Syracuse vs Western Kentucky | |
Stokely Center, Knoxville, TN - NCAA Mideast First Round | |
March 11, 1978 |
Syracuse |
86 |
Pos | Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | Asst | TO | Stl | Blk | Fls | Pts |
G |
20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
G |
15 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
C |
37 |
7 |
14 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
16 |
|
F |
44 |
8 |
19 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
21 |
|
F |
31 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
|
- |
29 |
11 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
23 |
|
- |
34 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
- |
9 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
- |
5 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Syracuse Total |
225 |
38 |
76 |
10 |
17 |
39 |
14 |
27 |
11 |
11 |
21 |
86 |
Western Kentucky |
87 |
Pos | Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | Asst | TO | Stl | Blk | Fls | Pts |
G |
Darryl Turner |
38 |
5 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
G |
Steve Ashby |
33 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
C |
Aaron Bryant |
32 |
7 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
16 |
F |
James Johnson |
41 |
9 |
17 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
F |
Greg Jackson |
36 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
- |
Mike Prince |
25 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
- |
Greg Burbach |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
Mike Reese |
8 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Western KY Total |
225 |
37 |
74 |
13 |
23 |
41 |
16 |
10 |
22 |
3 |
19 |
87 |
Attendence | - |
Comments:
Syracuse would face Western Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The game was tie 41-41 at the half, and was a sloppy affair with a lot of turnovers by both teams. Syracuse's Dale Shackleford would foul out with only fifteen minutes of court time and four points.
Despite the problems, the Orangemen had a five point lead with 54 seconds go to in regulation. Hal Cohen, the team hero up to that point, had scored 23 points, but picked up his fifth foul and was out of the contest. The Hilltoppers would tie up the game and send it to overtime. In the extra period Western Kentucky had a 1 point lead as time was running out. The Orangemen ran a play to have Byrnes take the last shot. Byrnes drove to the hoop, made the basket and was fouled. .
The celebration was short lived as a second referee overruled the original call, saying the basket did not count. Byrnes had to go to the line for a one and one. One free throw would tie the game, the second would win. Unfortunately Byrnes would miss the shot. Western Kentucky grabbed the rebound and won the game 87-86
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