| Syracuse vs Connecticut | |
| Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providece, RI - NCAA East First Round | |
| March 10, 1979 | 
Syracuse  | 
    89  | 
  
| Pos | Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | Asst | TO | Stl | Blk | Fls | Pts | 
G  | 
    15  | 
    1  | 
    4  | 
    2  | 
    2  | 
    1  | 
    3  | 
    2  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    4  | 
    4  | 
  |
G  | 
    29  | 
    9  | 
    15  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    2  | 
    2  | 
    7  | 
    2  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    18  | 
  |
C  | 
    22  | 
    9  | 
    12  | 
    1  | 
    2  | 
    6  | 
    1  | 
    2  | 
    1  | 
    2  | 
    4  | 
    19  | 
  |
F  | 
    36  | 
    6  | 
    14  | 
    1  | 
    2  | 
    9  | 
    7  | 
    6  | 
    2  | 
    0  | 
    4  | 
    13  | 
  |
F  | 
    38  | 
    7  | 
    9  | 
    4  | 
    6  | 
    6  | 
    4  | 
    4  | 
    1  | 
    0  | 
    4  | 
    18  | 
  |
-  | 
    36  | 
    3  | 
    5  | 
    7  | 
    10  | 
    6  | 
    5  | 
    3  | 
    0  | 
    2  | 
    3  | 
    13  | 
  |
-  | 
    12  | 
    2  | 
    3  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    5  | 
    0  | 
    3  | 
    1  | 
    0  | 
    4  | 
    4  | 
  |
-  | 
    2  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
  |
Syracuse Total   | 
    200  | 
    37  | 
    62  | 
    15  | 
    22  | 
    35  | 
    22  | 
    27  | 
    7  | 
    4  | 
    23  | 
    89  | 
  
Connecticut  | 
    81  | 
  
| Pos | Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | Asst | TO | Stl | Blk | Fls | Pts | 
G  | 
    Clay Johnson   | 
    23  | 
    1  | 
    7  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    1  | 
    4  | 
    3  | 
    2  | 
    0  | 
    2  | 
    2  | 
  
G  | 
    Randy LaVigne   | 
    30  | 
    6  | 
    15  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    3  | 
    3  | 
    2  | 
    4  | 
    0  | 
    1  | 
    12  | 
  
C  | 
    Jeff Carr   | 
    35  | 
    5  | 
    11  | 
    7  | 
    10  | 
    13  | 
    0  | 
    2  | 
    2  | 
    1  | 
    4  | 
    17  | 
  
F  | 
    Corny Thompson   | 
    37  | 
    7  | 
    18  | 
    4  | 
    4  | 
    12  | 
    1  | 
    1  | 
    4  | 
    0  | 
    1  | 
    18  | 
  
F  | 
    Mike McKay  | 
    40  | 
    4  | 
    17  | 
    13  | 
    14  | 
    8  | 
    2  | 
    7  | 
    2  | 
    1  | 
    4  | 
    21  | 
  
-  | 
    Bobby Dulin   | 
    20  | 
    1  | 
    6  | 
    3  | 
    3  | 
    0  | 
    2  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    4  | 
    5  | 
  
-  | 
    James Fearon   | 
    8  | 
    3  | 
    4  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    3  | 
    1  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    3  | 
    6  | 
  
-  | 
    James Sullivan   | 
    7  | 
    0  | 
    2  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    1  | 
    1  | 
    2  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
    0  | 
  
UConn Total   | 
    200  | 
    27  | 
    80  | 
    27  | 
    31  | 
    41  | 
    14  | 
    17  | 
    14  | 
    2  | 
    21  | 
    81  | 
  
| Attendence | - | 
Comments:
Syracuse would meet the Connecticut Huskies in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Orangemen would jump out to a 25 point lead in the first half, and would lead at half time 52-35. Syracuse would end up winning the game easily, despite foul trouble with five players with four fouls.
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