakeem Christmas' slam dunk started a 7-0 SU scoring run that put the Orange ahead 30-23 with 15:29 to play. The teams traded baskets most of the second half until Louisville scored six unanswered points to take its largest lead of the game, 47-40, at the 5:35 mark.

Syracuse answered with an 8-0 run of its own to take a one-point lead, 48-47, with 2:52 on the clock. Michael Carter-Williams had six points during the run. A free throw by Russ Smith tied the score and a three-pointer by Luke Hancock gave the Cardinals the lead for good with 53 seconds remaining.

Louisville went 7-for-8 from the free throw line in the final minute, but the Orange wouldn't go away as Fair's three-pointer with 4.6 seconds on the clock cut the deficit to three at 56-53. That was as close as SU could get as Smith hit a pair of free throws for the 58-53 final.

James Southerland scored 13 points off the bench for Syracuse, while Carter-Williams finished with 11 points. The pair led SU on the boards, pulling down seven rebounds each.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEMONS
DePaul enters Wednesday's game on a four-game losing streak. The Blue Demons have lost 13 of their last 14 contests.

Two members of the squad rank in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in scoring. Brandon Young ranks seventh in the league (16.8 ppg.), while Melvin Cleveland is ninth (16.5 ppg.). Cleveland also leads the Blue Demons on the boards, pulling down 7.1 rebounds per game.

Oliver Purnell is in his third season at the helm of the DePaul program. During his tenure, he has guided the Blue Demons to a record of 30-61. Previously, Purnell served as the head coach at Clemson, Dayton, Old Dominion and Radford.

SERIES HISTORY
Syracuse leads the all-time series with DePaul, 9-4. The Orange has won the last six meetings between the two schools, including last year's matchup in Chicago, 87-68. The Blue Demons' last win in the series was a 108-69 victory on Mar. 2, 2006 on its home court.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse ends the regular season on Saturday at Georgetown. Tipoff is set for noon.

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