Syracuse vs La Salle University Back
Syracuse Orange Basketball
Lasalle Explorers
31 games
Syracuse 17-14
DATE   Opposing Coach   Score Starters Notes
12/27/1954
N
Ken Loeffler
L
54-103
Larned, Breland, Snyder, Gillespie, Cohen Breland 14 pts
12/28/1955
N
Jim Pollard
L
72-75
Loudis, Brown, Clark, Cohen, Gillespie Clark, Brown & Loudis 15 pts
1/13/1956
@
Jim Pollard
L
64-71
Brown, Gillespie, Snyder, Cohen, Clark Cohen 15 pts
1/19/1957
H
Jim Pollard
W
94-82
Albanese, Breland, Cincebox, Cohen, Clark Cohen 28 pts
1/4/1958
@
Jim Pollard
L
55-59
Schmelzer, Goldberg, Cincebox, Loudis, Mossey OT; Goldberg 20 pts
1/14/1959
H
Dudey Moore
L
71-79
Conover, Smeltzer, Cincebox, Chudy, Mossey Cincebox 19 pts
1/13/1960
@
Dudey Moore
W
91-84
Conover, Goldberg, Mossey, Chudy, Berkenfield 2 OT; Goldberg & Conover 21 pts
2/15/1961
H
Dudey Moore
L
75-81
Quigley, Connors, James, Chudy, Berkenfield Chudy 27 pts
1/13/1962
N
Dudey Moore
L
53-69
Vernick, King, Klutschkowski, Foster, Machemer Machemer & Klutschkowski 13 pts
2/9/1963
H
Dudey Moore
L
66-74
Seaman, Vernick, Klutchkowski, Schoff, Foster Seaman 19 pts
1/10/1964
@
Bob Walters
L
61-63
Vernick, Boeheim, Richards, Bing, Penceal Richards 17 pts
1/2/1965
N
Bob Walters
L
70-73
Bing, Boeheim, Dean, Penceal, Reid OT, Bing & Richards 13 pts
1/16/1965
H
Bob Walters
W
104-81
Bing Bing 33 pts, 18 reb
1/15/1966
@
Joe Heyer
W
98-85
Boeheim, Penceal, Dean, Hicker, Bing Bing 30 pts, 14 reb
12/27/1966
N
Joe Heyer
W
88-84
Ludd, Cornwall, Dean, Hicker, Harper Hicker 34 pts
1/14/1967
H
Joe Heyer
W
102-81
Ludd, Cornwall, Dean, Hicker, Harper Dean 34 pts ; Harper 15 reb
12/29/1967
N
Jim Harding
L
68-78
Austin, Cornwall, Aldrich, Harper, Hicker Hicker 17 pts
1/13/1968
@
Jim Harding
L
81-105
Austin, Cornwall, Ward, Harper, Hicker Harper & Ringelmann 15 pts
1/11/1969
H
Tom Gola
L
63-83
Suder, Hamblen, Smith, McFadden, Kouwe Smith 14 pts
1/7/1970
@
Tom Gola
L
101-108
Austin, Suder, Smith, McDaniel, Finney McDaniel 36 pts, Smith 28 pts, 21 reb
2/6/1971
H
Paul Westhead
W
75-68
Green, Kohls, Smith, Lee, Wadach Smith & Lee 18 pts
2/23/1972
@
Paul Westhead
W
87-80
DuVal, Kohls, Dooms, Lee, Wadach Kohls 29 pts
2/3/1973
H
Paul Westhead
W
91-84
DuVal, Wadach, Dooms, Hackett, M.Lee J. Lee 25 pts
12/12/1973
@
Paul Westhead
W
75-68
Lee, DuVal, Dooms, Hackett, Shaw Hackett 20 pts, 22 reb
2/1/1975
H
Paul Westhead
W
82-78
Lee, Williams, Seibert, Hackett, Sease Hackett 25 pts. 14 reb, Williams 11 asst
3/15/1975
NCAA
Paul Westhead
W
87-83
Lee, Williams, Seibert, Hackett, Sease OT; Hackett 30 pts, 12 reb, Lee 20 pts
1/10/1976
@
Paul Westhead
W
82-77
Kindel, Williams, Byrnes, Sease, Shackleford Byrnes 18 pts;Shackleford 18 pts, 16 reb
1/19/1978
H
Paul Westhead
W
106-96
Kindel, Shackleford, Bouie, Byrnes, Orr Shackleford 19 pts
12/6/1985
H
Lefty Ervin
W
97-72
Washington, Addison, Seikaly, Triche, Alexis Addison 23 pts
11/18/1988
H
Speedy Morris
W
92-76
Douglas, Roe, Coleman, Thompson, Owens Douglas 30 pts, 11 ast, Thompson 24 pts, Coleman 11 reb
12/22/1999
H
Speedy Morris
W
68-52
Hart, Bland, Thomas, Blackwell, Brown Hart 19 pts

The Syracuse Orangemen and La Salle Explorers first met in 1954. The two teams played annually from 1954 to 1978. La Salle won five straight from 1961 to 1965, and once held a 14-6 lead in the series. However, the Orange have won the last eleven games in the series.

The Orangemen and Explorers met in the first round of the 1975 NCAA tournament. The Orangemen would win the game 82-77 in overtime behind Rudy Hackett's 30 pts and 12 rebounds.

The two teams last played in 1999.

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