Syracuse vs LaSalle | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NCAA First Round) | |
March 15, 1975 |
Syracuse |
87 |
Pos | Player | Min | FG | FGA | 3FG | 3FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | Asst | TO | Stl | Blk | Fls | Pts |
G |
18 |
3 |
9 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
G |
45 |
7 |
14 |
- |
- |
6 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
|
C |
21 |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
F |
35 |
8 |
11 |
- |
- |
2 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
18 |
|
F |
44 |
11 |
19 |
- |
- |
8 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
30 |
|
- |
27 |
0 |
4 |
- |
- |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
- |
25 |
4 |
9 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
- |
8 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
- |
2 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Syracuse Total |
225 |
34 |
72 |
- |
- |
19 |
24 |
38 |
18 |
17 |
9 |
2 |
17 |
87 |
LaSalle |
83 |
Pos | Player | Min | FG | FGA | 3FG | 3FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | Asst | TO | Stl | Blk | Fls | Pts |
G |
Charlie Wise |
42 |
6 |
12 |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
G |
Glenn Collier |
40 |
8 |
14 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
C |
Donn Wilbert |
35 |
3 |
8 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
F |
Bill Taylor |
45 |
9 |
21 |
- |
- |
2 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
F |
Joe Bryant |
43 |
11 |
24 |
- |
- |
3 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
25 |
- |
Barry Brodzinski |
11 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
- |
Varick Cutler |
3 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
- |
Greg Metzinger |
6 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
LaSalle Total |
225 |
38 |
83 |
- |
- |
7 |
12 |
42 |
16 |
7 |
17 |
3 |
19 |
83 |
Attendence | - |
Comments:
Syracuse would play a close game with the LaSalle Explorers in the first round of the 1975 NCAA tournament. Syracuse led at halftime 36-33.
Syracuse had an early 8 point lead in the second half, but the Explorers were able to battle back. La Salle's Gene Collier scored with 1:11 left in regulation that tied the game up at 71. Neither team would score, though the Explorers Joe Bryant had a chance at a game winning baseline jumper with 3 seconds left, but the shot was just short.
LaSalle's Charlie Wise hit a long jumper with 53 second left in overtime to tie the game up. Syracuse ran its "High Three" offensive set, which allowed Kevin King would score on a layup with 37 seconds remaining in overtime to get the lead. Jimmy Lee hit two free throws with 12 seconds left to clinch the win.
Rudy Hackett had a huge game for the Orangemen with 30 points and 12 rebounds, plus he made two clutch free throws in regulation to keep the game tied down the stretch.
© RLYoung 2019
[1] White Plains Journal News, March 16, 1975
[2] Philadelphis Inquirer, March 16, 1975