Syracuse vs Western Kentucky
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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
Ross Kindel
20
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
G
Dale Shackleford
15
2
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
5
4
C
Roosevelt Bouie
37
7
14
2
4
15
0
6
2
8
1
16
F
Marty Byrnes
44
8
19
5
9
7
2
4
1
0
4
21
F
Louis Orr
31
6
12
2
2
8
2
3
2
1
4
14
-
Hal Cohen
29
11
16
1
1
4
3
4
3
0
5
23
-
Eddie Moss
34
2
3
0
1
2
4
3
1
2
1
4
-
Kevin James
9
12
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
-
Marty Headd
5
1
5
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
-
Danny Schayes
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
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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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