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CBB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 11/20/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
SYRACUSE
 
CALIFORNIA
-5.5  

+5.5  
-220

+180

131.5
 
59
Final
73

SYRACUSE (2 - 0) vs. CALIFORNIA (2 - 0)
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Thursday, 11/20/2014 9:30 PM
2K CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP - Round 1 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
Board OpenLatest
737SYRACUSE-5-5
738CALIFORNIA131131
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SYRACUSE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games2-000-10-077.035.545.3%47.044.521.535.2%28.5
Road Games0-000-00-0000.0%0000.0%0
Last 5 Games2-000-10-077.035.545.3%47.044.521.535.2%28.5
SYRACUSE Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)77.035.529-6445.3%4-1627.3%14-2167.4%471617149105
vs opponents surrendering81.441.830-6049.6%6-1637.3%16-2565.4%431217148125
Team Stats (Road Games)000-00.0%0-00.0%0-00.0%0000000
Stats Against (All Games)44.521.518-5235.2%4-2022.5%3-742.9%2859205201
vs opponents averaging53.623.120-5636.0%5-2124.9%8-1359.2%3189227182
Stats Against (Road Games)000-00.0%0-00.0%0-00.0%0000000

CALIFORNIA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games2-002-01-092.045.555.8%43.058.023.533.3%30.0
Road Games0-000-00-0000.0%0000.0%0
Last 5 Games2-002-01-092.045.555.8%43.058.023.533.3%30.0
CALIFORNIA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)92.045.536-6455.8%8-1847.2%11-1960.5%431122195116
vs opponents surrendering86.743.834-6354.2%8-1943.0%10-1956.5%441321157126
Team Stats (Road Games)000-00.0%0-00.0%0-00.0%0000000
Stats Against (All Games)58.023.519-5833.3%4-1722.9%15-2365.2%3095184124
vs opponents averaging55.322.820-5933.3%6-2028.3%10-1763.3%30107194143
Stats Against (Road Games)000-00.0%0-00.0%0-00.0%0000000
Average power rating of opponents played: SYRACUSE 64,  CALIFORNIA 58.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SYRACUSE - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/14/2014KENNESAW ST89-42W - -36-7548.0%561117-5232.7%2625
11/16/2014HAMPTON65-47W-23L -22-5341.5%381020-5337.7%3115
11/20/2014*CALIFORNIA              
11/25/2014LOYOLA-MD              
11/28/2014HOLY CROSS              
12/2/2014@ MICHIGAN              
12/6/2014ST JOHNS              

CALIFORNIA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/14/2014ALCORN ST91-57W-22.5W138.5O37-7152.1%44818-5731.6%3410
11/16/2014KENNESAW ST93-59W-24.5W -35-5860.3%421521-6035.0%2615
11/20/2014*SYRACUSE              
11/26/2014CAL POLY-SLO              
11/30/2014@ FRESNO ST              
12/3/2014MONTANA              
12/7/2014@ NEVADA              
12/10/2014WYOMING              
12/13/2014PRINCETON              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
SYRACUSE: The Orange lost a lot of talent from last season's team, but still have one of the top shooters in the country in SG Trevor Cooney (12.1 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 38% threes). He had six games last season scoring 20+ points, while hitting at least four three-pointers nine different times. C Rakeem Christmas (5.8 PPG, 61% FG, 5.1 RPG) will have to take his game to the next level, but he was a terror on the defensive end of the court (1.9 BPG). This is a team that is always tough to beat with its 2-3 matchup zone, but Syracuse will have to get big contributions immediately from highly-touted freshmen PG Kaleb Joseph and PF Chris McCullough if they are going to challenge for a conference title.
CALIFORNIA: The story of the Pac-12 this offseason has been two coaches, and the Golden Bears have a new leader in Cuonzo Martin. The school lost some talent from last season (Justin Cobbs and Richard Solomon), but still has a backcourt that can compete with any in the conference. PG Tyrone Wallace (11.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.7 APG) and SG Jabari Bird (8.3 PPG, 80% FT) are two talented guards who can get to the basket extremely well. Both players need to improve their long-range shooting, with both knocking down only 32% threes last season. If these two can score from the perimeter, that will allow PF David Kravish (11.4 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 2.1 BPG) to get one-on-one opportunities on the low block.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (SYRACUSE-CALIFORNIA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Syracuse-California Preview* =============================

By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer

Syracuse (2-0) at California (2-0), 9:00 p.m. EDT

Jim Boeheim appears to have yet another elite defensive squad at Syracuse.

The 23rd-ranked Orange will be tested by high-scoring California as the teams meet for the third time in as many seasons Thursday night in a 2K Classic semifinal at Madison Square Garden.

Syracuse held Kennesaw State and Hampton to a combined 35.2 percent shooting and forced a total of 40 turnovers in 89-42 and 65-47 victories. Those opponents were a combined 9 of 40 from 3-point range against the Orange, who limited teams to 59.2 points per game last season to rank eighth nationally.

Boeheim's defense had looked shaky in a 76-68 exhibition win over Carleton on Nov. 2, letting the Ravens shoot 53.6 percent in the first half.

"We still have a lot of work to do, but we are not making the real bad plays," Boeheim said after Sunday's win - No. 950 for his career. "... Our defense is fine. It will get better."

The Orange are looking to improve to 67-1 in regular-season non-conference games since 2009-10 - a span in which all other Division I teams have at least six such losses.

One of those wins came against California (2-0). Syracuse topped the Golden Bears 92-81 in a Maui Invitational semifinal in 2013, and also 66-60 in the third round of the NCAA tournament eight months earlier.

Cal shot 51.9 percent in Maui while Syracuse was even better at 53.4 percent. The since-departed C.J. Fair and Tyler Ennis combined for 42 points for the Orange.

The Bears, who were ninth in the Pac-12 in 2013-14 with 72.4 points per game, look much more potent in their first season under Cuonzo Martin. They've shot 55.8 percent in two 34-point victories, scoring 90-plus points in back-to-back games for the first time since 2002.

Tyrone Wallace, who was 2 for 8 for nine points with six turnovers in last season's matchup, scored 18 and added nine rebounds and seven assists in Sunday's 93-59 win over Kennesaw State.

Martin wasn't pleased with 15 turnovers, however. California committed eight in its opener against Alcorn State.

"I thought it was too much one-on-one play, not making the extra pass," Martin said. "I don't think the ball flowed like it should flow when you got guys open. But other than that, guys settled down and we played the way we're capable of playing."

Syracuse has looked inconsistent on offense, shooting 48.0 percent against Kennesaw State before dipping to 41.5 percent versus Hampton. Three-point shooting was a problem in both games with the Orange going 9 for 33 from beyond the arc.

Syracuse shot a mediocre 33.1 percent from deep last season.

"Last year we weren't a great offensive team but we were a bit more consistent," Boeheim said. "We have to work through that; it's going to take some time. It's not something that is going to happen overnight."

Rakeem Christmas scored 15 with a career-high 16 rebounds against Hampton, becoming the first Orange player with at least 15 rebounds since Rick Jackson on Jan. 22, 2011. Christmas scored a career-high 21 versus Kennesaw State and is averaging 18.0 points - 12.2 more than he had in 2013-14 despite playing only 4.9 more minutes per game this season.

The winner will meet No. 10 Texas or Iowa in Friday night's championship.


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