Syracuse vs Indiana | |
1987 National Championship Game @ SuperDome, New Orleans, LA | |
March 30th, 1987 |
Syracuse |
73 |
Pos | Player | Min | FG | FGA | 3FG | 3FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | Asst | TO | Stl | Blk | Fls | Pts |
G |
39 |
8 |
15 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
|
G |
32 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
|
C |
34 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
|
F |
37 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
|
F |
32 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
|
- |
17 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
- |
9 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
Syracuse Total |
200 |
29 |
60 |
4 |
10 |
11 |
20 |
38 |
14 |
14 |
5 |
7 |
16 |
73 |
Indiana |
74 |
Pos | Player | Min | FG | FGA | 3FG | 3FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | Asst | TO | Stl | Blk | Fls | Pts |
G |
Steve Alford |
40 |
8 |
15 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
G |
Keith Smart |
35 |
9 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
21 |
C |
Dean Garrett |
33 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
F |
Ricky Calloway |
14 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
F |
Daryl Thomas |
40 |
8 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
- |
Joe Hillman |
20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
Steve Eyl |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
- |
Todd Meier |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
Kreigh Smith |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Indiana Total |
200 | 30 |
62 |
7 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
35 |
20 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
17 |
74 |
Attendence | 64,959 |
Comments:
Indiana nipped Syracuse 74-73 to win the National Championship. Indiana led at halftime 34-33. Syracuse led by 8 points (52-44) with 13:09 remaining. Both teams were tied at 68-68 with 2:27 left. Syracuse led 72-70 with 38 seconds to go. Howard Triche was fouled, made one free throw and missed another. Indiana raced down the court and Keith Smart hit a basket to make the score 73-72. Derrick Coleman was immediately fouled, and he missed the front end of a one-and-one. Indiana came back down the court and Keith Smart hit a corner jumper with 5 seconds to go to give Indiana the 74-73 lead. Syracuse had a last chance play, but no luck, as the Hoosiers won.
Steve Alford had a fantastic shooting night going 7-10 from three point range, many of those on pull ups on fast breaks. Alford had a game high 23 points. Game hero Keith Smart was 9-15 from the floor and scored a total of 21 points. Dean Garrett had 10 rebounds to lead the Hoosiers.
Derrick Coleman had 19 rebounds for Syracuse, a record for a freshman in the national championship game. Rony Seikaly had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Sherman Douglas led Syracuse scoring with 20 points, along with 7 assists.
Bob Knight was the coach for the Hoosiers.
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