Login  | Free Registration

You are viewing a condensed version of this FoxSheet. Login as a FoxSheets Subscriber to view the full sheet.
Not a member? Subscribe today and start taking advantage of our premium information, including the Game Estimator™, the Super Situations ™, the Power Trends ™, and many more features.
CBB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 3/21/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
MONTANA
 
SYRACUSE
+13  

-13  
+650

-1060

126
 
34
Final
81

MONTANA (25 - 6) vs. SYRACUSE (26 - 9)
View Previous GameView Next Game
Thursday, 3/21/2013 9:55 PM
NCAA Tournament - Second Round - HP Pavilion - San Jose, CA
Board OpenLatest
737MONTANA128127
738SYRACUSE-13-13
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MONTANA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games25-6+16.917-111-271.132.547.5%31.165.029.942.8%32.1
Road Games10-5+610-41-170.532.647.4%30.269.532.344.4%33.1
Last 5 Games5-0+55-00-169.831.648.4%32.259.029.039.6%30.6
MONTANA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)71.132.524-5147.5%7-1838.8%16-2176.8%31713176123
vs opponents surrendering69.232.525-5544.3%6-1835.4%14-1971.2%34913177123
Team Stats (Road Games)70.532.624-5147.4%7-1839.3%15-1978.5%30612185123
Stats Against (All Games)65.029.923-5442.8%6-1733.2%13-1871.0%321011176123
vs opponents averaging68.232.124-5543.8%6-1835.7%14-1971.4%34912176133
Stats Against (Road Games)69.532.324-5544.4%6-1634.8%15-2169.5%331013166113

SYRACUSE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games26-9-7.117-1412-1171.334.144.0%38.760.125.937.7%34.6
Road Games9-7-5.37-98-565.932.141.7%36.365.829.040.7%35.3
Last 5 Games3-2+0.12-33-259.031.242.4%32.463.225.641.2%33.2
SYRACUSE Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)71.334.126-5844.0%6-1833.4%14-2167.5%391215169136
vs opponents surrendering6429.622-5441.3%6-1833.0%13-1968.6%341012186144
Team Stats (Road Games)65.932.124-5741.7%6-1734.2%13-2064.9%361212197125
Stats Against (All Games)60.125.920-5437.7%6-2129.8%13-1967.8%351114187153
vs opponents averaging67.931.624-5543.4%6-1833.7%14-2069.4%351014187134
Stats Against (Road Games)65.829.021-5240.7%7-2032.4%17-2567.4%351115188133
Average power rating of opponents played: MONTANA 65.8,  SYRACUSE 76.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MONTANA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
1/31/2013@ PORTLAND ST81-68W-5W -28-5056.0%23626-5547.3%3212
2/2/2013@ E WASHINGTON65-46W-7W -24-5246.2%321318-4837.5%2816
2/7/2013N COLORADO73-63W-12L -26-5052.0%281519-5733.3%3817
2/9/2013N DAKOTA78-58W-12W -28-6046.7%351623-5046.0%3122
2/14/2013@ WEBER ST63-87L6.5L -21-4546.7%251432-5558.2%297
2/16/2013@ IDAHO ST61-54W-7.5L -20-4445.5%291217-4736.2%2811
2/23/2013@ DAVIDSON87-93L14W135O31-6250.0%371230-6149.2%318
3/2/2013@ MONTANA ST71-68W-2.5W -25-5149.0%301526-5547.3%309
3/4/2013@ SOUTHERN UTAH86-74W-3.5W -26-5250.0%34827-6640.9%3510
3/7/2013SACRAMENTO ST63-52W-10.5W -20-4346.5%351519-5335.8%2710
3/9/2013N ARIZONA63-49W-12.5W -21-4250.0%281020-4841.7%2312
3/15/2013N COLORADO70-56W-8W135U27-5846.6%391322-5937.3%3512
3/16/2013WEBER ST67-64W-1W131P24-4949.0%251020-4742.6%3313
3/21/2013*SYRACUSE              

SYRACUSE - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/2/2013@ PITTSBURGH55-65L4L127.5U18-4936.7%241424-5048.0%3920
2/4/2013NOTRE DAME63-47W-9W132.5U22-4548.9%321018-5234.6%2812
2/10/2013ST JOHNS77-58W-14W134.5O29-5453.7%301223-5541.8%3016
2/13/2013@ CONNECTICUT58-66L-4L135.5U23-6535.4%361021-4546.7%3818
2/16/2013@ SETON HALL76-65W-8.5W -24-6238.7%42419-4443.2%3211
2/20/2013PROVIDENCE84-59W-12W136.5O30-5356.6%391523-6634.8%3514
2/23/2013GEORGETOWN46-57L-8L124U17-5034.0%361619-5435.2%3412
2/25/2013@ MARQUETTE71-74L-1.5L131O29-6147.5%271220-4742.6%3312
3/2/2013LOUISVILLE53-58L-1.5L131U20-5635.7%411618-5036.0%3614
3/6/2013DEPAUL78-57W-19W -26-6738.8%471020-5337.7%3818
3/9/2013@ GEORGETOWN39-61L1.5L121U15-4731.9%271421-5042.0%319
3/13/2013*SETON HALL75-63W-13.5L123O27-4856.2%29721-4151.2%1810
3/14/2013*PITTSBURGH62-59W2W120O22-4746.8%281021-5637.5%4012
3/15/2013*GEORGETOWN58-55W1W117U19-5236.5%391420-5337.7%3811
3/16/2013*LOUISVILLE61-78L5.5L124.5O20-4940.8%392023-5740.4%3911
3/21/2013*MONTANA              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
SYRACUSE: Jim Boeheim's squad will look quite different without last year's two leading scorers Kris Joseph and Dion Waiters, plus Fab Melo no longer roaming the paint and Scoop Jardine not running the point anymore. Now is Brandon Triche's (9.4 PPG, 2.6 APG) time to shine as the senior leader of this squad. He'll be joined in the backcourt by Michael Carter-Williams (2.7 PPG, 2.1 APG) who displayed strong court vision in his limited duty last season (10.3 MPG). Freshman 6-foot-10 C DaJuan Coleman will be charged with replacing Melo from game one, and should be able to do that as one of the top recruits in the conference. He will be joined in the paint by fellow first-year player Jerami Grant, the son of former NBA player Harvey Grant. Throw in C.J. Fair (8.5 PPG, 5.4 RPG) and James Southerland (6.8 PPG, 34% 3-pt FG) on the wing and this team will have no shortage of assets as it tries to match last year's 17-1 Big East record.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (MONTANA-SYRACUSE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Updates with Montana quotes. With AP Photos.)

*Montana-Syracuse Preview* ==========================

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer

Montana (25-6) at Syracuse (26-9), 9:57 p.m. EDT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- All that extra NCAA tournament experience that Rakeem Christmas, James Southerland and Baye Moussa Keita got a year ago when Fab Melo was suspended for Syracuse could pay dividends this year for the Orange.

With that tournament tested trio joining NCAA veterans such as Brandon Triche and C.J. Fair, the fourth-seeded Orange (26-9) head into Thursday's second-round game in San Jose against No. 13 seed Montana (25-6) with plenty of postseason experience.

Melo was ruled ineligible last year just before the start of the tournament, forcing coach Jim Boeheim's top-seeded squad to scramble to replace the star center. Christmas, Southerland and Keita all saw their roles grow in Melo's absence and made key contributions in Syracuse's tournament run that ended with a regional final loss to Ohio State.

"I feel like it will definitely help me a lot," Southerland said. "I feel like everyone that played in the tournament last year is going to have a great experience. Like Rakeem, he did a great job last year in the tournament. A lot of guys step up during this time. And I feel like we can take last year's experience getting all the way to the elite eight and bring it to this game with Montana."

While Syracuse did not lose a player before the start of this tournament, there was a bit of a cloud after media reports came out Wednesday that the school has been under investigation for at least a year for possible NCAA violations.

"Last year was completely different," coach Jim Boeheim said. "We didn't have Fab Melo, that's a little different. That was not a distraction, it was an absence. And they handled it as well as they could."

Southerland got his most extensive playing time of the season in the first two games, scoring 15 points each against North Carolina-Asheville and Kansas State.

Christmas averaged just 3 minutes per game in the nine contests before Melo's suspension but played more than 21 minutes per game in the tournament, averaging 5.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per contest.

Keita, who played more than 10 minutes just once in the final month of the regular season, averaged about 18 minutes per game in the tournament when he grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked five shots in the two regional games against Wisconsin and Ohio State.

"It helped a lot that we helped in the NCAA tournament last year," Christmas said. "We know what it means and we know we have to come and play hard. We just have to play our game and be prepared. Right now everybody is playing well and anything that happened before is forgotten."

Triche has played nine NCAA tournament games in his first three seasons at Syracuse, while Fair has played six games over the past two years giving Boeheim more than enough experience to make up for tournament newcomer and star point guard Michael Carter-Williams.

Carter-Williams got a taste of postseason basketball in last week's Big East tournament when he struggled with his shot in the four games, hitting just 35 percent from the field. But he had 36 assists in the four games, showing his playmaking ability.

Despite blowing a 16-point, second-half lead in a 78-61 loss to Louisville in the final, the Orange gained some confidence in New York by beating Seton Hall, Pittsburgh and Georgetown after losing four of five to end the regular season.

"We used the Big East to our benefit, and that's to play well and get our offense going," Triche said. "Our offense was pretty much terrible for the whole month of February. But we got it going at the right time. That's all we needed to do, just go in the Big East, knock off a few games and get back playing well."

Montana comes into this matchup with plenty of tournament experience, making it for the third time in four years. The Grizzlies have won just one tournament game since 1975, and lost 73-49 to Wisconsin a year ago.

"The bulk of this team was in this situation a year ago," coach Wayne Tinkle said. "And they're not real happy with their performance. And that's really been the fire behind all their efforts since last March. And now they're glad to be here, and I'm very confident they're going to take advantage of this time around."

Guard Will Cherry shot just 3 for 14 in that loss and is hoping for a better result in his final tournament run. He is joined on the wing by Kareem Jamar, who is averaging 14.5 points per game and has the outside shot to take advantage of Syracuse's trademark zone defense.

"We were in this position last year," Cherry said. "We can kind of draw back on last year and see some of the mistakes we had in that game, even though it was a different opponent. Just the way we approached the game mentally and physically has to be different from last year. We have to go in there and wear our heart on our sleeves like we've been doing every year, with the adversity we had to overcome to get here."

The Grizzlies did lose leading scorer Mathias Ward to a season-ending foot injury late in the year but they have won 21 of 23 heading into the tournament.


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 10:29:16 AM EST.


You are viewing a condensed version of this FoxSheet. Login as a FoxSheets Subscriber to view the full sheet.
Not a member? Subscribe today and start taking advantage of our premium information, including the Game Estimator™, the Super Situations ™, the Power Trends ™, and many more features.