2008–09 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Schedule

2008–09 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Section Title: Schedule
Table Section Text: None

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state

Exhibition

November 3, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner	Cal State Los Angeles	W 77–56	Carrier Dome (10,257) Syracuse, New York

November 9, 2008* 2:00 pm, Time Warner	Indiana PA	W 103–58	Carrier Dome (8,655) Syracuse, New York

Regular season

November 16, 2008* 6:30 pm, ESPNU	Le Moyne CBE Classic First Round	W 85–51	1–0	Carrier Dome (16,755) Syracuse, New York

November 18, 2008* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	Richmond CBE Classic Second Round	W 76–71	2–0	Carrier Dome (16,260) Syracuse, New York

November 21, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner	Oakland	W 86–66	3–0	Carrier Dome (18,932) Syracuse, New York

November 24, 2008* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 17 Florida CBE Classic Semifinal	W 89–83	4–0	Sprint Center (14,720) Kansas City, Missouri

November 25, 2008* 9:15 pm, ESPN2	No. 22 Kansas CBE Classic Final	W 89–81 OT	5–0	Sprint Center (16,988) Kansas City, Missouri

November 28, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner	Virginia	W 73–70	6–0	Carrier Dome (22,096) Syracuse, New York

December 1, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner	No. 16	Colgate	W 86–51	7–0	Carrier Dome (18,422) Syracuse, New York

December 3, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner	No. 16	Cornell	W 88–78	8–0	Carrier Dome (18,859) Syracuse, New York

December 13, 2008* 12:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 13	Long Beach State	W 79–55	9–0	Carrier Dome (17,224) Syracuse, New York

December 15, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner	No. 11	Cleveland State	L 72–69	9–1	Carrier Dome (15,416) Syracuse, New York

December 17, 2008* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 11	Canisius	W 82–60	10–1	Carrier Dome (16,262) Syracuse, New York

December 20, 2008* 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	No. 23 Memphis	W 72–65	11–1	FedExForum (17,091) Memphis, Tennessee

December 22, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner	No. 17	Coppin State	W 82–71	12–1	Carrier Dome (17,214) Syracuse, New York

December 30, 2008 7:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 13	Seton Hall	W 100–76	13–1 (1–0)	Carrier Dome (23,152) Syracuse, New York

January 2, 2009 8:30 pm, ESPN	No. 13	South Florida	W 59–54	14–1 (2–0)	USF Sun Dome (8,350) Tampa, Florida

January 7, 2009 7:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 11	DePaul	W 85–68	15–1 (3–0)	Carrier Dome (17,296) Syracuse, New York

January 10, 2009 7:30 pm, Big East Network	No. 11	Rutgers	W 82–66	16–1 (4–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,079) Piscataway, New Jersey

January 14, 2009 7:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	No. 13 Georgetown	L 88–74	16–2 (4–1)	Verizon Center (19,227) Washington, D.C.

January 17, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	No. 12 Notre Dame	W 93–74	17–2 (5–1)	Carrier Dome (30,021) Syracuse, New York

January 19, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	No. 4 Pittsburgh	L 78–60	17–3 (5–2)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh

January 25, 2009 12:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 8	No. 9 Louisville	L 67–57	17–4 (5–3)	Carrier Dome (25,721) Syracuse, New York

January 28, 2009 7:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 15	Providence	L 100–94	17–5 (5–4)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,873) Providence, Rhode Island

February 4, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	West Virginia	W 74–61	18–5 (6–4)	Carrier Dome (21,069) Syracuse, New York

February 7, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	No. 17 Villanova	L 102–85	18–6 (6–5)	Wachovia Center (20,390) Philadelphia

February 11, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 23	No. 1 Connecticut Rivalry	L 63–49	18–7 (6–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut

February 14, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 23	Georgetown	W 98–94 OT	19–7 (7–6)	Carrier Dome (31,841) Syracuse, New York

February 22, 2009 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 24	No. 12 Villanova	L 89–86	19–8 (7–7)	Carrier Dome (26,879) Syracuse, New York

February 24, 2009 7:30 pm, Big East Network	St. John's	W 87–58	20–8 (8–7)	Madison Square Garden (11,148) New York City

March 1, 2009 2:00 pm, Big East Network	Cincinnati	W 87–63	21–8 (9–7)	Carrier Dome (25,139) Syracuse, New York

March 3, 2009 9:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	Rutgers	W 70–40	22–8 (10–7)	Carrier Dome (21,233) Syracuse, New York

March 7, 2009 2:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 25	No. 13 Marquette	W 86–79 OT	23–8 (11–7)	Bradley Center (19,144) Milwaukee

Big East Tournament

March 11, 2009 9:30 pm, ESPN	No. 18	vs. Seton Hall Second Round	W 89–74	24–8	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York

March 12, 2009 9:30 pm, ESPN	No. 18	vs. No. 4 Connecticut Quarterfinals/Rivalry	W 127–117 6OT	25–8	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York

March 13, 2009 9:30 pm, ESPN	No. 18	vs. West Virginia Semifinals	W 74–69 OT	26–8	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York

March 14, 2009 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	vs. No. 5 Louisville Finals	L 76–66	26–9	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York

NCAA Tournament†

March 20, 2009* 12:15 pm, CBS	No. 3-S	vs. No. 14-S Stephen F. Austin First Round	W 59–44	27–9	American Airlines Arena (10,163) Miami

March 22, 2009* 12:10 pm, CBS	No. 3-S	vs. No. 6-S Arizona State Second Round	W 78–67	28–9	American Airlines Arena (10,204) Miami

March 27, 2009* 7:30 pm, CBS	No. 3-S	vs. No. 2-S Oklahoma Regional semifinals	L 84–71	28–10	FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll.

Sentence(s)

The quarterfinals defeated Connecticut 127–117.

final_sentence: The quarterfinals defeated Connecticut 127–117.